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Darin Glass, Editor in Chief

 The  ASU police department has recently enforced  the ticketing process on the university campus this semester.

 The Appalachian State University Student Handbook of Rights and Responsibilities, states, "All vehicles must be registered with the University Police Department to park on campus. This rule is in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week."

 Captain Larry Foster of the university police said they are just trying to be fair and consistent with the ticketing of all vehicles.

 Officers are now on patrol from 7:30a.m. to 12a.m. controlling traffic and parking problems.

 Students who have their cars registered on campus must be in their assigned lots from 7a.m. to 5:30p.m. After those times any registered car may park on campus in a legal parking space.

 Legal spots are in between white lines, while illegal spots are designated by yellow lines.

 Complaints from the Boone Fire Department have also played a hand in the recent enforcement of the rules for parking.

 Locust Street, which runs parallel to East Residence Hall, has always been a problem with students parking on the road on the weekends.

 "The fire department have complained to us about the parking on the street and they cannot get the fire trucks through there," Foster said about the parking problem on Locust Street.

 Foster said the street will be strictly enforced this semester which includes the weekends.

 Temporary parking passes can be obtained for parents or other visitors free of charge from the traffic office beside the John Thomas building.

 University police did not send out a notice to students informing them of the recent enforcement. Captain Foster said the students will receive information on the enforcement in this month's newsletter which will be out in a few weeks.

 Students are urged to have their cars registered and to park in either assigned spots or in legal spaces on the weekends. 
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