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04/04/2002
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Parking tickets to student ratio remains small
By Matt Poston Parking — or the lack thereof — is a common gripe among Purdue students. But according to numbers from other Indiana institutions, Purdue students and faculty may have more to celebrate than they may think. According to numbers obtained from Purdue parking facilities, as well as Indiana University and Ball State University, Purdue has only the second-largest revenues from parking tickets out of the three universities — while having the largest enrollment. According to Doug Porter, the director of parking operations at Indiana University, a little more than $2 million in parking tickets were issued mostly to students on campus at IU last year alone. Purdue made only $670,000 during the same 2000-2001 period, said Susan Woods, assistant manager of parking facilities — a third of IU's take. Gene Burton, acting director of public safety at Ball State University, said that $440,926 in parking tickets was issued in Muncie. But compare that dollar amount to the number of students attending Ball State and you will see that Ball State students pay more per student per year than Purdue students do. Tailgating football fans lose Slayter Hill to alumni
Tailgating for Purdue football will never be the same again. Starting with the Boilermakers' first home game, against Illinois State on Aug. 31, tailgating on Slayter Hill will be reserved for members of the John Purdue Club. The new club-only parking will replace the current parking system, which is run on a first-come, first-serve basis. According to Greg Christopher, director of the John Purdue Club, the change is being made to replace club member parking that was lost due to the expansion of Ross-Ade Stadium. "We lost 300-350 parking spaces because of construction," said Christopher. "The decision was made to relocate the parking (to Slayter) because there weren't many other alternatives." Christopher said one alternative that was discussed included parking at West Lafayette High School, but that idea was dismissed because of the cost. Another reason Christopher cited for the change was the results of studies done by the Purdue Police Department, which reported that too many people were parking on Slayter. |
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