By Sharon Buchanan
Oam?cock St?H Writw
USC's parking situation this year
is expected to remain similar to
that of last year, with no drastic
change in the number of vehicles
on campus, according to Danny
Baker, director of parking and
motor vehicle registration.
Students have the option of
purchasing a vehicle registration
decal according to their residency
to avoid breaking parking
regulations. A CS decal is for
commuting students living offcampus.
An S decal is for oncampus
students and an E decal is
for students taking evening
classes. Students with an E decal
may nave aayiime classes, uui
they cannot park in student zones
until after 4:30 p.m., Baker said.
On-campus students, especially
those living in South Tower and
South Building, frequently com
plain about problems of having tc
walk back and forth to their dorms
late at nieht because Darkins
spaces near their dorms cannot tx
found, according to Baker.
"My advice to them is rathei
than parking illegally on yellow
curbs, when walking late at nighi
from the "pit" (the parking lot or
Blossom Street) to the dorm, make
sure to do it in pairs," Baker said.
"The yellow curb on Bull Street is
a fire zone, and if you park then
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There is no reason for students
living in Bates House, Bates West
and Cliff Apartments to drive to
campus during the week, Baker
said. They should get a decal and
keep their cars parked in the
designated lots. Taking the shuttle
bus to classes would help the
commuting students who must
drive to campus, he added.
"We recommend that commuting
students avoid east
' pamnns (S#?nate> and Barnwell
streets, BA building) as much as
, possible. Parking is bad there, and
students often get frustrated and
park illegally. It is better to park
I at Bates House and take the
\ shuttle,"Baker said.
; A second parking alternative for
J students, according to Baker, is to
purchase a space in one of the
parking garages. Blossom Street
' garage spaces cost $40 a semester
for regular cars and $35 a semester
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Hotel parking spaces cost $48 a
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your vehicle towed, according to
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A meter expiration results in a
$l-ticket, and parking in undesignated
zones results in a $5ticket.
Ten-dollar tickets are
issued to unregistered vehicles
parked in student or faculty zones.
A special $15 fine is issued to
vehicles parked in handicapped
zones, on sidewalks or for blocking
other vehicles, Baker said.
About $70,000 is taken in by the
Department of Parking and Motor
Vehicle Registration during each
six-month period, and about
$315,000 was taken in this past year
for parking stickers, including
garage stickers, according to
1 Baker.
The money taken in through
parking garage stickers is used to
pay for construction of the garages
and all other money taken in
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Baker siad. Towing charges range
from $5 to $23 depending on who
does the towing and how much
trouble it is. "Monday through
Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., we
use the university towing service
which is more convenient. When
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charge," Baker said.
Although towing is the single
most expensive parking violation
action, the most common source of
financial problems occurs with the
build-up of unpaid tickets, according
to Baker.
A student has three school days
to either pay or appeal a parking
ticket. If nothing is done, late fees
will be tacked on to the fine, Baker
said. A $l-ticket increases to $2, $5
to $7, $10 to $12 and $15 to $17.
"To appeal a ticket, the student
can come to me or other members
of the parking staff. He can also
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submit a formal appeal to the
traffic appellate court (which
consists of one student, one faculty
member and one staff member) by
filling out the appropriate form at
the Divison of Parking and Motor
Vehicle Registration office. This
process gives the student the option
of havinc someone outside thp
parking department to evaluate
their appeal,"Baker said.
He added that tickets do build
up, and if they are not paid, they
are added on to tuition for the next
semester.
"If you totally disregard
regulations and get a ticket
everyday, sooner or later you will
get towed. That is no reason,
however, not to come and talk to us
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said. "We can often make
arrangements to split up payments
to help financial problems."
It is a good idea to discuss
parking and payment problems
before school registration because
during registration we are usually
very busy, he added.
There are many more parking
stickers issued than there are
parking spaces, but everyone is not
on campus at the same time,
Baker said. "If you consider not
getting a parking ticket important
in your list of priorities, then you
can get to campus early and avoid
any parking problems," he added.
vill be evaluated here from letters
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She will live with two other French
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a "certificate in political studies"
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a USC graduate, Marshall said.
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