The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 18, 1980, Page Page 3, Image 3

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V/U1I^L1 UL 185parki By Rachel Koenig Gamecock Staff Writer One hundred and eighty five parking spaces have been lost since construction began on USC's computer science Duilding. Both faculty and student parking is affected. However, after the completion of the building in two years, including a three-level parking garage, about 200 spaces will be created. Danny Baker, director of parking and motor vehicle registration, said there have been no specific plans to acquire more parking spaces "because we have plenty of spaces available even during the peak parking time of the day, especially on the south side (Bates and Roost areas of campus) of campus. BAKER SAII) more students should try parking around the Bates area and taking the shuttle to where they want to go. Baker said he could take any Police tit By Leroy Williams Gamecock Staff Writer Columbia Police cadet units tick three campus streets for various pj Sunday night. The 20-minute ticketing flurry proc nnmhcr r?f nnrlfintJ nitntinric pvor o\ night, Columbia Police Cpl. R.W. Rol THE CADETS, who are responsi parking infractions on city streets, police officer's report that the 1200 Street was blocked by illegally park said. Roberts, the cadet supervisor, numberous violations on the 600 a Sumter Street and the 1300 block of G a? * a _1 r j t_l_ ? uars were ucKeiea tor aouoie p |Lady( g 20(H) 1 ? 1576 Sun I THE NEW L0( I COTTON SKIR ALL JEANS $< BEAT IN! I SHOP NOW m hours I0am-i - Izod Stanley Blacker Berle Sero Jodphurc 511 )uich Squcire Columl >ici. s.c 7J)H-(?l( >7 ()r 7<)H-(>12(5() M tiontake nqsDace student and show them 200 parki space around campus that a never used. "If people \vc driving by the Bates parking 1 saw all those parking lots emf and knew they were going to p taxes on a new parking garaj what would they say? Peter Becker, chairman of t USC Parking Committee, sj students should realize before th attend USC that this is an urb campus and they are limil sapces available. Becker suggests that studei take advantage of faculty-st assigned parking areas atter p.m. "The only thing about thai students would have to move th cars by 8 a.m.,"he said. THE PARKING committee i group made up of several facu members and students designee deal with the parking situation. USC student Gerald Baxt member of the parking committ said from the viewpoint of zket 88 cai traffic lanes, p on sidewalks, 1 eted 88 cars on "One car ju: irking violations parked everyv Roberts sai iuced the largest Devine Street ven on a Sunday that parked ca :>eris saia. "THE MAJ< ble for checking parked cars ( , responded to a Blossom stree block of Devine "The 600 an ;ed cars, Roberts worst," Robe parked in the Theater. said they found "Normally, nd 700 blocks of (violations) o treene Street. normally patr arking, blocking assign more (; L/UI1CI liloSMOIH nyside Dr. DK IN SHORTS $6.00 TS $12.00 *.yy FLATION! f AND SAVE! 5pm MON.-SAT. \} \ 2 tf a 1 Price Si on Evei Cnn st runt inn /c unHf*r\A/a\i -w were eliminated in the area /ai s a ? ilty j I to committee there is no parking j problem. er, "The committee has done suree, veys and found plenty of parking the spaces", Baxter said. rs Sunday arking in tree or fire zOnes and parking Roberts said.. 1 >> nrru,. ~ icu iu duuuici , lie adiu. uic^ wcic vhere." d the major problem on the block of between Main and Blossom streets was irs were blocking traffic. DRITY of tickets were given to illegally )n Sumter Street between Greene and its. id 700 blocks of Sumter Street were the rts said. "There were even some cars nit; lain: in uie vicinity ui LiUiigsu tri 1 we don't have near as many n a Sunday," Roberts said. "We don't ol this area of campus. We may have to patrols) if this continues. | afch^ 11 After Ir j Come In mmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmamcmmammm 'Vjcmicnrdi PURVEYORS OF TRADITIOl LOTHING FOR THE GENTLE ND HIS LADY" Monogramming on flirts and Slacks, Free c rything Blfl9 KR, g. , .. **& > ; :>^agf?m ffigfl K&? ;anni ^bbi i Karen Kemper GAMECOCK on the new computer sciences building. Parking spaces st week. For Our April 28th | Sale Ad 1 lvenrory L/earance y. and Browze Among | Bargains! | CAMPUS BOOKSTORE 151 I RUSSELL HOUSE iEl (J ' Your Partner in Education'' B00,(ST0R' X ^ Stanley I _ t I fBiacKer |i Gordon of I New Orleans I Norman j Regular Thomson I iterations Moihu\\ -I iki<i\ lo<mi-7|>m Siiiuni.i\ K>nm (?|>m