LOUISVILL I AL
VOL. XLV, NO. 1 ROOM 117 OITER HALL AUGUST 31,1973
CHANGES!
by Debbie Graves
Returning to school to discover that
things aren't what, even where, they used
to be can be truly an unsettling
experience. No one likes to run down the
stairs clutching 8 cents to be stopped
dead by a sign reading '1'elephone
Office." Even more disconcerting is to be
frustrated in a search for something or
someone that no one seems to know or
care about. Where can one turn when he
discovers that the Southern Police
tudents have vacated Stevenson Hall and
left no forwarding address with the grad
students now there? The answer to that
question and other information on
changes occurring on campus over the
summer follows.
The Klein Machine Company building
at I 912 South Brook is no longer such; it
will become the Union for Student
Activities Building (U.S.A.) and replace
the coffee house next to the Red Barn.
The Red Barn will remain temporarily,
but the coffee house will be razed for a
student parking area.
New student parking areas will be
needed because of construction plans for
the site north of the Life Sciences
building - formerly the largest student
parking area. A two-phase project has
been planned for two large buildings to
house classrooms, faculty offices, and
study areas. One building, purely
classrooms, and the other also holding
fifty to sixty offices, should together
contain 5,500 students. The first phase is
planned to be · completed by December,
1973; the second by June, 1974.
Security has changed its name and
location: the Department of Public
Safety is now to be found at 1930 South
Brook, at the corner of Brook and
Barbee. During September the Purchasing
Department, Stockroom, and Building
and Grounds will move to the Service
Complex, along with Fleet Operations,
because of its transfer from the
Department of Public Safety to B&G. For
those of you .unfamiliar with the Service
Car Pool Planned
For F acuity /Staff
by Ria Bosco
If all goes well , there may be a
noticable change in the number of cars on
campus this semester. Through the use of
car pools, the Department of Public
Safety hopes to alleviate the ever-present
parking problems.
Dan Keller, director of Public Safety ,
explained that lack of space is not the
only reason behind the department's
efforts. Currently, University drivers are
operating in the most inefficient method
possible. That is, each person drives his
own car. He added that with the cost of
gas, maintenance, and parking facilities, it
may be to everyone's advantage to
become part of a car pool.
Since the plan is in the experimental
stages it is only being conducted with the
faculty and staff. Should it prove
worthwhile it will be expanded to include
students. '
The reasons for starting the
experiment with faculty and staff only,
according to Keller, are that they have
more stable schedules, and it is less
exper"~ve to work with a smaller group.
On August 1 the faculty and staff
began registering for parking permits. By
the first of October the department will
begin to put the information they have
collected, that is names, addresses, and
zip codes into a University computer.
When the data is compiled, the registrants
will be mailed a list of those persons in
their zip code area. They in tum may
wish to con tact these persons to form a
car pool.
Along with this information will be
mailed a questionnaire to determine
reactions and solicit suggestions. Keller
said that at the present there are not
many who are aware of this new service.
However, the opinions he has received
have been favorable.
There may still be other altematives
not yet explored. For example, if many
persons commuting to the University live
in localized areas, it may · be more
economical to purchase buses for such
groups instead of adding additional
parking spaces.
One thing is for sure - the parking
situation will be shifting soon as a result
of new construction, and less spaees will
be available. The Department of Public
Safety is looking ahead and exploring
many areas to cope with the problem.
Confusion reigns at the .. Registration Shuffle.
Complex, it is located at Brook and
Warnock across from Crawford Gym and
currently houses the Payroll Dept. and
Business Offices.
Fine Arts printing and drawing,
formerly of 1906 Avery Court has
relocated at 1910 rear South Brook
Street, with entry from the Miller Hall
side. The front of the building is now the
University Mail Room, which moved out
of the UC building and was replaced with
the telephone office. Student mail boxes
will remain in the UC.
Photo by Carl Maupin
Art Therapy has moved from the Fine
Arts Building to the third floor of the
former Dental School at the comer of
Brook and Broadway. Audiology i:ind
Family planning are now in this building
also.
The Southern Police dormitory
students can now be found at Fraternity
Complex Building "B" in tcad of
Stevenson Hall which now houses grad
students.
Dr. Louise Miller, Child Development
(Continued on page 2)
Photo by Gary M ..
Students fmd "No Parking" signs parked in half of the Life Sciences parking lot.