Too few for too many
First there was the oil crisis,
then the gas shortage, and now
there is the parking space short
age at the Hazleton Campus of
Penn State University. Unlike the
gas shortage, the parking short
age can not be solved by means of
an odd-even rationing system.
The lack of facilities available to
accommodate the 685 permits
purchased is a real problem
being faced by all students who
commute to Hjghacres.
Last year’s class enrollment
wa&AQQtoJSQ students. Withthis
amount, the parking problem
ceased to exiirt.Therewasa
minor excess of cars on campus,
but with some juggling the situa
tion was kept under control.
But this year enrollment was
kept open and as a result the stu
dent population rose to 1,030 stu
dents. With this increase in stu
dent population also came an
excess of automobiles on cam
pus. The freshman lot and the
Residence Hall lot combined can
accommodate 303 cars. The
sophomore loUllows for 164. Ibis
is a total of 467 available spaces
while the actual number of
parking permits sold totals 685
Which provides an excess of 218
cars on campus. At the present,
Security is doing their best to
control the problem. Tuesdays
and Thursdays are not a problem
due to the bghtciass scheduling.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
are the days When the situation is
atits worst Security can handle
the situation!or the time being,
but once Winter Term rolls
areund the problem will get pror
;
Parking stalls
up for grabs
Right now the parking spaces
aren’t the only problem. Due to
the amount of traffic coming in at
the same time,-Mr. Cerula has
the four Security guards working
overtime which causes added
expense.
At the present, the only solution
is to utilize any available space
on campus. Ibis includes the
roadway up to the tennis courts
and the grass by the Student
Plaza. The only problem with this
idea is that these areas will be
off-limits in the winter due to the
snow-plowing. If the enrollment
for winter term fails to drop
significantly, the possibility of a
shuttle-bus from the Laurel Mall
to the campus may become a
reality. The Mall will allow Penn
State students to park in one of
its lots behind the Mall. From
there the students would be
transported to the campus. But
even this idea is not problem
free. The winter weather may
cause treacherous road condi
tions which would prevent the
shuttle-bus from making its runs
or possibly delay the runs. Either
way students would be late for
class, which would only add to the
problem. Also, the bus itself
would be another added expense.
Security and Mr. Cerula are Cerula and SGA are doing every
looking for a permanent solution thing possible to eliminate the
which would eliminate this parkingspace shortage. They are
problem in future years. The acting for the support of the stu
perfect answer would be to build dents. They also ask for any help
another parking lot. But Mr. ful suggestions which anyone
Cerula mentioned that funds for may have. With some under
such a project are not likely, standing and patience, hopefully
since the University is hoping the problem will be under control
thatthe problem wiH solve'itselF • by nextterm<
HAZLETON CAMPUS PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
by a significant drop in enroll
ment. But the idea is not being
pushed aside; both Mr. Cerula
and Dr. David are still looking
into die possibility.
Still another temporary solu
tion would be to eliminate the
designated A and B lots. This
would allow any student,
sophomore or freshman, to park
in lot A on a first come- first
served basis. But this too would
result in still further problems,
especially with the sophomores.
Security is not alone in the solu
tion-seeking. The Student „
Government Association is in the
processof trying to get one of the
bus companies to extend their
Laurel Mall trip to Highacres. If
accomplished, this would
eliminate a number of the cars on
campus since the students could
take the bus and also saw is.
Now that all the facts are out in
the open, the students can realize
that there definitely is a very
serious problem. One suggestion
which may prove beneficial to the
students and Security is that the
students could come a few
minutes earlier in the morning to
avoid being late for class.
Common sense is a necessity in a
situation like tins. Cooperation is
the key word; Dr. David, Mr.
Administration
makes changes
Last Spring several changes in
the administration took place
which many students found
confusing. For this reason, the
Highacres Collegian undertook to
find out what really happened.
Mr. James E. White,
Administrative Assistant of
Academic Affairs, explains it this
way. When the Assistant
Director, William E. Schneider,
retired in December, 1978, a new
position, the Associate Director
for Academic Affairs, was
created. This position was filled
by Dr. James J. Staudenmeier
and became effective, March,
1979. The position of Registrar,
Division of Undergraduate
Studies, which had formerly been
held by Staudenmeier, combined
itsdutieswiththose of the Career
Development and Placement
Counselor, formerly Mr. White,
m form the Administrative
Assistant of Academic Affairs.
This position became effective
September 1, 1979 and is
currently held by Mr. White. His
responsibilities include all
counseling, registration,
scheduling, records, and the
basic skills program. Mr. White’s
past responsibilities, such as the
work-study program and job
placement, were reassigned to
the Office of Student Affairs and
Financial Aid.
As for Dr. Staudenmeier, his
new duties differ from those of
his former position in that he no
longer deals with students
directly. Although he admits that
he still finds himself advising a
Inside this issue
Carter-Kennedy Poll Page 3
Three Things You Should
Know About Hazleton Page 4
Coneert Calendar Page 5
Ed Nyerick & Sports Page 6-7
"Leaving Home’ Pages
Dr. James J. Staudenmeier
student once in a while, he is
mainly concerned with matters
of the administration and faculty.
Such matters include the
development and maintenance of
academic programs and the
assessment and development of
the faculty here at Highacres.
If anyone wishes to locate
either Dr. Staudenmier or Mr.
White, you can find them on the
second floor of the
Administration Building. Dr.
Staudenmeier’s office number is
215 and Mr. White’s is number
212.
OCT. 1979