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WxJnesday, March 27,1991
University Press
Lamar University • Beaumont, Texas
Parking proposal
would double fee
for all campus lots
% Dee Gilchrist
UP staff writer
i A proposed increase in campus parking fees would
raise normal costs from $15 to $30, and the costs of the
rescrved/card access lots from $20 to $40, annually,
v “We regret the fact that we have to increase fees, but
anything less than the proposed amount would not allow
us to make the necessary improvements,” said Joseph
Deshotel, vice president for administration and counsel.
' Carolyn Conn, budget and payroll director, confirmed
that the proposed increase would double the student fees.
The proceeds from the increase would be used for repair
a^id maintenance of the parking lots and for additional
security, such as the installation of emergency intercoms
oh campus.
> • “There are more than 2.4 million square feet of park-
ing lots on campus. The north end of the Montagne
Center lot has 398,000 square feet, for example, while the
I6t behind the Setzer Student Center has 155,000,” Conn
s,aid.
The approximate cost estimates of refurbishment
Conn has received from local contractors amount to $6 or
$7 per square foot. Even using the very conservative fig-
ure of $5 per square foot, the cost of repair amounts to
tnore than $1 million.
^ The proposed increase is being opposed by the Staff
Advisory Council, who have begun collecting signatures
Is a way of communicating their disapproval of the pro-
posed increase.
Karen Farrar, chairman of this committee, said that as
these documents begin to come in from the various build-
ings and departments, the signatures include some faculty
members and students.
* “We started collecting signatures as a way of communi-
cating. I refused an interview with Channel 4 News
because I feel this is a question that needs to be resolved
Internally,” Farrar said.
■j, Scot Doyen, president of the Student Government
Association, said that the rumors on campus about his
assurance the SGA and the student body would accept
and approve of a 100-percent increase in the parking fees
are patently untrue.
“I would not endorse anything on behalf of the stu-
dent body. I can’t help but believe that if all the facts
were placed before them, including what will be done
with the money and the problems in funding, the stu-
dents would accept the increase. I still believe that, but it
is my personal opinion,” Doyen said.
We regret the fact that
we have to increase fees,
but anything less than the
proposed amount would not
allow us to make the neces-
sary improvements.
—Joseph Deshotel
Deshotel, Conn and Gene Carpenter, the campus
police chief, attended the SGA meeting TUesday to pre-
sent the parking increase proposal. At that time, the SGA
had the option of voting to endorse or not to endorse the
proposal. Results of this meeting were not available at
press time.
The final decision on an actual implementation of the
proposed increase is up to the Board of Regents.
According to Doyen, however, the Board of Regents has
traditionally honored the recommendations of student
government.
“It would be my opinion that if the SGA votes not to
endorse the proposal, the Board of Regents would not
approve it,” Doyen said.
Happy Easter
Photo by Jonna Smith
Crystal Bridget and her son Damien Jr., 5, take a photo with the Easter Bunny at
Central Mall in Port Arthur. Bridget, who lives in Germany, will send the photo-
graph to her husband, a serviceman stationed in the Persian Gulf.
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Thank you, Lady Cards
Successful season gives Lamar sense of pride
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By Brian Richardson
UP sports editor
A record of 29-4, wins over some
of the biggest names in women’s col-
lege basketball and a style of play
that captured the hearts of fans from
Lamar and elsewhere. Those are just
a few of the accomplishments of the
Lamar Lady Cardinal basketball
team that advanced to the Elite
Eight of the NCAA women’s tourna-
ment only to be stopped by a power-
ful Virginia team.
For the Lady Cardinals, the year
was one of firsts.
— For the first time in history
they beat Louisiana Tech. On Jan. 24
in the Montagne Center, Lamar beat
the Lady Techsters for the first time
in eight tries after falling behind 18-
4. Less than a month later, Uirannah
Jackson scored 18 points in a 90-76
win over La. Tech in Ruston.
— The Lady Cardinals were
ranked nationally for the first time
this year, entering the polls at No. 23
during the week of Jan. 28. They
closed out the regular season ranked
24th in Associated Press poll.
— On March 10, LU received its
first ever invitation to the NCAA
women’s basketball tournament.
With an at-large bid, the Lady Cards
were seeded 10th in the Midwest
regional and slated to face Texas in
the first round.
— In the tournament, Lamar
scored its biggest first of the year,
becoming the first-ever 10th seed to
advance to a regional final. Wins
over 16th-ranked Texas, eighth-
ranked Louisiana State and ninth-
ranked Arkansas made Lamar one of
the most talked-about teams in the
nation until its loss to Virginia.
With all of their accomplish-
ments, the Lady Cardinals could
just as well be remembered for their
style of play. It was similar to the
Arkansas Razorbacks’ “40 minutes
of hell,” employed by Nolan
Richardson.
The Lady Cardinals used a pres-
suring defense led by their guards
Ramona Jones and Brenda Hatchett
to force turnovers and wear down
the opposition. Despite being the
shorter team in all of their NCAA
games, the Lady Cards used their
quickness to beat the slower teams up
and down the court.
And they made us forget.
They made us forget a canceled
football program. They made us for-
get a men’s basketball program that,
despite being turned around this year,
has found little success the past four
seasons. And most importantly they
made us forget Lamar’s apathy and
lack of school spirit.
When 9,143 fans packed the
Montagne Center in the LSU game,
it felt like old times at Lamar.
To this, we say “Thanks, Lady
Cardinals.”
* Dances With Wolves' dominates
Oscars with best picture, director
LOS ANGELES (UPI) —
| Actor Kevin Costner’s tour dc force
'‘Dances With Wolves” dominated
the 63rd Annual Academy Awards
Monday night with seven Oscars,
including two of the most presti-
I gjous awards, best picture and best
director.
Costner thanked those “who fig-
ured out I was serious about this
movie” despite his “boyish enthusi-
asm.”
** “It is very easy to trivialize what
yre do, saying if it’s such a big deal,
how come nobody ever remembers
fcho won the Oscar last year. I’ve got
«flash for you. I’ll never forget what
happened here tonight,” he said,
accepting the Oscar for best picture.
» The film’s other awards were for
best screenplay adapted from anoth-
er medium, cinematography, sound,
original score and editing.
In winning the director’s award,
Costner out-polled an impressive
foster of veterans: Francis Ford
poppola (“The Godfather, Part
III”), Martin Scorsese
(“GoodFellas”), Stephen Frears
(“The Grifters”) and Barbet
Schroeder (“Reversal of Fortune”).
Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bulow,
the man accused and acquitted of
attempting to murder his wealthy
wife, Sunny, was picked as best actor
for “Reversal of Fortune.”
Kathy Bates was selected best
actress for her portrayal of the obses-
sive fan Annie Wilkes in “Misery.”
“I’d like to thank Jimmy Caan and
to apologize publicly for the ankles,”
she said, referring to the chilling
scene in which the malicious fan
breaks her co-star’s ankles with a
sledge hammer.
Whoopi Goldberg won her first
Oscar as best supporting actress for
the psychic in “Ghost,” becoming
only the second black woman to win
a performing Oscar in the 63-year his-
tory of the awards.
Joe Pesci, who played a hot-tem-
pered thug in the organized crime
drama “GoodFellas,” won the Oscar
for best supporting actor.
“Ever since I was a little kid I
wanted this,” Goldberg said breath-
lessly. “I want to thank all the people
who make movies. I come from New
York. I lived in the projects, and
you’re the people I watched.”
Goldberg was the first black
woman to win a performing Oscar
since 1939 when Hattie McDaniel
won for her first role as Mammy in
“Gone with the Wind.”
Unlike his outspoken character in
the Martin Scorsese film, Pesci was
short and sweet when he accepted
his first Oscar.
“It’s my privilege. Thank you,”
he said.
A Swiss film, “Journey of Hope,”
won for best foreign-language film,
rendering moot speculation about
whether the Chinese government
would permit a representative to
accept the award if the controversial
film “Ju Dou” had won.
Other Oscars included best origi-
nal screenplay: Bruce Joel Rubin,
“Ghost”; best art direction: Richard
Sylbert (art direction), Rick Simpson
(set decoration), “Dick Tracy”; best
costume design: Franca
Squarciapino, “Cyrano de Bergerac”;
and best documentary feature:
“American Dream,” Barbara Kopple
and Arthur Cohn, producers.
Also, best documentary short
subject: “Days of Waiting,” Steven
Okazaki, producer, best makeup:
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Registration begins April 8
Beginning on April 8, Lamar
University will begin touchtone tele- i
phone registration for the summer
and fall semesters, Elmer Rode, dean
of admissions and registrar, said.
Telephone registration will be con-
ducted in the same manner as it was
for spring, except students will have
to choose over the phone the
semester for which they are register-
ing.
Also, a drop and add feature has
been added to the system.
Advisement will begin on
Monday with the release of the sum-
mer and fall schedule. Advisement
will be mandatory for undecided
majors, students of the College of
Engineering and TASP students who
have not passed all three parts of the
TASP test. These students will be
required to enter a code to register.
After completing registration by
phone, students will be sent a bill
mailed the next day.
Starting April 8, students can reg-
ister Monday through Sunday,
between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Students may call the records
office at 880-8969 for information
and assistance from 8 a.m. until 4
P-m.
Schedule
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