Inside the Clipper:
Calendar: Important dates and events at the EvCC for the next two weeks.
The Bedpost
Uncovering the secrets of financial aid
EvCC womens softball takes first at Division Championship
Sixth-annual bike to work event
Students - Exercise Your Right to Vote for Campus Enhancements
Annual TRiO Celebration honors outstanding students and faculty
Reviews
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Evan Johnson, Kacie Towle, Terry Brittan,
Erin Duce | Contributing Writers
Jennifer Kelley | Staff Writer
With gas prices climbing, some students have been forced to find alternative routes to school.
Public transit, bikes and carpooling are the most appealing options for students, or maybe picking up those extra hours at work. And with there being only 1,690 parking spots for students and staff, it’s where the early bird is going to be the ones with the less headache when it comes too parking.
According to a survey of 50 students done on May 17, 78 percent of students said they drive a car to school everyday. Two percent of the students ride a bike to school, two percent ride a motorcycle, 14 percent ride the bus, and four percent walk. Despite higher gas prices, the survey also found that most students went from riding the bus to driving a car. However, 34 percent of the students surveyed, carpool. Carpooling seemed to be the most significant change in student transportation.
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Students at EvCC will be paying more for tuition next year, after the state board made the decision to increase tuition two percent for all state technical and community colleges on Tuesday.
The legislature will allow the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to increase tuition two percent for full-time students all over the state according to Suzy Ames, Director of Communications for the board.
“The board recognizes that students attending part-time are usually lower income, and any increase in tuition would have a high impact,” Ames said.
“An average tuition increase of two percent will mean a difference of 30 dollars per quarter for full-time students,” said Michael Kerns, Executive Vice President of EvCC.
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Jennifer Kelley | Staff Writer
The EvCC campus holds 1690 spots for parking. 1247 of those are for student parking, 323 for staff and the rest are for visitor parking and others. So why is it that there is still such a huge problem with parking for students?
It’s only natural to want to park close to our destination, but sometimes that is just not possible. With staff and student needs, there are just too many people and not enough room.
“It does concern me,” said Michael Kerns, Executive Vice President. “I don’t want the lack parking to be a major headache for students. There really is no college campus that doesn’t suffer from parking challenges.”
The amount of student and staff changes from quarter to quarter, and there is more student parking than there is staff parking, it just never seems to be enough.
Hailee Drege | Staff Writer
When in an emergency, the last thing students want to see is an “out-of-order” sign.
The EvCC emergency pole located at the northeast corner of the Index Quad has been out-of-order since security last did their routine maintenance check on campus, which occurs every quarter.
These poles are intended for emergency purposes, enabling anyone in trouble to call the security office for immediate assistance.
In total, there are five of the red emergency poles dispersed throughout the campus, along with a new blue pole located next to the new Whitehorse building.
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