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Xucsday Evening, September 9, 1969

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON

Vol. LXI, No.

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Free University Is Denied UK Recognition
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GEORGE JEPSON
Managing Editor
The Free University was dealt
a damaging blow by the UK
Monday when Dr.
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that the University would not
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Spud Thomas, a graduate student
and one of the organizers of the
Free University, the vice president indicated that the group's
classes could no longer be held
on the UK campus.
The Free University has been
holding classes almost every
evening since Wednesday, Aug.
27, when its schedule opened'
with sessions in drama and "Applied Social Change to Contemporary Issues."
Free University classes have
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been concerned with a variety
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of topics not covered by the regUK President Otis Singletary surveyed the University's internal ular University curriculum.
and external problems in a speech before the Faculty Senate Monday.
Interest Widespread
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Dr. Singletary also announced that the
Free Univer-- .
The classes were originally,
sity had been denieecognition as a regular student organization.,
held in rooms of the Student!
Center, and some continue to
meet in that building while others
now convene outside, near the
Student Center.
from 1959 to 1969, UK has more topic about which Dr. Singletary
Interest in the Free University
than doubled its student popula- 'admitted he was not very
has been widespread. Attendance
tion and that the operational
suggested the problem of has been high, and has included
budget has also greatly increased. a statewide regulatory higher ed-- : students, faculty and staff mem-- 1
of
Adding "the equality of op- ucation board to replace the State' bers, as well as
the University community.
portunity in higher education" as Council on Public Higher Eduone of the University's problems'.
cation. If this should take place,
While its classes so far have'
Dr. Singletary said that over Dr. Singletary said, "We should
been allowed to meet on Univernot call it a coordinating board sity property, the Free Univer-- ;
4,000 UK students are now receiving scholarships. He explained and we should not allow it toj sity's status has been pending.
that a fund cutback this year had' regulate decisions.
An application for registration
Problems in the administra
halted numerous scholarships,
as an official student organiza-- .
but said this did not seem to be tive structure resulted from DrTI tion was presented to Dr. Forth
an indication of a long-tertrend A. D. Albright's temporary leave,' on Sept. 3.
in diminishing funds.
of absence from the position of exThe following is the text of'
"We probably have reached ecutive vice president. Last week, Dr. Forth's letter to Spud
the point in development that we, Dr. Singletary at least temporar-- ; Thomas in answer to that applitoo, are going to have to set iry split Dr. Albright's duties cation:
"After our talk the other day,
among the president's office, thei
priorities in our own institution,"
said Dr. Singletary. "We may be business office, and the graduate and in reviewing your application
for registration of Sept. 3, 1969,
required to make several hard school office.
decisions about program and
'The shortage of faculty memI have spent a great deal of time
bers is not as critical a problem
building priorities."
thinking about your proposed
as was once supposed," said Dr.
Blaming the rising cost of livFree University, discussing it
with various members oftheUni-ing, Dr. Singletary added; VWe Singletary. It is quite possible
no longer have all the money
that recruitment and retention of
to build the planned buildings." faculty will be a problem for every UK Commission
Reports
UK's public relations, merger university."
of Louisville,
closed his
with the University
Dr. Singletary
changes in the administrative speech by saying, "The president
structure and shortage of faculty of any institution lives with a
lot less than he need or wants,
were other problems listed.
but lives with the term compro'Gratuitous Advice'
mise.
According to Dr. Singletary,
"My hope is that somehow
the public relations problem
,1 can and will be able to enjoy,
Larry Ivy, director of housing
stems from "legitimate and illeconsiderable agreement with and .operations, revealed in a meeting
gitimate publics" which give a
of the Housing Commission Mon' support from the faculty, but it
lot of "gratuitous advice."
is not my intention to purchase day that UK had "two choices"
UK's merger with U of L, a
that support by agreeing when I in solving the overcrowded dorm
problem "either build more
actually disagree."
dorms or end compulsory housing."
At the Student Center meet'
ing, Ivy indicated that he would
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have no objections to overBlazer Hall had a different
crowded students moving out of
sort of false alarm Monday night
But according to Dean of Studorms if it were approved by the
dents Jack Hall, Miss Butler and. about 8:30.
Dean of Students.
You mi glit say it was a case
Shelvy were not students at the!
The HousingCommission was
time of their arrest. Holmgren of mistaken identity.
this year by Student,
someone passed appointed
and Frielander were later susApparently
Government President Tim Fu
pended from the University, by and saw that the cafeteria trell to study the overcrowded
pending the outcome of their was filled with thick, smoky gas, dorm conditions that have prewhich gave off a
trials.
vailed over the last three years.
odor.
A number of
students
Police reportedly confiscated
The Lexington Fire Departhave been required to live three
of marijuana, three bot16 bags
ment was called, and soon three
to a room because of student
tles of pills, and a needle and, of its trucks, including a
in recent years.
in the raid. According
rig, sped to the scene. housing
syringe
More Sophs WouU Move
The excitement was shortto city detective Sgt. Frank Frywould
"More sophomores
man, the anests were a result lived as firemen learned there was
made by him, no fire at all the cafeteria was have moved if they had had
of Investigations
more assurance of what th;ir
several recruits and a federal being fumigated.
future off campus would be,"
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Assbtant Managing Editor
In surveying UK's internal
and external problems as they
appear to a new president. Dr.
Otis A. Singletary told the University Senate yesterday that "I
do not believe that what we call
student protests are going to disappear."
Dr. Singletary said he thought'
student protests would continue,
focusing on the familiar issues
of war, student rights and poverty, but noted:
"I prefer to come down the
pike as a person' who believes
that there are some legitimate
concerns among students. I do
not believe that students should
dictate the terms on which they
stand at the University."
"We should all be concerned
with the temper of our times.
If we do not find some ways
to handle our internal business,
the great danger is that other people will get into the business
and settle it for us," he added.
Increasing Numbers
Elaborating on other problems
of the University, Dr. Singletary
mentioned the problems of an
increasing number of student son
campus and of obtaining vast
amounts of money needed to support the number of people seeking higher education.
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assume that the Free University
would, in fact, be a student
organization. Moreover, the University of Kentucky does not
choose to accept authority to
maintain standards.
"As far as I know, universities
generally acknowledge that all
experience may be learning experiences, but they do not necessarily feel that it is their obligation to provide or sponsor instructional programs for any or ajl
groups of persons, or in any or
all topics of interest.
"They do feel that it is their
obligation to provide disciplined
instruction based upon scholarly
investigation and on carefully
determined standards, an approach obviously antithetical to
your aims.

Free University Freedom
"Of almost equal importance,'
though, is my concern for your
proposed Free University's freedom. This should concern you
even more than it does me.
Based on the information in your
prospectus, it seems to me that
you cannot have it both ways
to be free and yet dependent
on the University for support.
.Your prospectus notes that the
University is ."unadaptable" to'
the kind of unstructured, undis- ciplined instruction you want.
You note also that you want
a freedom you "cannot fully exercise within the limitations of the
present university system" and,
that you want an "atmosphere!
of your own choosing" in which
to pursue your instructional pro-- :

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"You want freedom from institutional control, and I agree
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Compulsory Housing
Could End, Ivy Says

Former Student Sentenced
To 3 Years On Drue Charge
By JIM FUDGE
Kernel Stall Writer
A former UK studept who
was arrested last Oct. 21, on
drug charges was sentenced Monday in Fayette Co. Circuit Court
to three years in prison after
pleading guilty to the sale of

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William D. Shelby, 20, was
one of a group of six persons
arrested on narcotics charges last

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Four of the people, Allen
Holmgren, 20; Eric Frielander.l
21; Jeanna Butler, 20; and Shelby
were repotted at the time to be
University students.

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woulcTbe inappropriate for the
University to recognize the Free
University. Your proposal leaves
me no reasonable grounds to

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judgment, it cannot be recognized or sponsored by the University of Kentucky.

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stated Buck Pennington, student
member of the commission.
Sophomores were required last
spring to submit housing .con-- ,
tracts, in which they could choose'
to live off campus or in university housing.
However, because these contracts were not confirmed until
five days after school closed, it
was difficult for students to rely
on a possible okay to live off
campus. This caused many to
apply for campus housing.
Students Scared
Steve Bright, student
of the Commission, said,
an

"Dean Hall threatened the students that they would lose everything except their clothes if they;
didn't get their contracts in. He
said they'd lose their roommate
preference and their dorm preference. The students were scared

todeath."
Bright added that, "the (housing) situation now is better than
last year. It was really a

situation last year."

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during sorority rush, which ended!
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The counselors duties end officially at 5 p.m. today when
they present invitations to their
rushees. The day began early.
for them with a 7 a.m. meeting1
to learn which girls received no

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During the
'period, the counselors, two from
each sorority, lived in houses
other than their own.
Barb Allen, junior Kappa Kappa Carnma, thought this was a
disadvantage. "Before, we lived
in dorms and could really be
close to the girls. This way we
only saw them in between
classes," she explained. "They
could call us, but couldn't come
here."
The crowded dorm situation
prevented the counselors from
living in the dorms this fall.;
Living in new sorority houses!
was one of the aspects Kathy
Tepas, senior, of Delta Delta
Delta, liked about her job. "I
really feel like I know this sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, like
my own. It's been interesting."
Each counselor elected in the
Spring by their sorority, had a
group of 20 to 30 rushees. Their
main duty was to orient the girls
to sororities and rush.
"It's like being a big sister
in a way. We're suppose to keep
them interested; net them to go
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out to the parties," said March
Carpenter, junior, Delta Delta
Delta.
While working as counselors,
the girls had no affiliation with
,their own sororities. "We Just;
worked through the Panhellenic
Council. We didn't wear our
pins," said Kathy.
"It Just took understanding,"
said Barb. "Most of the girls who
didn't get invitations already had,
an idea."
Kella said her biggest "hangup" was getting involved with
her rushees. .
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I can be a student again. I lived
in the Kappa Delta house, had
rushees in the tower and worked
out of the Panhellenic office."
Marcy liked "getting to be!
really good friends with 20 girls.";
Kathy also liked that most about
counselingBarb has recently decided to
get a teaching certificate and she
feels she profited from the counseling experience.
Kella was surprised by "treatment from the rushees. It was
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The girls remembered their
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when."
"When I wanted somebody
to talk to, I knew she would
listen," said Kathy.
"I was completely amazed!
by how she could remain so unaffiliated. We tried little tricks.
But she never influenced us,"
said Kella.
Counselors couldn't answer
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UK's Free University
Is Rejected By Forth
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that you should have it. The
only place you can get it is off
campus.
"From my review of free universities elsewhere, it is apparent
that they have flourished best
off campus where they are truly
free.
"I see nothing wrong with
your efforts to try out undisciplined, intuitive, or experimental learning. Indeed, in my initial favorable response to this
proposal some days ago, I assumed that the proposed Free
University would be
in churches, the YMCA, private homes, the facilities of the
County Recreational Department
or, since you plan to involve the
whole Lexington community,
other public facilities.
"I wish you well in your
efforts to establish the Free University off campus, but I cannot
recognize it as having any offi

Four suspended UK students,
charged with the malicious attempt to burn property, are to
go before the grand jury early

"As of this afternoon, the
acting vice president for student
affairs said that UK will not
recognize the Free University as
a part of the University," said

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A group of individuals keenly
interested in the Free University and its future met at Dillard
House, Monday night, and will
draw up a response to Dr. Forth's
letter, today.
This response will be pre-

Complex Problem

sented to all interested parties
at a meeting to be held on the
Student Center Patio at 8 p.m.',
Wednesday, when the response
will be discussed and approved
or altered.

The Complex dormitories, though barely
are already showing signs
rwcar ard ear Workmen have been
scaling the structures' huge sides to patch
holes left by falling brick.

By RICHARD ANDERSON
Kernel Staff Writer
The problem which is plaguing UK community colleges is
a grave lack of funds.
At Jefferson Community College, UK's largest with a present
enrollment of 2,116, a large number of applying students were
turned away this fall. It seems
ironic that there is a lack of funds
at this community college, which
serves a city responsible for 52
percent of Kentucky's revenue.

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finished and the only setback
seems to be this lack of funds.

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plight, then Acting UK President A.D. Kirwan stated that
"until decisions are made concerning the future of the University of Louisville and the U
of
merger, it will not be
possible to go ahead with any
building plans for Jefferson Community College. If the University
of Louisville becomes a regional
university," (such as Western Kentucky University a state
controlled school), "there will be
some question as to the status
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of the other state universities do
not. At present the community
colleges have very little power
of persuasion at UK. The man1
in charge of the community coltn
lege system is at present only
dean.
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Ideally, this person should
answer only to the president of
UK. In this capacity, his title
would be vice president or chan-

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this elevation of power were tb
take place, the community college
system would attain a more equal
status with the other state universities.
2. Place community colleges under regional universities:
Under this system, each individual community college
would become part of the nearest
lege."
university. Jefferson wuld beApparently, this philosophy come part of the University of
still reigns. If this is so, what Louisville. The regional univerdoes the future hold for the comsities would benefit by this plan
munity college system?
for they would gain facilities,
There appear to be four al- enrollment, and power in the
ternatives:
state education system. These
1. The present system:
regional universities feel that the
Under this system the 15 com- University of Kentucky is already
munity colleges are all under the too powerful, and the community
jurisdiction of the University of college system only strengthens
Kentucky. UK's board oftrustees that power.
includes representatives from the
there are many
However,
entire state. The trustee board problems that accompany the
plan. By separating the community colleges in this manner they
would lose the strength of a stateI

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buildings.
Embry and O'Neal were arrested on warrants the next day.
Police said they ran from the
scene when officers arrived.
The four were indicted to the
grand jury July 11.
All of them have been banned
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Wednesday.
The four Michael Bernard,
19; Benny Joseph Bonds, 24;
James Embry, 20; Polk O'Neal,
19 were arrested in May after
allegedly attempting to burn the
Commerce Building and the Geology Annex at UK.
Bonds and Bernard were arrested May 13, after Molotov
cocktails were tossed into the

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The news of Dr. Forth's decision on the Free University
was announced to the Univer- -'
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Otis Singletary as he addressed
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important to the smaller community colleges.) There would
also be a tendency for community colleges to lose identity as
seperate institutions. When they
are administered by a "parent"
university, they "may become
"junior divisions," mere satellites of the universities to which

they are attached.
3. State community college system would be under its own'
board of trustees:
The board of trustees would
be commensurate to the boards
of trustees of the other state
universities, and they would, as
such, be under the jurisdiction
of the Council on Public Higher Education.
The chief executive officer of
the State Community College
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* Free U: An Incredible Decision
The administration's decision
to force the Free University under-

main free If it were registered by
UK. This is a breach of the intellect
which one would not have thought
ground represents an unbelievably
narrow attitude. When all the cover-up- s Forth capable of committing. The
are cleared away it becomes freedom encouraged by the Free U
apparent that the reasons for the jis freedom from grades, stratificaexclusion of the Free U are not tion of students, homework, attenthose stated by Vice President for dance roles, professors able to publish but not teach and the dozens
Student Affairs, Stuart Forth.
of other commonly recognized
Forth' s main argument is that
the University cannot register the drawbacks of the present UniverFree U as a student organization sity structure.
The Vice President for Student
because UK has "no reasonable
Affairs stressed that it is not the
grounds to assume that the Free,
University would, in fact, be a; University's obligation to sponsor
every group which proposes to oiler
student organization."
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It is quite evident that this is learning experience. However, to
the University's "obligation
is a manufactured excuse. In the
provide discipline instruction
first place, one of the primary,
based
intentions of the University is to and onupon scholarly investigation
carefully determined stan- jprovide community and state-wid'dards." In other words, the
of its edjservices as a
truth has been revealed by
ucational functions. To omit the
scholarly investigation and all fu-- ;
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possibility of
ture educational pursuits shall prodents participating in the Free U ceed
the determined stanillustrates an extremely dangerous! dards along
of disciplined indoctrination.
form of selfishness. Does UK have
institution which proposes to
a monopoly on learning? Why' Any
question this concept cannot be
should the services voluntarily ofallowed to continue in the Univerfered by the instructors of the Free
sity community. Such isthereason-in- g
University not be made available
of our administration.
to all who are interested in sharing
Perhaps the most distressing
the learning process.
part of the decision is the tone1
advocates of the Free U which it takes. Since when has the
The
can easily invoke the matter of University felt it an obligation to!
precedent to dispute Forth's ruling.
promote a learning experience, reThere are numerous organizations gardless of how questionable? It!
which do not limit their member- -' should be the privilege of the Uniship to University students or facversity to foster such experiences,,
horioraries freely initi- inot its obligation. Those in power
ulty. Many
ate members who are outside the have the obligation to do nothing.
University community. Most clubs We can only hope that they would
which are registered by Forth s use their power to promote the
office regularly invite guest leceducational opportunities offered
liom outside the UK faculty.) students.
turers
Fo-th- 's
second point was that)
Each of these tenets is conthe Free University could not re tradictory to the basic idea of ed
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non-Univers- ity

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ucation as opposed to training. One
can train animals but he must
educate individuals. There can be
no ultimate truth which must be
protected by the University from
all outside influences. The only
form of progressive education is
that which is always questioning,
searching. If the University ofKen-tuck- y
has the better form of instruction, what has it to fear from
the Free' University? If it. does
not have the better form of instruction, should it not be replaced by
its superior?

vcrsity,

thus removing its "free- -

dom".
The second of the proposals is
the more feasible. The Administration obviously fears it will not be
allowed to control the speakers
which the Free University might
engage. There are many influences

outside the University which can
think of no worse fate. "What if,"
they would argue, "a liberal Democrat were to be engaged by the
Free University to promote his
views. Surely this is in conflict
with the present state administra- -

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The transmission of knowledge
is a noble idea. Learning as its
own reward is the idealistic sort
of phenomenon that makes this
life livable. To negate these objectives with as little rationale as
pur administration has done can

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only serve to lessen our already
weak faith in those who, exercise
.such a strong influence on our

education.
But our administration is neither
stupid nor irrational. Then there
must be other factors in their deci
sion which we cannot appreciate,
Let's briefly speculate as to what'
factors could be. There seem
to be only two readily apparent
alternatives. Either the University
is afraid that the Free University
will eventually replace the existing
University, or else our administra-- ,
tors are afraid of what the ultra- conservative elements of our popu-- ,
lation will think of the Free U
movement. The first alternative is
ruled out by the administration
itself. It reasons that if the Free
U draws the participation it hopes
to, then soon it will be faced with
all the administrative problems
which presently bog down theUni- -

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T' miuuiu Vniv?sityue put

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we

in the position of sponsoring someone who works for our removal?"
Ridiculous argument? Yes, but realistic.
A new University administration is in no hurry to step on the
toes of the men who hired it. There
have long been rumors that our
governor was instrumental in pressuring other board members into
accepting Dr. Singletary. If Single-- ;
tary decided this issue on the basis
of political considerations and an-- ;
jiounced it through Forth, there is
little hope for our University's
mediate future.
We would prefer to think this'
has not been the case. There is
still the possibility that Singletary
decided the case on the basis of
community response and investigation of the ramifications of similar
movements on other campuses. At
any rate, it is the students who
are slighted in the decision.
V Unified student disapproval of
the decision is expected. It will
now be interesting to see just how
much student opinion matters to
the new administration.
Such is the state of the student.
im-the- se

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Platform
To the Editor of the Kernel .
We feel that the students of UK deserves to know where a person stands
before they vote for him or her. Because
of this feeling, we are outlining some of
our ideas and attitudes in this letter.'
SO at UK has been without any real
teeth since its installment, and it hasn't
even used the slim powers it does have
to their best effectiveness. SAR did shake
things up a little last year, but except
for the bus service which is still lousy
nothing much of real importance was
passed. The housing referendum was politely ignored by our then SG President
:and the administration, and the assembly,
'despite a few gripes, took it calmly without a real fuss. After the elections of
last spring, the prospects for any in,
jprovement are dim, but perhaps the
will move if pressure is placed
on it.
We feel there are certain things that
need to be done for students on this
campus and we plan to press for them.
U
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within reasonable walking distance of
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readers writej

campus, not stuck far out beyond the complex. More "R" lots are also needed for1
the on campus students, and maybe part
of that wasted "C" lot could be converted. At least it would be used. Thisj
ten cent service charge for ch