2008 Woodie Awards
Parking Improvements Needed
Editorial
Issue date: 9/19/07 Section: Opinion
Do you find yourself looking for a way to add a little adventure to your hum-drum school day? Try parking in the Fullerton College parking structure located on Lemon Street north of Chapman Avenue.
Soon, you will find yourself narrowly escaping death at every turn. Become trapped in an elevator shaft and await rescue, dive out of the path of cars hurtling around corners at speeds unsafe on freeways, and duck or jump as poison darts shoot at you out of dark crevices.
Well, the last part is not true, but you get the drift. "Deadly" might be too harsh, unsafe, or poorly designed. No matter how you view the situation, the parking structure has its issues.
In discussing the problems the structure has, we should first dispel a rumor that has been circulating about the sprinkler system. You may have heard that in the event of a fire, the sprinkler system installed would drain the school's pool spraying chlorine-filled water all over the parking structure, ruining cars and leaving the aquatic sports division a fish out of water.
This is not the case. Fullerton College President Kathleen Hodge asserts that when someone mentions the pool and the parking structure, they are in fact referring to the water main that feeds the pool. This was the obvious choice because it is the most reliable source of water for the potential need created by a fire in parking structure.
There is something odd about the structure; noticeable the moment you drive into it.
It is too small, in contrast to more expansive structures that dwarf the people and cars inside. You have noticed, students curse loudly as they back out of their parking spaces, or are forced to come to a complete stop if a car comes in the other direction because the lanes are just too small to accommodate parked cars and traffic in both directions.
Emilio Perez, director of Campus Safety concedes that there have been three reported hit-and-run incidents in the indoor parking structure. Bumpers badly dented or completely cleaved off have characterized these occurrences.
Soon, you will find yourself narrowly escaping death at every turn. Become trapped in an elevator shaft and await rescue, dive out of the path of cars hurtling around corners at speeds unsafe on freeways, and duck or jump as poison darts shoot at you out of dark crevices.
Well, the last part is not true, but you get the drift. "Deadly" might be too harsh, unsafe, or poorly designed. No matter how you view the situation, the parking structure has its issues.
In discussing the problems the structure has, we should first dispel a rumor that has been circulating about the sprinkler system. You may have heard that in the event of a fire, the sprinkler system installed would drain the school's pool spraying chlorine-filled water all over the parking structure, ruining cars and leaving the aquatic sports division a fish out of water.
This is not the case. Fullerton College President Kathleen Hodge asserts that when someone mentions the pool and the parking structure, they are in fact referring to the water main that feeds the pool. This was the obvious choice because it is the most reliable source of water for the potential need created by a fire in parking structure.
There is something odd about the structure; noticeable the moment you drive into it.
It is too small, in contrast to more expansive structures that dwarf the people and cars inside. You have noticed, students curse loudly as they back out of their parking spaces, or are forced to come to a complete stop if a car comes in the other direction because the lanes are just too small to accommodate parked cars and traffic in both directions.
Emilio Perez, director of Campus Safety concedes that there have been three reported hit-and-run incidents in the indoor parking structure. Bumpers badly dented or completely cleaved off have characterized these occurrences.
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