If your someone just visiting or this is the place you call home, it is not hard to see that the campus here at The University of Central Florida is a very crowded area. Everything from the classrooms to the student union here at UCF are always extremely congested, but the area that suffers from the most overcrowding is by far the parking. There are no special preferences here, when it comes to the shortage of parking everyone is hit equally as hard, students, staff, and visitors alike. Finding a spot during prime time parking hours at UCF on the weekdays (between 10am and 3pm) is defiantly a challenge for everyone, sometimes taking over an hour just to find a spot to put your car for a few minutes. Whether its trying to make it to class on time or just coming back to the dorms after a long day of work, the parking dilemma here at UCF has a very profound impact on everyone that is a part of the UCF community.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Outline
Outline
I. Intro into the parking problem.
A. Explain what is wrong with the parking here at UCF.
B. Tell why a change is needed to help fix this problem that effects so many students.
II. Who is the parking effecting here at UCF and how.
A. Use a short interview with a friend about a troubled time they had with parking
B. Give my own personal opinion about parking
C. Tell Mrs. Moody’s personal story
D. Explain the problems that this lack of parking is causing
1. Students are late to class
2. People are parking very far from their destination
III. What is being done now to improve the parking and in the future.
A. Talk about the overflow lots
1. Tell how even they are full
2. They are across a major road
B. Do research on what is being done to help improve the lots for the future.
C. Give some personal suggestions on what should be done to improve the lots.
IV. Who enforces the parking here and how.
A. Parking permits
1. The ridiculous amount they cost for the towers.
2. Visitors parking prices and problems
B. Talk about the campus police and the parking police.
C. Tell stories about run-ins with the law enforcement.
1. My own story.
2. My roommates story.
3. My girlfriends story.
V. Conclusion
I. Intro into the parking problem.
A. Explain what is wrong with the parking here at UCF.
B. Tell why a change is needed to help fix this problem that effects so many students.
II. Who is the parking effecting here at UCF and how.
A. Use a short interview with a friend about a troubled time they had with parking
B. Give my own personal opinion about parking
C. Tell Mrs. Moody’s personal story
D. Explain the problems that this lack of parking is causing
1. Students are late to class
2. People are parking very far from their destination
III. What is being done now to improve the parking and in the future.
A. Talk about the overflow lots
1. Tell how even they are full
2. They are across a major road
B. Do research on what is being done to help improve the lots for the future.
C. Give some personal suggestions on what should be done to improve the lots.
IV. Who enforces the parking here and how.
A. Parking permits
1. The ridiculous amount they cost for the towers.
2. Visitors parking prices and problems
B. Talk about the campus police and the parking police.
C. Tell stories about run-ins with the law enforcement.
1. My own story.
2. My roommates story.
3. My girlfriends story.
V. Conclusion
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Analyzing a Commentary - Metrosexual Matrimony
Colton Keller
Seth Rojhani
Taylor Nielsen
1. What is the trend or situation on which the commentary focuses? The trend that this commentary focuses on is the fact that men want to be more involved in the planning of their own weddings.
2. Does the author give the reader an interesting introduction to the issue? Why or why not? He give a pretty interesting introduction that has a story of a man who was very involved in planning his wedding.
3. Does the author explain the context of the issue? How in-depth does he or she go? What do you think this signifies regarding the intended audience of the commentary? He does not go too far in-depth explaining the problem, he uses situations and stories of different grooms to get his point across.
4. What are the possible causes of the trend or situation the author explores? The article says that it is because people are marrying later in their life, so they are more involved in their careers giving them less time to plan their weddings themselves.
5. What examples or observations does the author give from his or her own life to back their belief that these are the possible causes? The author does not use any examples from his life in the commentary, just ecamples from other peoples lives.
6. What is the author's stance on the topic? I think the author does not mind that men are getting more involved in their weddings but i do believe that he/she does not like when men pay people to help them plan a proposal.
7. What significance does the author see in this trend or situation? The significance the author sees in this trend is that weddings are no longer only planned by the women, the grooms are now doing their part to make the big day just as special for them too.
Seth Rojhani
Taylor Nielsen
1. What is the trend or situation on which the commentary focuses? The trend that this commentary focuses on is the fact that men want to be more involved in the planning of their own weddings.
2. Does the author give the reader an interesting introduction to the issue? Why or why not? He give a pretty interesting introduction that has a story of a man who was very involved in planning his wedding.
3. Does the author explain the context of the issue? How in-depth does he or she go? What do you think this signifies regarding the intended audience of the commentary? He does not go too far in-depth explaining the problem, he uses situations and stories of different grooms to get his point across.
4. What are the possible causes of the trend or situation the author explores? The article says that it is because people are marrying later in their life, so they are more involved in their careers giving them less time to plan their weddings themselves.
5. What examples or observations does the author give from his or her own life to back their belief that these are the possible causes? The author does not use any examples from his life in the commentary, just ecamples from other peoples lives.
6. What is the author's stance on the topic? I think the author does not mind that men are getting more involved in their weddings but i do believe that he/she does not like when men pay people to help them plan a proposal.
7. What significance does the author see in this trend or situation? The significance the author sees in this trend is that weddings are no longer only planned by the women, the grooms are now doing their part to make the big day just as special for them too.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Letter to a Friend
Dear Christa,
I have not seen you in such a long time. How have you been? How is college life at USF? Well as far as things around here I am loving it! My roommates are very nice and I have made so many new friends. I love everything about this campus except for one little thing. The parking! It is horrible. Parking here each day is like trying to find a spot at Disney World on a Saturday. The dorms I live in are called Lake Clair and we have our own special parking lot. Too bad only about half of the students cars actually fit in our designated parking lot. What does your school do about parking for the dorms on your campus? I know that here they are trying to improve the situation by adding overflow lots across the street from the dorms, but trying to cross the road on foot in the middle of the day….forget it! Sometimes when even the two overflow lots fill up, we have to park in a dirt parking lot across Greek Row ( The street with all the fraternity and sorority houses are ). The walk from there feels like its almost five miles! Don’t think I’m just lazy or something because I’m defiantly not the only one that complains. I even heard this one girl in my Psychology class say that she wanted to go to a different university just because she can never find a parking spot when she gets here. Now I’m not that upset about the parking I just really think something needs to be done about it. I think that they should build a parking garage near my dorms just so everyone that pays the ridiculous amount of $2,700 a semester for their dorm can park in a safe and secure area, not a dirt lot across a street.
I remember my good friend Billy was telling me about how he had a class at 11:00a.m. and he showed up on campus at ten o’clock just to get a parking spot so he wasn’t late to class. Guess what happened to him? It took him until noon to find a spot and he missed and hour of a class that only last an hour and a half. I just think its out of control around here. Also the campus police and parking enforcement are defiantly not my favorite. On the first day of school I received an e-mail saying parking violations do not start until the second week just so everyone could get used to their surroundings. The next morning I walked out to my car to find a big fat ticket under my wiper blade! I couldn’t believe it. I tried the whole appeal process online and I got rejected anyways. Now I am stuck with a $35 ticket that’s due in a week! The whole parking situation here is just very frustrating to me.
Well sorry for venting in my letter to you but I just had to get it out of my system. Please write back as soon as you get this and let me know how things are going for you. Talk to you soon!
Sincerely,
Colton Keller
I have not seen you in such a long time. How have you been? How is college life at USF? Well as far as things around here I am loving it! My roommates are very nice and I have made so many new friends. I love everything about this campus except for one little thing. The parking! It is horrible. Parking here each day is like trying to find a spot at Disney World on a Saturday. The dorms I live in are called Lake Clair and we have our own special parking lot. Too bad only about half of the students cars actually fit in our designated parking lot. What does your school do about parking for the dorms on your campus? I know that here they are trying to improve the situation by adding overflow lots across the street from the dorms, but trying to cross the road on foot in the middle of the day….forget it! Sometimes when even the two overflow lots fill up, we have to park in a dirt parking lot across Greek Row ( The street with all the fraternity and sorority houses are ). The walk from there feels like its almost five miles! Don’t think I’m just lazy or something because I’m defiantly not the only one that complains. I even heard this one girl in my Psychology class say that she wanted to go to a different university just because she can never find a parking spot when she gets here. Now I’m not that upset about the parking I just really think something needs to be done about it. I think that they should build a parking garage near my dorms just so everyone that pays the ridiculous amount of $2,700 a semester for their dorm can park in a safe and secure area, not a dirt lot across a street.
I remember my good friend Billy was telling me about how he had a class at 11:00a.m. and he showed up on campus at ten o’clock just to get a parking spot so he wasn’t late to class. Guess what happened to him? It took him until noon to find a spot and he missed and hour of a class that only last an hour and a half. I just think its out of control around here. Also the campus police and parking enforcement are defiantly not my favorite. On the first day of school I received an e-mail saying parking violations do not start until the second week just so everyone could get used to their surroundings. The next morning I walked out to my car to find a big fat ticket under my wiper blade! I couldn’t believe it. I tried the whole appeal process online and I got rejected anyways. Now I am stuck with a $35 ticket that’s due in a week! The whole parking situation here is just very frustrating to me.
Well sorry for venting in my letter to you but I just had to get it out of my system. Please write back as soon as you get this and let me know how things are going for you. Talk to you soon!
Sincerely,
Colton Keller
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Interview with Seth
Interview with Seth, the answers are direct responses from him.
a. How do you know what you know? (evidence) I know from other peoples experiences who have cars.
b. Who are you to the subject? (perspective) A student who does not use parking much.
c. How is this event connected to other events? (patterns or opposing forces) It causes students to be late to class and other events.
d. What if things were different? (suppositions/predictions) It would be a lot easier to park and more people would be on time.
e. Why is this important? (significance) Because it effects hundreds of students and teachers each day.
My Questions
1. How long has the parking at UCF been a problem for the students and staff? Since the school expanded.
2. In what ways does the lack of parking at UCF effect its students and staff? Makes them late.
3. What is the University doing to try to improve the situation about parking? making more parking lots.
4. How many people at UCF are effected by the lack of parking? A couple hundred a day
5. Who enforces the parking and how do they go about doing it? The police by giving tickets
My Questions
1. How long has the parking at UCF been a problem for the students and staff? Since the school expanded.
2. In what ways does the lack of parking at UCF effect its students and staff? Makes them late.
3. What is the University doing to try to improve the situation about parking? making more parking lots.
4. How many people at UCF are effected by the lack of parking? A couple hundred a day
5. Who enforces the parking and how do they go about doing it? The police by giving tickets
Five Questions
1. How long has the parking at UCF been a problem for the students and staff?
2. In what ways does the lack of parking at UCF effect its students and staff?
3. What is the University doing to try to improve the situation about parking?
4. How many people at UCF are effected by the lack of parking?
5. Who enforces the parking and how do they go about doing it?
2. In what ways does the lack of parking at UCF effect its students and staff?
3. What is the University doing to try to improve the situation about parking?
4. How many people at UCF are effected by the lack of parking?
5. Who enforces the parking and how do they go about doing it?
Monday, October 5, 2009
Developed Commentary
I decided the topic I wanted to develop was my first idea about the parking here at UCF,
specifically at the Lake Clair dorms where I live. As far as I know the parking around these
dorms has not been added to since the creation of the dorms themselves. When they were built
UCF was not even near the top five in largest schools in the country. So I’m sure not every room
at Lake Clair was occupied like they are now. But today the numbers of parking spots available
are outnumbered by the students who need to use them by a great deal. They have tried to
make improvements by adding overflow lots near both ends of the dorms, but it is still not
enough. The whole situation with the parking seems to be very disorganized and cluttered to not
only me but many of my peers. I have talked to many fellow students that live in Lake Clair also
and they find parking to be a huge hassle also. I find myself driving around the parking lot for at
least 10 to 15 minutes every time I try to park unless it is a weekend. It is unlike anything I
have personally experienced before because I have never lived in apartments before. I have
always been used to a home with the driveway reserved for me every time I need it. I never
thought of parking as being such a big part of my day until I moved here. It is a huge
inconvenience to everyone that lives here and I hope some additional parking will be added to
the dorms very soon.
specifically at the Lake Clair dorms where I live. As far as I know the parking around these
dorms has not been added to since the creation of the dorms themselves. When they were built
UCF was not even near the top five in largest schools in the country. So I’m sure not every room
at Lake Clair was occupied like they are now. But today the numbers of parking spots available
are outnumbered by the students who need to use them by a great deal. They have tried to
make improvements by adding overflow lots near both ends of the dorms, but it is still not
enough. The whole situation with the parking seems to be very disorganized and cluttered to not
only me but many of my peers. I have talked to many fellow students that live in Lake Clair also
and they find parking to be a huge hassle also. I find myself driving around the parking lot for at
least 10 to 15 minutes every time I try to park unless it is a weekend. It is unlike anything I
have personally experienced before because I have never lived in apartments before. I have
always been used to a home with the driveway reserved for me every time I need it. I never
thought of parking as being such a big part of my day until I moved here. It is a huge
inconvenience to everyone that lives here and I hope some additional parking will be added to
the dorms very soon.
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