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Students in the Purple Residential Zone on the north side of campus who have parked illegally have received $50 tickets on their cars, along with a notice of their options to deal with the situation: They may trade in their parking pass for a fall semester Ferguson Parking Deck pass to avoid the fine. “I have to either give up my pass for the option to park farther away from my dorm, or I can pay $50 and continue { to deal with this mess.” } — Henry Weatherly, a freshman studying pre-law In the spring, when another parking lot is scheduled for completion, students will be given the opportunity to purchase another purple residential pass for $120. Ronnie Robertson, director of trans- portation services, said offering students parking in the Ferguson Deck was the only viable option. Top: A Pictoral History of the University of Alabama Above: CW | Jerrod Seaton “The only parking area that had availabil- ity that was within walking distance was Top: The rotunda at The University of Alabama, designed by William Nichols, was completed in 1831. The only known photograph of the original campus was the Ferguson Parking Deck,” Robertson taken in 1859. said. “Since it was not adjacent to these Above: Amelia Gayle Gorgas LIbrary now occupies the spot where the rotunda once stood. residential areas, it was determined that 350 students would be given the opportu- nity to receive a free parking permit if they By Amanda Sams The Quad was teeming with stu- the wrong zones. small, frontier town. It is relatively chose to be zoned for the Ferguson Parking Senior Staff Reporter dents on cell phones. Imagine cam- The Pre-Civil War University of easy to envision the stern faces of the deck and not the Purple Residential zone.” [email protected] pus before Bryant-Denny Stadium Alabama was home to multitudes of schoolteachers from the Northeast Robertson also said 200 of the 350 stu- was ever built and filled to capacity unruly boys, many just around the who left institutions such as Harvard dents offered the free parking have opted Imagine the University of Alabama with cheering fans, and before stu- age of 16, who were raised among campus in antebellum days—before dents were ticketed for parking in horses and Native Americans in a See HISTORY, page 6 See PARKING, page 7 Historic Gorgas House to undergo renovation By Brittney Knox The building’s history dates to have survived the Civil War. The Gor- Staff Reporter back to 1829, two years before The house was first used for gas House [email protected] the University opened in 1831. visiting professors and as a dates back It was the first structure built dining hall for students. to 1829, The Gorgas House will be on campus. It was remodeled into a fac- and it was under construction for the next “The renovations will include ulty residence in the 1840s the fi rst few months and is scheduled for replacing the windows, using a and currently can be toured campus completion in December. The more historically appropriate by guests and students of the structure. project is state-funded and is fence, placing a new roof [and] University and used for spe- estimated to cost $750,000, said new shutters and rebuilding cial events, according to the CW | Drew Tim Leopard, the University’s the chimneys,” Leopard said. University’s website. Hoover assistant vice president for The Gorgas House is one of construction. the few buildings on campus See GORGAS, page 7 A group of friends take Get On Board day gets creative advantage of the smaller dining area By Sydney Holtzclaw “There’s always so many Students to meet for Staff Reporter people and booths that it can talk to lunch. [email protected] be hard for students to find the repre- CW | Teresa organizations they are most senta- Portone What do a guy in a gorilla interested in getting involved tives suit, a jouster and TCBY have with. This year we really want- about in common? They were all part ed to make it our goal to be more chances of the fanfare Wednesday at organized and user-friendly.” to study the University’s annual Get on In order to make things less around Stewart’s Corner Board Day, sponsored by the chaotic, Karagas spread out the the Student Organization Resource booths to provide more walk- world. Center for Extracurricular. ing space and started a new to add new seating The 275 booths set out on program allowing for students CW | Margo the Crimson Promenade and to come to the SOURCE table to Smith By Taylor Holland Services Kristina Hopton- Woods Quad led to a record get a tour of all the booths with Senior Staff Reporter Jones said the facility has been number of organizations a student volunteer. [email protected] operating well, but they have involved and a great deal of “We felt that, by hav- seen seating issues. creativity in attracting student ing this program students Stewart’s Corner, one of the “Students have been sit- interest. could get a more personal newest Bama Dining facilities, ting on the building’s front “Get on Board Day can be feel for the event and not feel officially began business in stairs and in the hallways,” very overwhelming,” lead orga- Lloyd Hall Aug. 16. After its nizer Alex Karagas said. 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