Another Year of Parking Issues Continued
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THE DOLPHIN Sept. 17, 2015 1 An Ode to Crime Log Experience Report Opinion 8 News 4 Thursday, Sept 24, 2015 Read us online: thedolphinlmc.com ANOTHER YEAR OF PARKING ISSUES By Rachel Chea ’17 Zdebskyy. Zdebskyy stated that during PHOTO EDITOR the previous two years, there was never CONTINUED... as much as a shortage of parking as there It’s a new school year, yet parking is this year. “The most obvious solution continues to be an issue on Le Moyne’s to the parking shortage is to build a new campus. All around, whether it is parking space.” students or faculty members, people Petterelli, along with the parking are disgruntled, confused, and simply committee made up of members from wanting a resolution. across the campus community, are In an online survey, approximately always discussing some of the problems 40 percent of the respondents thought that the campus is facing and trying to that compared to previous years, come up with solutions. Whether these last year in particular, the parking are short-term solutions or ideas that situation at Le Moyne has gotten better. are instituted in the following years, However, approximately 60 percent of they are always working on it. the respondents expressed that it has “A good part of every day of mine is gotten worse. spent on parking issues and trying to “Compared to last year it has gotten find solutions so that we can get our better,” said junior and resident Vicki students in and out of campus as easily Harris. “I think it’s because last year as possible,” stated Petterelli. they oversold parking passes; this year These temporary solutions currently it doesn’t appear they did. They should include parking students — commuters make sure they don’t over-sell passes so in particular — on the field beside the everyone has a spot.” Performing Arts Center and the island According to Director of Security down by the AA lot. Mark Petterelli, the parking issues commuter and faculty lots: Lots C, A, and should do is open all lots for all students While parking is a challenge on most have shifted this year. Last year, there AA. during school hours.” college campuses, Le Moyne has tried to were more issues in the residential lots. “I think that commuter parking gets “This year is the first year I have address the issues... Whereas this year, the majority of the worse every year,” said senior and experienced problems with parking,” problems with finding spaces are in the commuter Ashley Colon. “What security said junior and commuter Yuriy continued on pg. 5 LE MOYNE'S NEW WEBSITE, Bieber Fever is Back Amari D. Pollard ‘17YAY OR NAY? time for himself. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF focusing on telling the Le Moyne story Two years later and Bieber is back. through photos and videos.” This past August, Bieber performed at How useful is the new Le Moyne Killian says Le Moyne has been the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater for the website? Well, for the first month of the responding positively to the new site, Billboard’s Hot 100 Festival. When he academic year, it didn't even know who however, a survey conducted by The walked on stage, he wanted to make sure Linda LeMura was. Dolphin would say otherwise. his Beliebers were still out there and After almost a year and a half In a recent poll almost 63 percent of the asked the crowd, “You guys miss me?” of development, the new site was 51 students polled said the website was according to Billboard.com. The roaring introduced to Le Moyne on Aug. 31. not easy to navigate. In their personal response from the audience at the Long The offices of Communications and responses many said the search box, Island venue gave Bieber exactly what Marketing would not release how much links and navigation need to be fixed and he was looking for. Not only was this it cost to redesign the Le Moyne website, made easier in order to improve the site. satisfying for Bieber, but also for his but Director of Communications Joe The survey also revealed that 54 manager, Scooter Braun. Braun told Della Posta said it was in the college’s percent of respondents prefer the Billboard, “We knew that the only way existing marketing budget. previous site to the new one, yet Le this was going to work was if we made it The site’s new look and functionality Moyne’s current website was found to photo courtesy of blog.tiqiq.com about the music again.” Bieber and Braun now incorporates the college’s brand be more attractive. One student said By Sabrina Riley ‘17 want to move away from sensationalism message and has switched over to while he/she can appreciate the new STAFF WRITER and focus on the most important thing: a “deep scrolling” site. According to aesthetic, they want to make sure the music. Le Moyne’s Associate Vice President new site is serving its purpose writing, Remember when Justin Bieber Looking back on Bieber’s previous of Marketing Peter Killian, this “Make sure the website is for students claimed he was retiring from music in career, he was the youngest artist in takes advantage of how the younger and not for future students.” 2013? Well, now he is back [even though history to have five No. 1 albums on the demographic view websites on their With the size and complexity of the he really never left] and more than ready Billboard 200 chart. After he made a multiple devices: smartphones, laptops new site Killian said problems can be to perform for his Beliebers. name for himself in the music industry, and tablets. expected. One of the issues many have It was a rough Christmas for Bieber he made a public name for himself [and “The focus of the new site is on faced while using the site is the search fans back in December 2013, when Justin not a good one]. Bieber’s immature storytelling as a way to convey the function, both when using it on the site Bieber announced his retirement. After actions led to many unflattering tabloid many ways that Le Moyne impacts and using search engines such as Google. the release of his newest album Journals headlines. He has been working on students, through their interaction Killian says the cause of the issue has on Dec. 23, Bieber told L.A. radio station improving his behavior over this past with faculty, service activities and on- been identified and the team working Power 106 that he was calling it quits, year. The first half of 2015 was basically campus experiences,” said Killian. “ The on the site is now working directly with according to ABC News. He was done a breeze for Bieber after... site is also much more visibly dominant, Google to make sure it is corrected. with making music and wanted some continued on pg. 3 INDEX: Arts & Leisure: p. 2-3 Sports: p. 4-5 News & Features: p. 6 -7 Opinion: p. 8-9 Just For Fun: p. 11 Cheers and Jeers: p. 12 OT EWS ET US KNOW PLEASE RECYCLE G N ? L ! 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