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Money lost on enforcement of tickets by Jaime Lynne Benshoff tickets are issued on campus each the amount of revenue will equal time officer and fully-equipped for open parking spaces at UWM and year. the costs for enforcing the regula squad car for ticket writing and was illustrated in a transportation Kevin Liner Contrary to what most people tions," Marsho said. "Someone's collecting money from parking report released by the University of The Post staff on campus think, Horowitz said got to go around to check that meters. recently. This competition is a Monday, enforcing parking regu everyone is paying their $.15 per Why is it necessary to allocate major reason parking enforcement Annual revenues generated lations is not a money-making hour. Otherwise it's not fair to thousands of dollars to the police is relatively strict here, according from parking tickets are about program. In reality, he said, those who did." department for enforcing parking to Horowitz. $80,000, yet the cost of the entire money is lost every time a parking Even though the costs of regulations when the officers are Marsho said the collection rate program for enforcing parking ticket is issued. issuing parking tickets are high, already on campus? for tickets is 75-85 percent. regulations is estimated at "It's not clear what we are campus officials say not to do so is "Why? It is the most efficient $120,000. gaining with the amount of en even less desirable. way of providing the service," High costs These figures were cited in a forcement," he said. "You want The parking situation would be said Paul Collins, University "But for a high rate for letter, dated Feb. 14, written by people (who enforce parking "chaotic" if there wasn't a full- police chief. "I think it's a collection you also have high costs Alan Horowitz, chairman of the regulations) to be conscientious time officer assigned to ticket bargain...I'd hesitate to tamper involved," he said. Parking and Transit Advisory but you don't want to go broke duty," said Alfred Fiorita, an with it." Administrators interviewed Committee. He sent the letter to while they are." assistant to Lee. The regulations are enforced said the area that would be target Gilbert Lee, assistant chancellor James Marsho, administrator of Marsho said there would be a only on campus parking lots and ed for the most scrutiny is the for administrative affairs, to the Parking and Transit Depart ' 'free-for-all'' if enforcement were underground parking ramps. Only ticket appeal process offered express concern over what he calls ment, agreed there is misconcep cut back. 1,070 unrestricted parking spaces through Student Court. the high cost of enforcing parking tion about the financial aspect of Parking and Transit allocates are available to the thousands who According to Marsho, the cost regulations. issuing tickets. $53,000 to the University police visit UWM daily. of the appeals was once as high as Between 24,000-30,000 parking "It's not necessarily true that department to pay for one full- The high level of competition [Turn to p. 6] U.S. judge halts draft/aid law by Kevin Liner enforcement. The ruling is bind increased likelihood that the legis of The Post staff ing nationwide. lation will eventually be found The group bringing in the suit unconstitutional and be repealed. A federal judge Thursday against the federal government "It punishes students without a placed a temporary restraint on had also s6ught to have the trial and it violates the Fifth the federal government's attempt amendment repealed. The suit Amendment clause which says a to enforce the Solomon Amend was brought by the Minnesota person does not have to testify ment. Public Interest Research Group, against himself," Lass said. The amendment states that all an agency which safeguards the male students who are eligible for rights of both individuals and Since students would be denied the Selective Service draft must groups. financial aid if they do not show provide proof of draft registration Dan Lass, staff attorney for they have registered for the draft, to campus financial aid officials MPIRG, said that his group was the legislation effectively before applying for aid. Failure to relieved the ruling had finally punishes them without a trial, do so disqualifies students from come down, even though the Lass said. Lass' other charge Vol. 27, No. 45, March 15, 1983 receiving financial aid. judge did not find the amendment Judge Donald Alsop of the U.S. unconsitutional. Lass said the [Turn to p. 3] District Court in St. Paul, Minn- ruling was supposed to come handed down the temporary weeks ago and he had been restraining order. The TRO is not offered no- explanation for the an actual verdict on the Solomon delay. Governor OKs holiday in state legislation. Instead, it leaves the Also, Lass said Alsop's 30-page legislation intact, but forbids opinion seemed to indicate an to commemorate birth of King by Michael Dobran and he honored Gandhi's memory should recognize it," Fuller said. of The Post staff well," Earl said. "J worked a long time on this, The bill, however, does not it's long overdue," Coggs said. Martin Luther King's birthday, make King's birthday a paid She first tried to get the bill Jan. 15, is now a legal holiday in holiday. passed in 1977. It was finally Wisconsin. "Fiscal constraints precluded passed in the assembly on Jan. Gov. Anthony Earl signed a bill passage of a bill which would 25, 1983. "Blacks will take pride Saturday which officially recog create an automatic paid holi in this," she said. nizes King's contributions to so day," according to State Rep. King would have been 54 last ciety, making Wisconsin the 20th Marcia P. Coggs, (D-Milw.). Jan. 15. He was an eloquent state to do so. "However, this bill will make black minister who led the civil "This bill is important because things easier to make January 15 a rights movement starting in the we have to realize that the efforts paid holiday in the near future," mid 1950's. He was assassinated made by Martin Luther King are she said. on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, for all people," Earl said. "And "I think it's a beginning step," Tennessee. its important that we all move said Howard Fuller, secretary of King won the Nobel prize in toward greater equality." the Department of Employment 1964 for his non-violent resistance Relations. However, he said, in the struggle for equality. In Earl's short public statement making it a paid holiday would to over 100 people at the Martin have been better. A group of happy youngsters looked on as Gov. Anthony Earl signed Luther King Center in Milwaukee, "Martin Luther King was im Posted a bill Saturday designating Jan. IS, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s he noted King's study and emula portant to all American citizens. birthday, a state holiday. tion of Mahatma Gandhi. The work he did was of such a inside. Post photo by Jifat Windmiller "King had enormous courage magnitude that all Americans Andy Rooney WANTED: One live Leprechaun a McEnroe hater In honor of St. Patrick's Day, The Post is offering a $100 cash prize leprechaunologist, we are quite certain we could spot a fraud from an Page 5 to anyone who can bring a live leprechaun in to our office in the Irish country mile away. Leprechauns are short. They wear green Union. garments, have red hair and their eyes twinkle. They can sing Irish The editorial staff feels this is a worthwhile contest. Leprechauns ballads as fast backwards as they can forwards. If in serious peril, a Bridge flaws have, in recent years, gone the way of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny leprechaun will click his heels three times and vanish in a cloud of cited in report and the Tooth Fairy. There are few genuine heroes to believe in as it green smoke. They are practically undetectable in dense foliage. The is; when people display blatant skepticism over yet another one, the bottom line is, we will know if you are bringing in the real thing. Page 7 2) The leprechaun must be alive and in good health. Any bodily harm incurred while capturing one will weigh heavily against an Rep production entrant in any decision in the event of multiple entries. 3) The leprechaun will become property of neither the capturer 50 years late or The Post Company. Leprechauns are their own masters. Page 9 4) Leprechauns may enter themselves, but preference will be given to a truly creative capture. Mother wouldn't like 5) Judging will be done by Post staff. 6) Contest ends at midnight March 24,1983. this pajama party 7) Post employees and their relatives are ineligible to enter. Page 12 A few hints: nets with small gaps work best, since leprechauns are fall of democracy as we now know it cannot be far behind. Also, it notoriously small and agile. 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