{"id":6530,"date":"2021-11-06T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6530"},"modified":"2021-11-06T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:02:42","slug":"parking-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6530","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Parking Tickets at TAMUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s your sign?\u201d That is what first popped into my head when I saw that little white paper tucked under my windshield wiper. I quickly got into my vehicle and began driving around the lot, looking for signage I may have missed. I had parked in the parking lot by the residence hall, incidentally, I had been parking there for two years. Later I talked to University Police Sergeant Ed Emilla, he explained all the different avenues students are told where or where not regular parking permits are valid. It was a valuable $30 lesson for this upcoming graduating senior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several ways students and faculty are informed where they are allowed to park. Either attend a transfer orientation or go to the university police web site to view what areas are included with a Texarkana A&M parking tag. When you apply for a parking tag in the business office,  the website (http:\/\/www.tamut.edu\/about\/administration\/university-police\/parking.html<\/a>) is listed on the paper form. As I conversed with Sergeant Ed Emilla, he explained that when someone gets a ticket, they have several options. The first option is to appeal within seven days or secondly to pay the parking ticket within ten days. If the ticket is not paid within ten days, the fine doubles. Thankfully, the amount doesn\u2019t not increase after that $60. It is also important to note that all fines must be paid in order to graduate from Texarkana A&M. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After asking several students, I found this particular area of parking restriction was not common knowledge. Many had never even been to the parking website listed on paper form. How can we fix this? My initial thought would be to place Resident Parking Only signs in the dorm parking lot or perhaps inform via Squawktalk, the weekly communication email sent to Texarkana A&M students. Another couple ideas would be to place QR codes or signs by the elevators, TAMUT social media sites or on the registration form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University Police patrol parking lots but also are actively helping in many other areas on campus. Perhaps combined efforts between the University Police, students and those who assist in school\/student relationships to work for a solution. The University police are ready to help in any situation whether it be an emergency or in this case, helping students like me understand parking permit policies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhere\u2019s your sign?\u201d That is what first popped into my head when I saw that little white paper tucked under my windshield wiper. I quickly got into my vehicle and began driving around the lot, looking for signage I may … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3odG9-1Hk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6822,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6822","url_meta":{"origin":6530,"position":0},"title":"TAMUT parking situation","author":"John Droke","date":"November 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Parking is usually an after thought on the minds of most college students living at dorms across the United States. However here at Texas A&M University Texarkana(TAMUT), it has started to become a problem as the university continues to grow. Some students have voiced their opinions about the matter, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Uncategorized"","block_context":{"text":"Uncategorized","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?cat=141"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5177,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=5177","url_meta":{"origin":6530,"position":1},"title":"HOPE for Homeless Students","author":"Tracy Gladney","date":"February 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Massachusetts recently instituted a pilot program which addresses the issue of youth homelessness, according to the Boston Globe. Governor Charlie Baker announced four colleges were chosen to receive $120,000 in state funding to offer housing to homeless students: Bridgewater State, Framingham State, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Worcester State.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Education"","block_context":{"text":"Education","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?cat=346"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6053,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=6053","url_meta":{"origin":6530,"position":2},"title":"Bringle Lake: Jewel of Texarkana","author":"Will Boler","date":"December 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Texarkana has many things to offer in the form of outdoor living. For the avid outdoorsman, look no further than Bringle Lake in Texarkana, TX. Outdoor activities at Bringle Lake include trail running, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, fishing, and cooking out. The park is divided into three different areas, Bringle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Environment"","block_context":{"text":"Environment","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?cat=192"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7021,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=7021","url_meta":{"origin":6530,"position":3},"title":"The T-Line Bus Stop at TAMUT Campus","author":"Chloe Norwood","date":"November 5, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The T-Line bus now stops on Texas A&M University-Texarkana\u2019s campus, opening up transportation options for students around town. The route this bus follows gives students access to Richmond Road as well as the transfer station to take other buses around town to the students\u2019 desired destination. In the past, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Uncategorized"","block_context":{"text":"Uncategorized","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?cat=141"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1110,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=1110","url_meta":{"origin":6530,"position":4},"title":"OPINION: The Solo Movie Experience","author":"Stephen Jones","date":"September 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the best factors about going to the movies on a slow day, such as a Thursday as I did, is the lack of giant crowds and long waiting times. The parking lot was not even halfway full when I purchased my ticket to American Ultra, resulting in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Film\/Video"","block_context":{"text":"Film\/Video","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2639,"url":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=2639","url_meta":{"origin":6530,"position":5},"title":"Kids Will Be Kids?","author":"Victoria Marshall","date":"October 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A group of teenagers were charged with second-degree murder after a 6-pound rock was thrown off an overpass and killed a man on October 18. Kenneth White, 32, was a passenger in a van driving south on I-75 in Vienna Township Michigan when a rock smashed through the windshield and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Nation"","block_context":{"text":"Nation","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?cat=203"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6530"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6544,"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6530\/revisions\/6544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}