■Ik ■ The Battalion
Nation
rid ay • Aprilij
Study: Computer
users racially divided
WASHINGTON (AP) — White stu
dents in high school and college are
far more likely than blacks to have
computers, even after accounting for
differences in income, according to
a new study.
The study, published Friday in Sci
ence magazine, found white people
in general are more likely to have a
computer at home and to have used
the Web recently.
‘The study indicated 73 percent
of white students had a computer at
their home , but only 33 percent of
black students did. The gap re
mained even when researchers ac
counted for differences in income.
Among all ages, 44 percent of
whites owned a computer, compared
with 29 percent of blacks.
The study was based on tele
phone interviews of 5,813 people,
in December 1996 and January
1997 by Nielsen Media Research.
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and the Parents of the Year
Award.
With the large number
of visitors, Dunnahoo said
hotels in the Bryan-College
Station area are booked.
Mahesh Thakrar, general
manager of the College Sta
tion Days Inn, said many
parents make their reserva
tions up to a year in ad
vance for Parents’ Week
end.
“Economically, it has a
big effect,” he said. “We do
remain pretty busy during
Parents’ Weekend.”
However, Dunnahoo ad
vises participants not to be
concerned by the crowds.
“Don’t get discouraged
by long lines,” she said.
“Enjoy all the activities and
have fun.”
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Minyard said students with com
muter passes used the lot because the
parking ticket was only $10.
“Since the lots were not full and
closer to classes, students would park
and pay the ticket,” Minyard said.
“PITS has changed the fining system
and upped the fine to $25. We do not
like the fact that they have increased
the fines there.”
Williams said increasing the fine is
a deterrent for future violations and
PTTS plans to propose an increase
for tickets given in other unautho
rized areas. The increase would raise
tlie $10 ticket to $25.
“It has been $ 10 for as long as I can
remember,” Williams said. “We are
going to campaign to raise that ticket
to $25 because people are less willing
to pay that for a ticket. The majority
of students follow the rules on cam
pus. Most of the problems come from
a minority of students who violate the
rules.”
Williams said he plans on recom
mending that enhanced fines are ap
plied to students who have received
numerous citations.
Among additional parking
changes, the new central campus
garage built next to Sterling C. Evans
library is scheduled to open for Sum
mer 1998.
Williams said the new garage will
improve parking on campus.
“The new garage will grant
much-needed relief to the campus,”
Williams said. “It will help to have
parking by the library. You can’t
[compare] asphalt to a parking
garage.”
The garage will have 621 spaces
with a limited number of contract
spaces for faculty and staff members.
Visitors to the library may pay to park
in the garage.
PTTS has already made several
parking changes and is planning the
following for coming months:
— PTTS will make parking ac
commodations for on-campus res
idents moving for the summer
from May 11 to 15 from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. Movers will have parking ac
cess to Lubbock Street from Coke
Street on Southside.
— Rudder Circle parking has been
reduced to five minutes and changed
to a designated loading and unload
ing zone. Students who park in the
area for more than five minutes and
are not utilizing the loading zone will
be fined $50.
— In a May 2 special election,
College Station residents may vote
on an ordinance to build a parking
garage in the Northgate area. Stu
dents could pay to park in the
garage, which would be built by
the city.
— PA-50, located by Zachry, will
be expanded to accommodate the
traffic and parking on that side of
campus.
—Constructional tlieA&M Foun
dation building, the former location
of the University Policed
is scheduled for late Api]
—An improved “pat;
vice to provide auton
would be implement^!
transactions. Visitorp
ly costs $0.75 perhowiiiij
cent toWehner.
1'h irty-minute paife
have been changed a: j
School. Non-faculty i
use these spaces after5j
late classes.
-Constructionontb
tice fields is expected toad
su rro unding parkingaiea;|
to reopen this summer
I he southern ports
48, located northofthel
station, has changed to
pus parking.
I laudicapped paiig|
t ions will he easier to mot
next four to five years,\ij
New permits require a dir.:*
and identificationoftherirs
ers ol the vehicle.
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