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Page 4 • Friday, October 9, 1998 Aggielife The Bans e (Ti Can't live with 'em Can't live without ; Pr ewr* eit The T « BY MICKEY SALOMA The Battalion BRAD GRAEBER/The Battalion 'othing strikes fear into the hearts of Texas A.&M students like the Department of Park ing, Traffic and Transportation Services. By the same token, PTTS also instills much adventure and humor into the lives of Aggies. PTTS has a reputation that has spawned T- shirts and Fish Camp yells expressing students' disdain toward this University service. Whether students love it or hate it, the PTTS is here, will be here and will provide entertain ment at Texas A&M as long as it functions. PTTS statistics illustrate the volume, as well as peculiarities, of the department. Tom Williams, director of PTTS, said it issues 100,00 tickets a year, which he says is typical for any large university. However, he said that the amount of citations issued depends on how many officers are on duty at any particular time. Sometimes more officers can equal more tows and tickets. According to PTTS records, the most number of cars towed in one day is about 150. Williams said cars are towed because people unknowingly park them in spots reserved for members of the 12th Man Foundation. Williams said the most parking tickets re ceived by one student is 80, but added that there are 300 students with 20 or more tickets. “Surprisingly enough, the people with the most traffic tickets have garage permits. I guess it’s because they are out and about more than those who hate to move their cars out of park ing lots,” Williams said. However, PTTS does not block students with unpaid tickets from graduating or registering. “They are given what is called a T-Block, which prohibits them from having transcripts sent,” Williams said. Most Aggies have had a memorable run-in with PTTS, and they have not all been negative. Chris Fox, a senior electrical engineering ma jor, said he had a bad experience with the PTTS that ended on a happy note. “I parked in the Koldus garage and parked with the front of my car facing out, and ridicu lously enough, 1 got a ticket for that,” Fox said. “They tried to get me to fill out some paper work, but after some intense coercion, I took one of the guys for a tour of the garage to show him that there was no sign which said that parking backwards was illegal. Fortunately for him, he saw it my way, and the ticket was thrown out.” Typically, students frustrated with parking point their fingers at those brave enough to don the blue uniform of the PTTS officer. Sara O’Brien, a senior agricultural journalism major, said being a PTTS officer is a noble pro fession, which she would never want to do. “I couldn’t imagine wearing that PTTS patch on my shoulder. That patch invokes thoughts of anger and hostility to all* those who see it,” O’Brien said. e of JVC al ms ilified Amanda Barnes, a senior psychologr: fits tot: agrees. She said she had a run-in withaPTS F e 8 e i Vi th.it lett IH’i .i t.nl disgruntled andalmos:.: ■^ 10IU It was like 20 degrees outside,andlciii l tt0 the street when a PTTS officer detainednii proceeded to give me a 10 minute lecturec: walking and how I could get fined,"Barm Everyday there is an Aggie who adds ment to PTTS officers’ lives by attemptin': out of a ticket. Some know no boundarie their excuses, but most have no clue how out of the ticket. “Girls have it easy, all they havetodt and they will get off without a slaponthe Fox said. Williams said it is each student'srigh however they want about PTTS. “Sometimes students just display diet maturity when they bash us,” he said.‘Hi a job to be done; we were selected todoi we do it.” Despite students’ opinions of PTTS.i! a major service for the University. Williams said PITS has one of thebi| sponsibilities on campus — dealing withn system as well as campus parking. “We are unique on campus because we vide parking and transportation servicesioi dents,” he said. “ We doubt we will ever be the most campus, yet we should gain the respect of 1.9 i ier airtii students because A&M would be chaos®: llaum the order we maintain. College Ski 8 Snowboard Week 4 Resorts for the Price of One! Luxury CondDS, Lifts, Rentals, Lessons, Alp Bus & Parties ; in a row! Cali Today!!! kl College Shi Week www.uibslci.com DELTA ZETA RUN TO THE CHICKEN Proceeds will be donated to the Houston Ear Research Foundation 5k Run or Walk Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place runners and walkers Saturday, October 10,1998 8:00 a.m. Entry Fee: $ 12 prior to Oct. 10, $ 15 on race day All participants will receive t-shirts with registration. 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