Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Project Rough Draft/ Progress

Unfortunatley I have no video to upload on to the blog. Not because I have nothing on film, but I was not in class on Thursday and I had no idea this was due. I do not also have much to show, but I have everything ready to go. I have plenty of people to interview, professors and students. I am still working on being able to talk to the parking patrol, but here are some questions I have lined up for most people to answer:
  • are you a commuter?
  • How long have you been commuting on to campus?
  • Have you ever recieved a parking ticket, (if so) how much in total?
  • (if so) have you ever been towed from campus
  • Do you park in the same parking lots ever time?
  • How early do you leave your house/apt to park?
  • do you think there is a solution for the parking madness?
  • Do you know all the rules concerning Clemson parking? which times you can park in green, why students can or cannot park in visitors spots, the times on the weekends you can park anywhere...etc.

If not drivers

  • how do you get to campus?
  • has your bike/motorcycle/moped ever been ticketed? towed?
  • how much is a parking pass for non-car drivers?
  • if you do not drive a car because you have no car, would you rather have a car and park in a busy lot or continue to use alternative ways to commute?

Professors:

  • As a professor, is parking any easier for you than the students?
  • Have you ever recieved a parking ticket?
  • Are the penalties worse/ more lenient for teachers?
  • is there more courtesy amoungst professors in parking lots or is it still an every man for themselves type mentality?
  • As a professor, what do you think is the best way to commute to campus?
  • Do you think most professors know all the rules of parking or do they just follow the same routine everyday?

Aside from interviewing random people around the university, I hope to be able to expose how parking tickets effect the budget. Unfortunatley, I am a terrible researcher, and I have been unsuccesful in finding this information thus far. But thankfully the library is full of eager librarians and assistants to help students like me. If all goes according to plan, the video should be just as informative to students as much as it shows the parking knowledge Clemson students have.