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The Money Issue

The Money Issue. Erick Vespestad. The Conflict. Commuting students are commuting to save money University has very little money to maintain free commuter lot There is a conflict of interest. From the University’s Perspective. Cost of commuter lot maintenance is $310,000 annually

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The Money Issue

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  1. The Money Issue ErickVespestad

  2. The Conflict • Commuting students are commuting to save money • University has very little money to maintain free commuter lot • There is a conflict of interest

  3. From the University’s Perspective • Cost of commuter lot maintenance is $310,000 annually • Contributed by three different departments • Iowa State Center • The Athletic Department • Department of Public Safety(DPS) parking division • DPS contributes an additional $260,000 annually to subsidize the Orange Route

  4. From the University’s Perspective • Very little tuition money is used for the commuter lot • No revenue is produced through the commuter lot • Money is needed to maintain Cyride’s Orange Route • Cyride is rated number 1 in small transit bus systems

  5. From the Students Perspective • Paying commuter lot parking is contrary to what the parking division stands for • It is counter productive to commuter’s purpose of commuting • Average debt of graduating senior is $27,000 • Limited space for students that don’t want to pay for parking • Attempting to force commuting students to pay for parking creates more problems than it creates

  6. Mediation • Have students pay a minimal fee of $25 per semester • This would generate $300,000 dollars annually for mantainence • In addition, raise prices on parking tickets on campus • This may not make students happy, but we have a responsibility to the Ames community in which we live

  7. Works Cited Wolthuizen, Jesa. "Commuter Lot to Be Reevaluated." Iowa State Daily. Iowa State University, 28 Jan. 2013. Web. 08 Apr. 2013. "The Iowa State University Parking Division Manual." Iowa State University. Iowa State University, July 2012. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. McCollough, Katelynn. "Permits, Tickets Drive ISU Parking Division." Iowa State Daily. Iowa State University, 18 Mar. 2012. Web. 08 Apr. 2013. Pounds, Diana. "No. 1 Spot Adds to CyRide Pride - Inside Iowa State for Faculty and Staff - Iowa State University." No. 1 Spot Adds to CyRide Pride - Inside Iowa State for Faculty and Staff - Iowa State University. Iowa State University, 08 Mar. 2012. Web. 08 Apr. 2013. Domini, John. "English Conference." Personal interview. 04 Apr. 2013. Ellis, Blake. "Average Student Loan Debt Nears $27,000." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 18 Oct. 2012. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. Kremer, Kelsey. Picture of Iowa State Commuter Lot. Digital image. Iowa State Daily. Iowa State Daily, 8 Jan. 2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. No. 1 Spot Adds to CyRide Pride. 2012. Photograph. Inside Iowa State, Ames. Iowa State University. By Bob Elbert. Iowa Stat University, 08 Mar. 2012. Web. 4 May 2013.

  8. Collin Delano, Ryan Eilertson, Joel Lanus English 250, RN, Professor Domini 20 April 2013 Erick Vespestad’s Presentation Response We all felt Erick did good job on his presentation. His PowerPoint was created well and he did a good job at presenting it. As far as visuals go he picked a background that was fitting to his topic. It was a perfectly relevant background that enhances the slide without distracting from the text (Lanus). Even though it was a good background there was one minor issue. The background picture was fine but when the text got towards the bottom it became hard to read (Delano). On his slides he had an appropriate amount of text. He did not read what the words said; he read what they mean to the viewer (Lanus). His voice was easy to understand and clearly conveyed his points from the slide (Eilertson). When he spoke he also conveyed that he knew his subject well. Very clear knowledge of what he was talking about (Lanus). In regards to logic; this is a very relevant topic, especially to us students, and he did a great job presenting both sides equally before mediating the situation (Delano). Erick listed most dollar amounts when cost was brought up and provided other key statistics that were needed (Eilertson). Collin raised a good question and idea in regards to Erick’s mediation. Collin’s question was, by cutting the commuter lot or making students pay for parking wouldn't it help push students to be more environmentally friendly and drive less? This could lead to Ames adding more bike paths and Cyride expanding to include several more routes (Delano). Again we all felt that overall Erick did a good job on his presentation and mediating between the two sides on a topic that is very important to students.

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