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ECU making changes to parking for Va. Tech game
By Brock Letchworth
The Daily Reflector
Thursday, October 22, 2009
East Carolina University officials are making adjustments to game-day parking schedules and tweaking operations to accommodate a sell-out crowd for the Pirates' nationally-televised football game against Virginia Tech.
In an effort to ease traffic congestion prior to the 7:30 p.m. kickoff on Nov. 5, the university is opening all reserved parking lots near the stadium at 4 p.m. and remote lots near the Brody School of Medicine at 5 p.m. Shuttle bus service from the Brody lot will begin at 5:30 p.m.
The Chancellor's Executive Council also is encouraging university classes and operations to end at 3 p.m. that day to reduce the potential impact.
“While it is not mandatory that classes and operations end early, supervisors are encouraged to be flexible in allowing staff to use leave time or a flex schedule to make up for any lost time,” ECU Provost Marilyn Sheerer said in a recent e-mail to the university community.
Sheerer said faculty are encouraged to use alternate methods such as out-of-class assignments or online assignments to make up for any time lost in the classroom. She noted that some operations and courses may not be able to be shut down, but department heads should review those exceptions and minimize them where feasible.
“Thank you for being flexible during this exciting event,” Sheerer wrote. “We look forward to a Pirate victory on November 5 along with significant exposure for the university on national television.”
Parking lots are typically opened six hours prior to kickoff, but no earlier than 8 a.m. Officials say they need the parking for university operations most of the day, limiting the amount of time available for pre-game activities such as tailgating.
Officials say they are expecting traffic to increase in the early afternoon with high volumes by 3:30 p.m. and the peak around 5 p.m.
As with all other game days, officials will be closing 14th Street between Berkley Road and Charles Boulevard. All vehicular traffic will be prevented from accessing the road beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending an hour and a half after the game.
Reserved parking permit holders can reach Berkley Road to enter their reserved lot by accessing 14th Street via Elm Street.
General public RV parking areas in the Belk Lot will be opened at 4 p.m., and overnight stay is permitted after the game.
There will be no tow-behind cookers allowed in reserved parking areas Nov. 5. Officials also said vehicles will not be allowed to wait in line for access to reserved parking areas, including all streets surrounding Elmhurst Elementary and C.M. Eppes Middle schools.
Anyone wanting to avoid the traffic but see the game can watch it live on ESPN.
Contact Brock Letchworth at bletchworth@coxnc.com or (252) 329-9574.
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ECU Alum
10/24/2009 10:14:28 AM
We'll take redneck money! Love to see ECU Pride in the trailer park! You see Tarhole pride in all of them... why not ECU.
Suggest removalESEAU
10/23/2009 07:18:23 PM
GOOOOOOOOOOOLD!!!
Suggest removaltrue pirate
10/23/2009 07:08:00 PM
PURPLE!!!!
Suggest removalLame
10/23/2009 05:33:45 PM
I actually went to ECU. Still doesn't mean they are any good this year, and still doesn't mean half the attendees at games aren't alumni!
Suggest removalTo Lame:
10/23/2009 05:27:02 PM
How wrong you are moron!! You must be talking about the tarholes, since many of them never stepped foot on that campus and live in trailers. I bet you're one of them!!!
Suggest removalLame.
10/23/2009 05:06:44 PM
ECU sucks this year anyway. Another gathering of rednecks without jobs, most of whom never attended ECU, but still love to dress up and pretend to be pirates!
Suggest removalECU Senior
10/23/2009 04:42:14 PM
Wow I make a simple typo/grammar mistake and you are questioning my intelligence/ knowledge? I guess I should just turn down that Degree with Honors I am supposed to receive in December.
Suggest removalI never asked for special treatment with absences,I just think the policies should be fair across the board.
ltp
10/23/2009 04:28:02 PM
Watch it on ESPN? You must be crazy. This could be the biggest game of the year. I am going to be there with my purple garb on cheering for the pirates.
Suggest removalto boheath
10/23/2009 02:30:48 PM
You are a funny dude, boheath! Thanks for your positive comments! I'm glad ECU can be seen for miles! They deserve it! So glad to be part of this fine university! Go Pirates!
Suggest removalto Brody Staff
10/23/2009 02:26:10 PM
Instead of seeing the positive in this, all you want to do is complain about traffic. Name a time you ever leave BSOM at 5 p.m. without traffic?! Hello!
Suggest removalI hate fat people
10/23/2009 02:24:25 PM
I bet all the complainers are fat and are mad because they won't be able to get home in time for Dr. Phil
Suggest removalTo senior
10/23/2009 02:20:26 PM
You should only be excused from class when you miss it due to something you are doing for THAT class. Otherwise, YOU are deciding when you want to go to class. You know how many students say they are going somewhere just to get out of class?! This is different. ECU is making the call. As far as cancelled classes, classes are cancelled when there is no interest in the course or when there is no one to teach it. Try again.
Suggest removalto ecu senior
10/23/2009 02:18:34 PM
You may wish to request a refund from your English or writing teachers-if not all of them. Instead of ei, you most likely meant to type ie but proper grammar would have been eg
Suggest removalMaybe too many classes have been cancelled or skipped...hmmmm?
What?
10/23/2009 02:12:47 PM
Wow...if it were not for ECU, there would be no BSOM. I can't believe that you feel that way about ECU... I esp can't believe they let you work there! You have a horrible attitude!
Suggest removalECU Senior
10/23/2009 02:12:30 PM
“Name one thing ECU has done that actually denied a student his/her education" how about canceling core classes needed for graduation? I understand that football games stimulate the bottom line but in my four years at ECU is have been in classes where the professor's attendance policy was modified for the football team's absences but the rest of us lost points from our grade from absences that were because of academic reasons (ei academic conferences)
Suggest removalto Get Over It
10/23/2009 01:33:27 PM
There are a lot more people at Brody than just students. Faculty, staff, researchers, etc, who are all inconvenienced.
Suggest removalBesides, let's be honest. ECU isn't going to win this one, anyway. Just look at the losses and the few wins they have squeaked out this season. Not good.
Get over it
10/23/2009 01:28:22 PM
First, I really feel bad for the staff at Brody, but come on, think about it, how many students do you really think will be going to class after 3pm. The majority of the students will be getting ready to tailgate. I mean really, what are the professors gonna do, send a note home to mommy saying you kid skipped class???
Suggest removalboheath
10/23/2009 01:27:16 PM
In my last comments, it seems I spelled "seen" seened.
Suggest removalNow I've "seened" everything?????
Biker
10/23/2009 01:25:48 PM
If they'd designed the roads better with bike lanes and sidewalks on them, more people could get to and from the games without using gas guzzling, environmental wreaking, oil country supporting, war continuing cars, trucks, and SUVs. Then there'd be less congestion and pollution for us all to enjoy the area.
Suggest removalboheath
10/23/2009 01:14:55 PM
I was stationed in Germany with the Army in the early 90's. On Armed Forces Network (AFN) television one Friday morning at 2 a.m.(Germany is 6 hours ahead), I proudly watched ECU play at Ficklin Stadium on ESPN Thursday night football. Thurday night football is seened all over the free world. Great exposure.
Suggest removalGooooooo Pirates!!!!!!!!!!!!
ESEAU
10/23/2009 01:00:25 PM
There are just some people you can't reason with. And for those who work at Brody, knowing the events taking place have you considered car pooling on that day, or have someone drop you off and pick you up? Not too smart are ya? Its one game get over it and realize this is good for our economy and our university.
Suggest removalHmm
10/23/2009 12:55:15 PM
So maybe they should also cancel Fall and Spring break. Maybe there shouldn't be Christmas or summer vacation, either?! I don't suppose those breaks affected your kids.
Suggest removalto Reality
10/23/2009 12:53:17 PM
Really, corrupt? A school is a school. Students are going to get their education regardless. Name one thing ECU has done that actually denied a student his/her education. This day and age, schools beg for students; not the other way around. Schools bring activities, such as athletics, clubs, etc. to attract students. The more successful, the better. And who would have thought that since good students are usually athletic, they like sports?
Suggest removalWhat the. . .
10/23/2009 12:49:42 PM
This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard!! Stop classes at 3:00 because of a football game? Don’t forget why there is a football game, because there is a college!!!! College first recreation second.
Suggest removalKyle G.
10/23/2009 12:12:15 PM
to unbelievable:
Suggest removalWithout a logical business sense, the university would not survive. Football at ECU is one of the largest revenue generating entities for the university. Besides money, there are several intangibles, marketing, retention, recruitment, and capital improvements for the university.
Brody Staff
10/23/2009 12:07:09 PM
Lynda is right. This will affect parking for staff at Brody, clinical and non-clinical, and will create a traffic nightmare for those of us who have work to do past 3pm and who will now be caught trying to move our cars among all the tailgaters. Poor planning to have tailgating at Brody this year. Just stupid.
Suggest removalESEAU
10/23/2009 11:52:55 AM
Lynda, go home! Do you really think they are going to cancel appointments? Geez why do people have to take things to the extreme? DRAMA!
Suggest removalLynda
10/23/2009 11:38:58 AM
just because other schools do it doesn't mean its the right thing to do. plus them asking the medical school to close early "voluntarily" is impossible- those parking lots are used by clinicians. Would you like your doctor appt canceled so that parking spaces are freed up for someone who wants to watch a football game. How silly.
Suggest removalESEAU
10/23/2009 09:36:41 AM
On another note if you would have read the News and Observer yesterday you would have Known UNC Chapel-Hill did the same thing for thier Thursday night game (go FSU LOL) to ease traffic. Guess they don't value education either? Please get your facts straight before you trash talk, it makes you look ignorant.
Suggest removalalum
10/23/2009 09:34:26 AM
Ditto To unbelievable: it is easy to tell who attended college, it is part of the whole picture. Ever heard of school spirit, college family, participation in your community, work hard/play hard...
Suggest removalESEAU
10/23/2009 09:33:08 AM
Reality......? Please find it
Suggest removalReality
10/23/2009 09:24:54 AM
Although voluntary cancelling of classes after 3:00 PM will have a very small effect on a student's education, you are right Athletics does wag the dog at ECU. It's a business, a money maker, and a recruiting tool. That being said, most university Athletic's departments, including, ECU's is rife with corruption. It's all about the money, not the education.
Suggest removalDman
10/23/2009 09:05:58 AM
The ugly people Park in Chapel Hill. Oh yea, they have no parking for tailgating....
Suggest removalDman
10/23/2009 08:50:25 AM
Do whatever it takes to maximize exposure for this event. All recruits will be watching. These are the same kids we want to choose Ec over the TarHoles or FudgePack. Dress up our university, let it shine under the lights and let's hope for 1 night only the Hokies get the Swine Flu and fall apart. There is still time to turn this season around. Win. Just
Suggest removalWin.
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jj
10/23/2009 08:32:26 AM
Please let me know where all ugly people are parking for this event.
Suggest removalTo Unbelievable
10/23/2009 08:09:20 AM
You must be in your 50's or older?? This day and age people can get whole degrees on-line, not to mention all the various classes that are on-line already and your telling me for one day for safty reasons and traffic control, classes "after 3" which arn't many can't have an online assignment? Hey, The 70's just called they want their common sense back.
Suggest removalJ
10/23/2009 07:56:12 AM
This is not just an issue at ECU when this situation occurs, as it has in the past. Other universities also follow a similar strategy. So this is nothing new. Get over it.
Suggest removalto unbelievable
10/23/2009 07:44:51 AM
Duh. Limme know when 50,000 people show up and dump millions of dollars into the local economy when a professor gives a lecture.
Suggest removalOh come on
10/23/2009 06:51:22 AM
Quit your whining. It's just a game. Who cares if classes have to be rescheduled or cut early.
Suggest removalpete
10/23/2009 06:26:49 AM
didnt you learn your lesson after your $12k statue got tore up last week?
Suggest removalUnbelievable
10/23/2009 06:09:32 AM
Clearly the athletics tail wags the academic dog at ECU. University classes are encouraged to be rescheduled for a game by the provost? She does not seem to value education as much as she does exposure on ESPN. Makes one wonder how others are supposed to value an ECU degree when the provost prefers pigskin over holding classes and working. Can taxpayers get a refund since our funds are being misused?
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