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"The enforcement is very, very lax,"
Kossoudji said.
Kleinsmith said he thinks the infor-
mation should be sent to parking offi-
cials.
"It is very interesting and important
data, that we should forward to park-
ing officials," Kleinsmith said.
The fact parking lots are not being
monitored is a breakdown in commu-
nication. University Provost Nancy
Cantor and President Lee Bollinger
have said there are parking monitors
but Kleinsmith said they are not pre-
sent.
The only data that the University
has is that of SACUA's, Kleinsmith
said.
Another concern about the parking
stemmed from faculty interest.
SACUA member Barbara
MacAdam said "with the addition of
the Life Science Programs, more visi-
tors and guests will need parking. For
visitors to come and take a look at the
parking situation is a very negative
reflection for the University."
SACUA members discussed their
next step and decided to continue
holding their casual parking sur-
veys biweekly. The survey will only
be held at the Church Street and
School of Business Administration
parking structures, since most cars
without blue passes and tickets
have been found there, Kossoudji
said.
"One reason to do it, is-if we per-
sonally collect data, all we say is 'Lee
we want you to stop illegal parking,"'
Kossoudji said.
Cantor visited yesterday's meeting
and updated the committee on the Life
Science Initiative.
"We have made parallels in a sense
to the undergraduate curriculum, espe-
cially Engineering and LSA - we
want to make sure to integrate courses
across campus," Cantor said.
Deans from LSA, College of Engi-
neering, School of Public Health and
the School of Natural Resources and
Environment have been brainstorming
ways to integrate course sequences
and are getting faculty and student
feedback, Cantor said.
"We are moving forward, and are
very excited about that," Cantor said.
Programs associated with the Life
Sciences Initiative should be in effect
by the fall of 2001, regardless of phys-
ical structure of the new buildings,
Cantor said.
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patrols out to enforce" the new law,
said Capt. Mike McCabe of the
sheriff's office.
Although they do not yet have
official records, McCabe said pre-
liminary reports seem to show that
seat belt violations were down.
Because the implementation of
the law was so highly publicized,
McCabe said, "we're finding offi-
cers are writing less tickets."
Even though Oakland County did
not take special action for the first
weekend of the law's implementa-
tion, McCabe said the law will
"save lives."
Brown is actually less optimistic
about the law because "people who
don't wear their safety belts are
creatures of habit and they'll have
to be told more than once."
He said if there is an increase in
the existing 70 percent compliance
rate - it will be small.
"If it's in the '80s or mid-'70s
then we'd be doing well," he said.
Brown said he feels a $25 fine is
not enough. "The government is
going to have to do more educa-
tion," he said. "Something on the
educational level will really have an
impact."
Responding to accusations that
the law is an example of the gov-
ernment overstepping its bounds,
Logghe said, "sometimes you have
to save people from themselves."
Brown said that after 20 years
working.for the traffic division and
seeing people die because they did
not wear a seat belt, he believes
"it's a good law and I don't think
the government is out of line."
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