Wednesday Feb.

9, 2011
Volume LXXXVI, Number 15 Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam www.sjuhawknews.com

Feature Photo Benjamin Lackey ‘14/the hawk

On Wednesday, Feb. 2 people gathered in Philadelphia to voice opinions about the governmental transition currently unfolding in Egypt. The protest included a march
to City Hall. See page 2 of The Hawk to view photos of the rally and hear Mariam El-Maghrabi’s, ‘14, first hand account.

Registrar hires to facilitate No Parking: Some frustrated commuters

would rather risk the ticket
course, exam scheduling ASHLEY CRISO ’12
Hawk Staff

DALLAS DUCAR ’14
News Editor
This New Year began with many
changes around campus, making
the President’s Office not the
only office that will experience a
transformation this semester.
“We’re going to begin the pro-
cess of a new working method,”
stated Paul L. DeVito, Ph.D., as-
sociate provost for academic af-
fairs and dean of the College of
Professional and Liberal Studies.
Both DeVito and University
Registrar, Gerard Donahue, ex-
pressed the need for a change in
the university’s Registrar Office,
especially after the general out-
cry from both students and fac-
ulty last semester, that resulted
from delays in posting course of-
ferings and exam schedules.
“The timing of last semester’s
final exam schedule was a huge
inconvenience,” said Mary Mal-
loy ’14. “I live in Cincinnati
but all the nonstop flights were
booked so I had to fly to Chicago
first and then back home; it was
a nightmare. Ticket prices were
through the roof.”
DeVito explained how, with the
new changes in the Registrar’s
Office, he expected improve-
ment, even if it was gradual.
“The ultimate goal is to provide
a higher level of customer service
for the student population as well
as for the faculty,” DeVito said.
“As the student population has
increased, we haven’t been able
to increase the staff necessary to
support the student population.”
According to both Donahue and
DeVito, the restructuring was a
result of a five year self-survey
that helped The Registrar’s Of-
fice to address some of its needs.
Before restructuring, there were
CHANGES, p. 3 >>
With more and more students heading to Maguire
Campus for class, finding parking near Merion Hall
has become increasingly difficult.
Recently, students without the proper university
parking tags have been entering Maguire Campus
with intentions of parking in lots reserved for permit
parkers.
According to John Henfey, director of public safe-
ty, Hawks’ Landing has consistently available park-
ing spaces for those with university permits; how-
ever, it is the location of these spots in relation to Benjamin Lackey ‘14/the hawk
Maguire Campus that has sparked the new flood of
illegal parking.
Henfey understands that there is limited parking
near Maguire Campus, but he stresses the availabil-
ity of parking in Hawks’ Landing, which is regularly
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neglected due to people’s desire to park as closely as
possible to their desired location.
“It is not a perfect situation,” says Henfey. “And it
The Hawk
is really difficult with the parking we have on cam-
pus. Everyone wants to be parked as conveniently
as possible, but because of the geographical con- The Hawk Newspaper
figuration of the campus, and the parking lots, it’s
really difficult to satisfy everybody’s needs.”
At this point in time, the university is struggling to @sjuhawknews
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INSIDE THE HAWK THIS WEEK:

Super Bowl Culture INDEX
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entertainment. Read The Hawk’s review on page 7. A&E........................ 7
Features..................10
Citrus: The Tasty Flu Fighter Classifieds.............. 12
Check out an easy citrus-flavored recipe that Sports.....................13
can be made right in your dorm, page 11.