Parking

[run&blade]

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Say I want to park west of the UNIDome and tailgate sometime does that cost money or is it first come first serve? What time would I need to get there by?

[Panther-Sheik]

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Say I want to park west of the UNIDome and tailgate sometime does that cost money or is it first come first serve? What time would I need to get there by?

Current rules are that you must be a Panther Scholarship Club donor of at least the Gold level ($850 annually). If you have that condition met, then it is first come / first serve. You need a minimum of a Gold level pass for each spot that you occupy, too. I know some motor home users have 3 Gold level donors so that they can use 3 spots.
Directly south of this area (across 27th St.) is the Purple level parking...and just east of that is public parking. All first come / first serve.

[GonzoCat]

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Jegbomb52 -

Thanks for your past and future generous support of UNI athletics. Personnally I appreciate it very much and I myself have not ever known anyone right out of school that gave at that level. Actually I know very few people at any station in life that give at that level.

Nobody should be challeged as to how much money they donate to anything. That's a personal decision that has so many factors enter into it that no one but the individual themselves can be aware of.

[clenz]

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People don't "like" me around here because I don't get involved in the "tickle me - tickle you" group think. I have my own point-of-view and I share it, but because it's not the accepted group position, I'm a "troll."

Everyone here has their own opinion, which is perfectly fine. You, and a couple others, go out of their way to get your point across and you can have the only right opinion. You only post to reply to someone to tell them they are wrong and you are right.

In any case, I neither attacked nor really challenged jeg, who needs to toughen his hide a little if his first reaction is to curse and call me a name. I did neither of those things to him, and his response was inappropriate and uncalled for.

Does he need to thicken his hid some? Sure. You get just as defensive as he does...the only difference is you go after people with a better than you attitude, he just goes straight at people

[TH1974]

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Where can you park for free?

[P. compressa]

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That was uncalled for. I only commented to make the point that there are many, many people who donate at a high(ish) level and none of them should pretend they are the only ones.

Completely uncalled for.

Yes it was

[Newsbreaker]

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I present my opinion. Of course I present it like I think it's right...it's my opinion. I've thought about it and reached a conclusion. If I've considered something and come to a conclusion, why wouldn't I think that it's right? Then I shockingly (I guess) advocate for that position and try to show others why I reached it, and why I think they should as well.

If you feel challenged by this, you should. That's the point. It's called discussion. Because I don't start each reply with "Good points, but I think you haven't considered (x)" doesn't mean I haven't considered what you've said...it means you haven't convinced me. I expect you to advocate in the same way that I do. If you don't want to, that's fine, but it doesn't make the fact that I do so wrong. If you want to but can't, you should consider why. What I don't do is chase people around to keep arguing the same points when they aren't the subject of a thread just to keep arguing. What I don't do, at least I don't think I do, is curse and call people names because of past interactions.

If you want me to say that all opinions are equal, I won't. They aren't. We don't live in a 1st grade, everyones thoughts are equally right, we're all special world. Sometimes I simply think an argument is wrong. Each opinion deserves equal consideration, and gets it, but they aren't of equal value.

I have never been defensive on here. I simply do not take a board like this seriously. If I found myself getting upset over discussions like this, if I found myself closing the web browser in a bad mood because of it, I would seriously reconsider if I should be engaging in such a past-time. This is fun. It's fun to debate and discuss. I can't imagine why else anyone would be here.

I most certainly don't think I'm better than anyone. I do place value and advocate for my positions because, shockingly, I think when I consider something, I come to a logical and worthy conclusion. If you present me with new information, or information in a new light, I'll reconsider. I'm constantly reconsidering everything. Debate, discussion, conviction of opinion, and advocacy for those opinions are the ideals this country was founded, and continues to evolve upon. Those ideals apply even in a very pedestrian forum discussing issues of relatively little grand importance like this.

[TravelingPanther]

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Where can you park for free?

Everywhere but the PSC lot.

[TH1974]

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Everywhere but the PSC lot.

sweet.

..

[Cat80]

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Actually since you have pried your way into my personal life I will share with you. For the first 4 years after graduation my wife and I donated over $1,000 a year. I challenge you to find a couple under the age of 25 with that size of donation. In 2006 I lost my job and went back to school to become a teacher. At this time our donations stopped, as of September of this year my wife and I (as teachers we only get paid once a month) received our first full paycheck in over two years. You can rest assured that our donations will be coming soon. The thing is, I will be donating due to the benefits I reaped from the PSC as a student athlete. Not the parking spot I will receive. No one feels stronger than I do that the Panthers are a Division I team and should be treated as such. Each week the Panthers put a quality product on the field and we should be reaping the rewards from it. At other Universities, I know I have said this before but will say it again, you must be a member of the athletic club simply to buy your parking spot. Stop giving things away because you are afraid 10 less people will come!

Hey, you mentioned parking in the North lot, not a PSC lot, therefore I asked. Everyone has had bad times, sorry you had some recently. I'm glad you have a chance to come to UNI and meet up with your friends. Have a great time.

[Newt99]

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Good for you, but don't break your arm.

I think this is the part that set Jeg and everyone else off. I'm pretty sure you could have found a way to mention the others you know who contribute to the PSC without taking a shot at him like that. I notice you didn't disclose your donation. Each person gives what they are willing or able to give, even if it is only five dollars then that's five dollars the athletic department didn't have before. For you to belittle Jeg's contribution when it is pretty obvious he is going above and beyond to give as much as possible is simply infuriating.

God, I don't need to be on this board for two weeks after a 8 month absence and already ****ing Pricks like Newbreaker already make me want to leave again. All I try to do is answer a question and this is what I get. Thanks for making this such a great board, you are always making it better.

Don't go! There are way too many good things about this board (and you are one of them) to let the few negatives ruin it. Every once in a while you just have to take a few days off when it gets too stupid.

I most certainly don't think I'm better than anyone. I do place value and advocate for my positions because, shockingly, I think when I consider something, I come to a logical and worthy conclusion. If you present me with new information, or information in a new light, I'll reconsider. I'm constantly reconsidering everything. Debate, discussion, conviction of opinion, and advocacy for those opinions are the ideals this country was founded, and continues to evolve upon. Those ideals apply even in a very pedestrian forum discussing issues of relatively little grand importance like this.

Please save this post and review it every once in a while, I hope you really do mean it. You might be surprised to hear me say that regardless of our past arguments, I'd hate to see you go. You do bring good discussion and differing opinions to the forums. It is just the way that you present them that often rubs people the wrong way. If this many people took the time to call you out on it, in this thread alone, maybe there is a reason.

[Newsbreaker]

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I should've used something different than the "don't break your arm." I owe him an apology, and I do apologize. That was unnecessarily caustic.

[run&blade]

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I always park between Rider Hall and Guilcrest (?sp) and just walk over, it is free. If I wanted to tailgate I guess I would have to find a different spot.

[UNIAlum95]

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You can also park in the grass fields west of the PSC lots now for free. I almost think that is better parking than the purple lot across the street.

[Cat80]

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One thing mentioned in a earlier post but lost in the heat,(and I apologize for creating some of it) is the changes made this fall in parking. Prior to this season, a certain parking area was made available depending on your PSC donation-only. Starting this season, parking was made available for PSC donation level AND season ticket status. Also parking was made available for season ticket holders who are not making a donation to the PSC. It may not be the change some may want, but it is a positive change. At least if a high level donor is parking next to the dome, starting this season, we know they have season tickets. That was not the case in the past. One step has been made. The athletic department keeps saying that donations go to scholarships and not operations, but links level of giving with benefits. It may be difficult to separate the two in some minds.

I heard Deno Curris one time state the job of a university president is threefold:

Sex for the students.
Winning football for the alumni.
Parking.