I mentioned earlier the parking clusterfuck at Marist tonight. I sent off three e-mails today. One to John Gildard, the Director of Security (the person who sent the e-mail announcement) asking, essentially, "what the fuck are night commuters supposed to do?". The second I sent to Timmian Massie, who was listed on the map as the point of contact for general inquiries, asking much the same thing. The third I sent to Timothy Heneghan, the Coordinator of Events and Facility Operations for the Athletic Department (which runs the McCann Center, where the game is hosted), and asked specifically about the "shuttle service" that Gildard's e-mail had mentioned the Athletics Department would be running.
I received responses to none of them, except a message from Heneghan who seemed positively confused wondering what the heck I was talking about. I figure they'll probably answer me tomorrow. That would make sense, obviously.
This didn't leave me with any warm fuzzies about parking this evening, so I decided to call Gildard up. After all, his phone number was in the e-mail he sent. Turns out, the number he gives is just the normal security desk, so I couldn't give him a piece of my mind, but...
Woman: Marist College Security.
Me: So what the heck are night time commuters supposed to do for parking tonight?
Woman: Hold please.
.... hold ....
Woman: Hello, sir? Yes, you can park in Beck.
Me: Beck? The lot that is 100% capacity on a normal night, and is only 1/3 the size of McCann, is now going to handle the capacity of both itself and McCann?
Woman: (listening to someone off-phone) Or you can park in any lot north of Donnelly.
Me: There are no lots north of Donnelly until I get way the heck out by Dyson. Are you seriously telling me that my options are "the lot that is now oversold by a factor of 4, or way the hell out in Lower Slovakia?"
Woman: Well, sir, there's a basketball game tonight ...
Me: I know there's a basketball game tonight, but what about the school's primary purpose - education?
Woman: Well, sir, these things happen.
Me: Not if I was in charge they wouldn't.
*click*
This is too damned funny.
When I got to campus, there was not a single rent-a-cop "protecting" the Donnelly lot. So I slid on in and took a parking spot.
We'll see if they give me a ticket now. :-)
"And in sports, expected rioting occured after the Marist game tonight which spilled into the crowd control area known locally as the Donnelly parking lot. Damage seemed to occur only to one car parked in the lot, and while there are few reported arrests, police are holding one night student who was claimed to be beating rioters away from the car with a college security guard."
Derek-
Mr. Gildards extension is 2228, I believe. I know this because I had 3 interviews with the guy for Asst. Director position, I cant remember if it was a direct extension or if he had a "guard" answer it.