Students violating A-frame policy
Several student organizations have not been taking down the A-frames they used to advertise past events.
A-frames must be removed the day after the event that is advertised. Failure to do so will result in a suspension of A-frame privileges for the semester, according to the A-frame usage guidelines in the Student Code, Article IV, Section 1-3.
An A-frame is an outdoor, double-sided advertisement. It cannot be more than 4 feet by 8 feet. Each A-frame must be free-standing and may not be staked down with sandbags or other objects, according to the guidelines.
The advertisements for the Luau, which was held Saturday night and the Step Show, which was held Friday night, are examples of A-frames that have been up too long.
Doug Mausser, a junior majoring in exercise science, said, “I guess the Luau must have been really good, because they certainly aren’t letting anyone forget about it with those A-frames up.”
Lindsay Lyman, ASUSU Activities vice president, said ASUSU has had problems in the past with A-frames, so they have put these rules into place.
According to the guidelines, A-frames can only be placed in certain locations on campus, including the corner of the HPER Field, the grass between the Science and Technology Library and the Business Building, and the southwest corner of the Chase Fine Arts Center.
Those placed in unauthorized areas will be removed at the sponsor’s expense ($25 per A-frame), and the organization will forfeit A-frame privileges for the semester.
Any exceptions to these guidelines and regulations should be pre-approved through Camey Hatch, ASUSU Public Relations vice president.
Brooke Phillips, a junior marketing education major, said, “How hard is it for two people to go and grab it [A-frame] and put it where it needs to go?”
Lyman said the student organizations have not been very good at following these rules.
“It is a new policy, so we hope people will learn soon,” she said.
Phillips said, “Other people need that space, too. I think people are just too lazy. It takes all of 10 minutes to load them up.”
Lyman said people need to take the time to make A-frames look nice and be responsible to take them down sooner.
“The policy right now is not extremely strict, as you can see, but the last thing we [ASUSU] want to do is take down other people’s A-frames every day,” she said. “I think the idea of A-frames is a great one and would work well if the system worked well.”
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