Find previous stories on the 2000 SGA elections in our archive. If something like this is not fixed immediately, it's too late. It's imperative to maintain them. Crosswalk lights need to be added at streets such as Denison and Manhattan avenues, Metzinger said. Students have gotten hit by cars at crosswalks that were not well lit, she said, and a push-button system that warns drivers that a student is at the crosswalk could help avoid such accidents.
Lighting is always beneficial.
Steve Hall, student body presidential candidate, said lighting improvements are made continually every year. Last year more lighting was added by the residence halls and the Kramer Dining Center. The most needed areas would be around crosswalks. Every year we need to add more and more lights. The sales tax received by the university is given to lighting and safety on campus.