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by Olivia Allison thresher editorial staff Beer-Bike parade fines will be directly assigned to individuals during tomorrow's parade. University Beer-Bike Coordinator Daniel Attaway said colleges have always had the authority to delegate fines to individuals responsible for violations, but many did not often exercise this option. Of the 13 types of fines that can be given, 10 can be charged to individuals. The other fines will be given to the college responsible for the violation. (See Page 12 for list of violations.) Fines that can be given to individuals range from $100 to $500. The highest fine of $1,500 can be assigned to a college for "consistent under-filling of water balloons." However, the $1,500 fine can be assessed only by the director or assistant director Student Activities, the Beer-Bike rules chairs or the parade coordinators. Also, tagged or decorated vehicles can be excluded from the parade if they have been driven off-campus before the parade. Parade Coordinator Lindsey O'Neal said this rule change was made for the safety of students and of people driving on the roads surrounding Rice. "I think the main thing is that we want to keep the flatbeds on-campus and keep most of the festivities within the hedges," she said. "We really want to protect the safety of our students and the traffic on Main." Attaway said he thinks individual fines will make students more responsible during the parade. "This will be more cost-effective, and the chances of people having a vested interest will be higher," Attaway, a Sid Richardson College senior, said. If the students assessing fines do not know a student's name, they will fine the college for the violation. One significant change to the list of possible fines is that students will be fined $100 for carrying a "portable shield device" like a trash can lid. Attaway said this change was made because students were throwing trash can lids at each other during the parade. "Drunk people think it's a really good idea to throw trash can lids, and this has been a problem in the past," he said. Each college is required to provide 10 students to monitor the parade route. Eight groups - consisting of one student from each college - will be formed, and each group will assign fines for one college. In previous years, Beer-Bike rules chairs have paid other organizations to provide security during the parade, Attaway said, but he thinks this year's system will be an improvement. "My hope is that people will not be afraid to enforce the rules, which was a problem in the past," Attaway said. "Also, one person in each group is guaranteed to know the people in the parade." Sid freshman Scott Ellis, who is in charge of parade security, said he hopes the changes will improve the safety of the parade. "I'm not sure how much of an effect this will have," Ellis said. "Last year we paid organizations to do it and they didn't show up, which caused some problems. This year the colleges are obligated to send 10 people to help out, so safety will be improved in that respect."
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