University of Virginia Library

Close Road

Why must the last remaining
spot of beauty and serenity at the
University be defiled by one of
man's most commendable
technological achievements? I
sympathize with the inhabitants of
the new dorms as to their distance
from classes, but surely they realize
the beauty that once was the Lawn.
A few more weeks of riding and
parking bicycles on the Lawn will
so obliterate this area that the most
astute environmentalist may be
misled as to its potential.

Recalling how moral suasion has
proved ineffective in the past, I
urge the Student Council and/or
the Administration to ban bicycles
from the Lawn. In addition I urge
the closing of the road between
Clark and Monroe Halls (the Law
and Graduate Business Schools,
respectively) to automobiles,
leaving this area for bicycle parking.