Students’ pregame drinking and rowdy behavior before ISU football games commanded much of the university’s open forum on pre-game stadium parking Monday.

Published plans for next year’s parking calls for the five public parking lots on the east side of Jack Trice Stadium to be changed into reserved parking to accommodate the increasing number of members of the National Cyclone Club, a group of annual donors to the athletic department, said ISU Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde.

More than 10 people attended the public forum held at 3 p.m. in Room 3150 of Beardshear Hall.

The forum was set up to receive student input and explain the rationale behind the reallocation of public parking lots for the stadium, an area many students traditionally use for tailgating.

“As I walk through those lots, I see a different kind of experience, in my opinion, in a very negative way,” said Peter Englin, dean of students. “I have been very troubled by some of the activities that take place there.”

Englin listed some actions he has witnessed, such as public urination and people getting too drunk to stand up before the game begins.

“Some are there to rent a space to party, not a space to go to the game,” Englin said.

Thomas Hill, vice president of student affairs, emphasized five issues which the university is considering while readjusting the pre-game parking: university image, complaints, security issues, liability concerns and student safety.

Tony Borich, sophomore in community and regional planning, said moving the students won’t increase the positive image of the university.

“I would say there are maybe five or six bad apples in a group,” Borich said.

Borich said the problem may be helped if police crack down on those particular people.

Hill questioned whether or not a student parking lot could exist and hold the same spirit without the inclusion of alcohol.

“We want to create an area where students are hootin’ and hollerin’ and having a good time without alcohol,” Hill said. “We would be very irresponsible if we closed our eyes, crossed our fingers and continued to rely on luck.”

Van De Velde said a paved lot near the stadium is still an option to become a student lot for tailgating.

“We are open to opening a paved lot for the students,” Van De Velde said.

Mike Banasiak, Government of the Student Body president, expressed the importance of being close to the stadium during the hours before football games.

“As an ISU student, you want to be close,” Banasiak said.”It is a spirit thing as well.”

Jerry Stewart, director of the ISU Department of Public Safety, said relocating the public parking lots will increase safety at the stadium.

“We are under increasing pressure to provide this buffer level around the stadium,” he said.

Stewart noted that last year’s homeland security efforts focused on professional sports, while this year’s efforts will be more emphasized on college sports.

“By having this area more controlled, we can increase the security,” he said.

The athletic department plans on brainstorming to come up with a finalized plan for game-day parking, Hill said.