Show Points West Speaks Out Parking Co Congestion tion Suffers fers A Attack c W V of t. t 1 I fi t v l F ti L 6 Who is responsible for the student parking fiasco of Thursday Oct 3 when about 15 student parking places in front of the College Center were from use Who is responsible for the student parking parade of Friday Oct 4 when students had to follow the detour signs that directed them past an empty parking lot guarded by campus police Anyone who is familiar with the parking problems of would have known that blocking off these facilities causes an asthmatic attack to the already congested conditions on campus lots So who is responsible a student As we understand it the parking lot blockade of Oct 3 was to insure that the Board of Regents would be able to have an available parking place for their Copper Room meeting at If this had been in the morning such a ablo blo blockade lockade kade would have been equally bothersome but somewhat grounded to reason eason however to block off those spaces for an entire an-entire entire day was altogether unfair to students who pay a 10 19 fee the privilege of a parking place While it is true that the Board of Regents are the of funds that allow us to have such conveniences as the Business Building is it right to give them preferential treatment over our own students Perhaps the Board could have a better appreciation of parking problems if they had to take a look from a far north parking lot vantage point We view the dedication of our Business Building as s an important milestone but reg regardless of the ceremonial p procedures class is still held and parking places are still needed Was it necessary at in the morning to blo block black k off the driveway l leading ding to the Business Building parking lot and make many of the students late to class We suggest that in the future students be shown their due respect with regard to parking and if visiting dign dignitaries need a place to park then distribute temporary parking permits and allow them to do as the Romans do |