| Show t Why Cant Can't I Just t. t i Park Mv My Car f e By Jessica Munson Staff Writer Wednesday morning am a.m. The forecast is cloudy and theres there's theresa a slight breeze in the air but seems to be a fairly pleasant morning I drive to school and pick a parking spot anywhere I prefer because hardly anyone else has arrived for the early eady morning classes of the day When I get out of my class at I realize that I have forgotten forgot forgot- ten my Biology book at my house and need it before 1 1000 I walk to the parking lot only to find that finding my car in the chaos of vehicles trying to park and butt in front of one another to grab the closest parking lot is a lot like trying to find a lost child in lin a huge amusement park After what seems like forever I finally locate my car and head to my house for my book By the time I return to campus 20 minutes later its it's a hopeless cause in trying trying trying try try- ing to find a parking spot anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where close to my classes Some people dont don't even bother with the chaotic hell and prefer to park on the side of the road outside campus campus campus cam cam- pus and walk to their classes from there Is that truly necessary Is Isit Isit Isit it common on every college campus campus campus cam cam- pus to park on the outskirts or to even make a parking lot out of a grass covered soccer field just to have enough parking places for forthe forthe forthe the everyday students attending this campus or is it just here I know that Im I'm not the only one who feels this way about the parking situation here Many of ofus ofus ofus us students find it to be a huge inconvenience and a waste of time and find it unnecessary to have to wait for a space to become available or to come to campus earl early enough to find a parking spot way before our clas classes es begin We could sit here all day long and gripe and moan about the problems and negative aspects of this situation Yea we all realize realie this is a problem and there needs to be something done about it but what Have more people ride bikes to school There are only so many bike racks and not 1 everyone lives just around the corner comer from here Carpool With i peoples people's schedules being so different different different dif dif- dif dif- 1 ferent and constantly changing 1 that's not much more acco accommodating oa dating either Provide more park more paring par par- c I L I ing spots Well they're working y q yon on that but there is only so much j t room that can be worked with with- With the campus being dJin the middle of town houses 1 gas stations surround it that l alSo need their own space No m matter how its it's looked at I I- I dont don't know if anyone tan an come come me up with a solution to tb tb pl please s every everyone everyone one So for Jor n now nov w be at M Give yourself pl plenty nty i before your classes begin to find finda a parking spot and try to be courteous cour courteous cour- cour to the theother other drivers they they're re l Jorl feeling the same w way y r r tl 1 J t. t r. r J a wr rW r Photo by David Finch Fine h |
