Letter to the Editor: Campus parking

3/27/08

Dear Editor,

I am going to have to argue against the parking that is on campus. I am mainly talking about the Stonehenge parking lot because that is where I park my car. Lots of people that park in that parking lot do not know how to follow lines. Throughout the entire parking lot there are big white lines that show you where to park your car. It’s crazy how when you drive around the parking lot you see all these cars over the lines and in two spots.

It has been very difficult over the winter to see those lines because of the snow. People were parking all over the place. Now since most of the snow has melted there are still cars parked in spots that really are not there. Most people who live in Stonehenge leave on the weekend. This is good for the people like me who stay and have to work. As everyone leaves many prime parking spots open up. Starting Sunday night through Monday morning people take up all those good spots.

You then have to resort to parking in the way back and walking about a mile to get into your dorms. Another thing that really gets me about the parking is the people that take all the good spots at the beginning of the week and keep their car parked there all week.

The worst thing about the parking lot at Stonehenge is the crazy frost heaves. You have to go about ten miles an hour just to make it out of the parking lot. It feels like you are about to go off a dirt bike jump every time you want to park. Getting through the parking lot is like going through a maze. Another part about the parking lot is how you can lose your car. If you come in late at night you do not remember where you parked your car.

Sincerely,

Ian Weber