This letter is in regards to the cartoon in the Dec. 6, 2001 edition of the (University) Chronicle and the generally feeling about parking on campus. SCSU is not a strip mall. A University is not where you drive around and find the closest parking spot to the door. I feel that students on campus sometimes forget that they have two legs. Granted, I know that it really is an inconvenience that you have to walk half a mile to get to class, but sometimes you just have to sacrifice. Do people not realize that we have public transportation? I think that the public transportation system in St. Cloud is one of the finest and easiest things to figure out. Do people not have bikes anymore?
A bike costs about $90 at Target and this is a lot cheaper than your cars which costs thousands of dollars and you would probably get there faster.
If we were to have parking lots in front of each building, I feel that it would make the campus look ugly. A big parking ramp would be wonderful, but it most likely be down in Q-lot, and you would still have to walk a half mile to class. College students are always complaining about not having enough money.
They are always complaining about Public Safety who gives them tickets and this adds a lot of stress to their lives. Students need to realize that they have two free legs that they can use that are stress free. As I walk through Atwood, I hear students complaining about having to park their car a mile away from Stewart Hall. In case they didn’t know, the bus comes right next door to Atwood, which is about 100 steps from the front door of Stewart.
Serafina Scholl
Senior
International Relations
