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Summer parking presents problems
 Media Credit: Marie McCutcheon Sophomore Haider Zaidi tickets a car not showing the proper pass in the faculty parking lot on Tuesday afternoon.
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A problem that has plagued the SCSU campus for years is again causing frustration and aggravation amongst students, faculty and visitors alike.
As summer classes are well into their second week, the battle for a valid parking spot is still being waged. Despite a fewer number of students taking classes during summer, finding a spot to park a vehicle is still a huge problem. Part of this is due to new students and plain miscommunication between students, faculty and staff.
"There is a problem," said Miles Heckendorn, director of Public Safety Department. "In the summer parking is still enforced, many students don't know that."
Many people are not aware of parking regulations simply because they are not aware of what they are, even though signs are clearly posted.
"Everyone needs to park," said Julie Wolfe, PSD's parking coordinator.
"From Residence Hall Employees, to office employees and professors, there is still confusion. It is not something we can dismiss, we have to regulate it.
"Students were given the web site address upon receiving a parking permit in the fall for all details concerning parking. People don't want to read all that."
Not only are there questions about where to park, but problems with those who park not parking correctly, like boxing people in on the streets by being too close to the bumpers to people taking up more than one space so that others cannot park next to them.
"Everything from commuter lots, to employees lots, we monitor them 52 weeks a year," Heckendorn said.
Many people aren't sure where to park because they rely on word of mouth from other people who are unclear about parking too.
"There was also an unclear statement in the summer registration handbook where it said that summer parking was free and then told a page," Wolfe said.
"For many they didn't turn to the page marked for a clearer reference and it was confusing. You can't rely on word of mouth.
"Students can go to the public safety website for clear information. All lots are posted."
The current lots to park in for commuter students and students that are considered "free" include A, E, Q, K, M, N, and V. The lots for overnight parking are A, E and Q, otherwise students cannot park in the lots from 3 a.m.-7 a.m. All parking meters are enforced, as well as 15-minute spots.
"Those students who mess it up are ruining it for others who need it," Wolfe said. "People don't allow enough time. You are only hurting yourself."
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