Due to the high enrollment numbers this semester, students have become concerned with the lack of convenient parking spaces.

Nontraditional student Annie Allen is a little frustrated by this.

“I would like a shuttle (to get to class),” Allen said.

Allen tends to park near Murphy and Eder, and she has noticed an abundance of people who park in this area as well.

“I wonder if we just congregate to this area more,” Allen said.

Student Dawn Pokora, who also has most of her classes in Murphy and Eder, said it is hard to find a convenient parking spot even at 8:30 a.m., because the lots are so crowded.

“It seems like it’s a little worse this year than it was last year,” Pokora said.

Pokora does not remember these lots being so crowded around 8:00 a.m. last year.

Jacob Lutes, a junior, thinks there are other reasons for the lack of convenient parking spaces.

“It’s all the damn motorcyclists and scooters,” Lutes said.

He believes that more than one motorcycle should be grouped together in one spot, and that motorcycles should not take up the closer parking spots.

Lutes believes that the construction has affected parking as well.

“It seems like the barricades are a little bit of a hassle,” Lutes said.

He provided a simple solution for students who are constantly late to class, as he has started to do this.
“Come to class early to figure out what classes get out before yours,” Lutes said.

He happens to live along Faraon, so he has the convenience of timing it just right so that he knows when classes are getting out and parking spots will be available.

Dean of Student Affairs Judy Grimes, on the other hand, has not recently confronted any issues with student parking.

“People always complain about parking, but I haven’t heard any unusual complaints,” Grimes said.