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5. Tickets are given when security staff can be spared to patrol
the parking lots.

6. No penalty is assessed for those who do not pay the fines.

Opinion 1, from a Commuter Student

Obviously, the current system is not working. We have three clearly

marked parking zones, but people park wherever they choose, and
security staff patrol only when they have nothing else to do. The

school needs to hire someone full time to patrol the parking lots. If

fines are collected, perhaps people will obey the rules. If fining

does not work, stiffer penalties need to be enforced. The parking

regulations themselves need no change. It is fair that faculty park
close to the classroom buildings, and students housed on campus, who

have the benefits of a shuttle to the campus buildings, park farthest

away if they choose to drive.

Opinion 2, from a Student Who Lives on Campus

Obviously, the current system is not working. The three parking

zones are a joke, since no one is ever fined and security rarely

patrols. In fact, security personnel have more important things to do

than to patrol the parking lots, and this petty task should be
removed entirely from their duty roster. The parking regulations

themselves are the problem. Faculty and commuter students get

privileged parking, while those of us who pay extra to live on campus

get the leftovers. The system is inherently unfair. A first-come,

first-served parking system would be fair to everyone.