2008 Woodie Awards
The Red Truck From Hell
Montclarion Main Editorial
Issue date: 3/25/04 Section: Opinion
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The Chinese New Year is long gone, yet red envelopes flood the parking lots of MSU(Red envelopes are frequently used as gift containers in the January holiday). Sorry to say, this is no holiday...well not for us. If the assumption was made that parking woes would be over - think again.
The rant mentioned is obviously the piles and piles and more piles of tickets handed out each day at this University.
As windshield wipers get a workout from the lifting and dropping of Standard Parking employees, tickets are gently placed on the glass, as the onomatopoetic sound of 'ca-ching' rings in more dollars for the independently run company.
For students who adore anti-establishment rhetoric, much apologies because most administrators fall under the same category. Professors become peers in the all-out war of dodging another ticket. So while you moan and groan, be not surprised that there's an educator on the other end of campus blurting out expletives and using the Lord's name in vain.
Slow your roll if you want to throw a brick into that little red pickup truck. The employees, although assumed to have itchy trigger fingers when it comes to tickets, did not institute the prices of these offenses.
They are there to do their job. As many come to read this in dismay, what do you think these men and women are supposed to do? The job description does involve the task of handing out violations. Like on a city street, a traffic cop in fact, hands out tickets. One would think that Regis Philbin hangs out on campus, as the super millionaire winner becomes Parking Services, earning a million dollars in citations. Director of Transportation and Parking Services said that by abiding by the rules, tickets would be easily avoided.
So answer this for me Ms. Cooper: What do you tell a student who is rushing to get to an exam on the other side of campus and with no lot parking in sight has to go to a meter spot? Remember, 50 cents is a goldmine in the eyes of many students and having sufficient change is not always the case.
Ms. Cooper's response might go along the lines of the scenario to be hypothetical. Surprisingly, there are many students who actually do suffer from these problems.
Instead of worrying about paying tuition on time to graduate, the added 'bonus' before receiving your diploma is paying off your parking ticket debt.
With so many tickets being handed down to students, it wouldn't be surprising to see graduates suffer from nervous breakdowns when their diplomas are handed to them in forms of paper.
The rant mentioned is obviously the piles and piles and more piles of tickets handed out each day at this University.
As windshield wipers get a workout from the lifting and dropping of Standard Parking employees, tickets are gently placed on the glass, as the onomatopoetic sound of 'ca-ching' rings in more dollars for the independently run company.
For students who adore anti-establishment rhetoric, much apologies because most administrators fall under the same category. Professors become peers in the all-out war of dodging another ticket. So while you moan and groan, be not surprised that there's an educator on the other end of campus blurting out expletives and using the Lord's name in vain.
Slow your roll if you want to throw a brick into that little red pickup truck. The employees, although assumed to have itchy trigger fingers when it comes to tickets, did not institute the prices of these offenses.
They are there to do their job. As many come to read this in dismay, what do you think these men and women are supposed to do? The job description does involve the task of handing out violations. Like on a city street, a traffic cop in fact, hands out tickets. One would think that Regis Philbin hangs out on campus, as the super millionaire winner becomes Parking Services, earning a million dollars in citations. Director of Transportation and Parking Services said that by abiding by the rules, tickets would be easily avoided.
So answer this for me Ms. Cooper: What do you tell a student who is rushing to get to an exam on the other side of campus and with no lot parking in sight has to go to a meter spot? Remember, 50 cents is a goldmine in the eyes of many students and having sufficient change is not always the case.
Ms. Cooper's response might go along the lines of the scenario to be hypothetical. Surprisingly, there are many students who actually do suffer from these problems.
Instead of worrying about paying tuition on time to graduate, the added 'bonus' before receiving your diploma is paying off your parking ticket debt.
With so many tickets being handed down to students, it wouldn't be surprising to see graduates suffer from nervous breakdowns when their diplomas are handed to them in forms of paper.