October 19 - November 1, 2007

Vol. 43, No. 2

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Parking opinions on campus suck

PHOTO BY DAVID KASNIC

Cars line up along Greenwood St., north of the Greenwood parking lot on Friday, October 12. Shoreline police gave $20 parking tickets to every car.


by Wes Abney
Business Manager


I really hate every single opinion that complains about parking, traffic or the congestion associated with going to Shoreline Community College.

Is it really a surprise?

Honestly, if you didn’t know, then here you go: parking sucks.

Going beyond this simple revelation, can anyone offer a solution? Assuming not, it seems to me that there are already options available that bypass this problem.

There is a magical transportation system known as the bus. Certain people are aware of its existence, but those who whip by in cars are blissfully unaware of their existence.

Beyond the need to break the control of a fossil fuel addiction, for $1.50 at most, a student can take the bus to school without any problems.

Not your style?

Shuttles run continuously from the Sears parking lot to the SCC campus, and they are 100% free. Showing up 15 minutes early and taking a shuttle seems reasonable, compared to waiting as long to park on campus. Trade away time and take the shuttle, and your parking problems will be gone just as quickly.

Maybe this makes sense. Could it be that there are other options beyond parking on campus?

In the end, it only takes a will to get to class on time and the patience to work with a college in transition. Whichever way you choose to get on campus, the anger with parking should be left behind.

We all live with it, and it sucks. So deal with it, go to class and remember that we choose to be here.