Being happy is so much more important than being right. (I think you're looking at this through the wrong lens)

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Feb 5, 2023
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HarlemCoug I should know better

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HarlemCoug

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Problem with BYU administration re: Heritage Halls resident parking

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 4:23pm

Yes, you’re making too big a deal of this.

dwhitebud

2/5/23 4:34pm

They need to take responsability. In misleading people, you've created a bunch

Yiowa

2/5/23 4:41pm

It’s February. Original email went out in August.

dwhitebud

2/5/23 4:43pm

But they did make their decision partly based on being able to park at the MC.

Ozymandias

2/5/23 4:46pm

How would they create a bunch of new parking lots overnight?

runnincoug

2/5/23 8:26pm

I don’t think the speed limit example is comparable. Part of the reason they

Ozymandias

2/5/23 4:42pm

I don’t think he is. Parking west of LES and walking? That is a safety issue IMO

IGlowInTheDark

2/5/23 4:51pm

"posted speed limit being wrong and then wanting them to change the speed limit"

j20

2/6/23 10:17am

I would imagine they would argue the lots are clearly labeled A or Y, Not B.

BYUtka

2/6/23 11:48am

That's irrelevant to my point

j20

2/6/23 6:25pm

It is unclear if it actually says that. Only the email has been confirmed as

BYUtka

2/6/23 6:56pm

Sounds awful. Better outcome if she rallies her fellow students instead of dad.

KayakCoug

2/5/23 4:37pm

RE: Problem with BYU administration re: Heritage Halls resident parking

creameryon9th

2/5/23 4:38pm

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TCuz

2/5/23 4:39pm

There’s no demand for parking. -Carri Jenkins, probably.

TwinsRight

2/5/23 4:43pm

Both my daughters parked west side of stadium as freshman 8 and 5 years ago

Turnpike Lane

2/5/23 4:44pm

Were they Heritage Halls residents? I definitely did not misread.

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 4:47pm

Yes they were. And that is the overflow location for Heritage.

Turnpike Lane

2/5/23 4:49pm

Says it here:

Turnpike Lane

2/5/23 4:52pm

Yup, and it said Marriott Center on the website when we signed up and in the

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 4:55pm

Can you share a link to where it says that? Everything we saw, said LES.

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:21pm

Interesting. My daughter lived at Heritage a couple years ago. 2 of her roommates had cars and both had to park west of

unctoothman

2/5/23 9:44pm

If it’s such a safety concern to you, why

Ddean

2/5/23 6:42pm

When Samuelson was BYU President, there was a policy for the Honor Code

AF_Puma

2/5/23 6:55pm

How much is the ticket?

Remigius

2/5/23 4:48pm

Ticket wasn't the issue. Safety issue of having to park a mile away and walk

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 4:50pm

Any reason you can't park up by the MTC? That's a lot closer

Yiowa

2/5/23 4:54pm

Fewer spaces. Fills up quickly.

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:21pm

You lost me at "quality of life". Yes, this sounds like a crappy situation. I

RealSimsShadY

2/5/23 4:49pm

Yes, you are making too big a deal of this

kccougar

2/5/23 4:50pm

Lol at the thumbs down. He specifically asked for our opinion on whether or not he is overreacting. I think he is.

kccougar

2/5/23 4:59pm

I don’t think it’s overblown. Her decision to have a car and work off campus is

IGlowInTheDark

2/5/23 4:54pm

How late does the UVX run?

dwhitebud

2/5/23 5:00pm

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cvd6262

2/5/23 4:57pm

I was in student government, I went 12 rounds with admin about being reimbursed

IGlowInTheDark

2/5/23 5:01pm

Yup, sadly I've seen it before too on different issues. But I (mistakenly)

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 5:03pm

My thought is there should be some negotiation. How often does the MC parking

ImuaKahuku

2/5/23 5:04pm

They require kids to move their cars out of the LES lots on game days.

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:43pm

Stop the battle for “all the students” and just focus on your daughter.

theperkissystem

2/5/23 5:09pm

Yeah, they've already told me that my daughter can't park at the Marriott Center

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 5:21pm

I can tell you’re a caring guy and persistent. If you wrote them an email

theperkissystem

2/5/23 5:25pm

He said the guy gets hundreds of these calls. Others must care.

j20

2/6/23 9:28am

Or he is trying to placate the OP and sound empathetic. It is a basic way to

BYUtka

2/6/23 11:53am

To take it to media, you need a concise and relatable story.

ugo1st

2/5/23 5:12pm

Sounds like you’ve gotten too involved and emotional over it. I don’t blame you

Socrates Johnson

2/5/23 5:20pm

First world problems. Not close to worth the amount of energy you're putting

shoganai

2/5/23 5:30pm

I wouldn't want my daughter walking a mile alone late at night anywhere

chismoso

2/5/23 5:37pm

Same. That's why we didn't send a car with either of ours. They use UVX to get

BYUtka

2/5/23 5:47pm

This would be good in Provo. Very few places I would be comfortable with a woman

chismoso

2/5/23 6:56pm

Just remind the authorities how close Orem is to the campus.

Mountain Rat

2/5/23 9:32pm

What's the joke here?

chismoso

2/6/23 8:50am

No joke. Orem is the most dangerous city in America.

BYUtka

2/6/23 9:25am

Yup. Every place is safe - until it isn't. Moscow, Idaho was a safe place.

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 5:55pm

BYU doesn't want students, and especially Freshman to have cars. If they could

BYUtka

2/5/23 5:45pm

Overreaction. I am sympathetic, but way too much energy spent on this, IMO.

Iman23

2/5/23 5:52pm

Talking with my oldest, one of her roommates had a car and would come pick her

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:05pm

Serious response. Have you daughter call the policy for a ride multiple times a

blueaussie

2/5/23 6:11pm

That was my thought as well. She has the police has her personal Uber service!

Lalau

2/6/23 10:56pm

In the email, when you click "click here for details" what lots does it show as

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:19pm

It wasn't a click for details e-mail. It had text that said parking for

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 6:20pm

We looked up the email we have with the same subject line. It said "Parking is

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:25pm

Let me check. I don't recall seeing anything that would indicate parking was

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 6:36pm

Can you share links to where it shows Marriott Center? Everything we see says B

BYUtka

2/5/23 6:41pm

So I just looked at the e-mail and there is a "click here for details" and I see

MickShrimpton

2/5/23 6:44pm

Overreaction. Calling out people’s integrity over a simple administrative error is too much. I’ve never seen this kind

YIsForBrigham

2/5/23 7:02pm

TL;DR

LaVellIfIKnow

2/5/23 7:03pm

Summary: BYU unapologetically hates cars. Doesn't want students to have them.

BYUtka

2/5/23 7:11pm

RE: Problem with BYU administration re: Heritage Halls resident parking

JohnnyComeLately

2/5/23 7:05pm

Being happy is so much more important than being right. (I think you're looking at this through the wrong lens)

HarlemCoug

2/5/23 8:17pm

You are absolutely right to be upset. Inexcusable. BYU is notoriously

Mitty

2/5/23 8:27pm

My BYU sophomore daughter has lived 2 yrs at Heritage Halls w/out a car

runnincoug

2/5/23 8:35pm

Parking is bad for off campus too. BYU isn't the only guilty party.

Orem58thBall

2/5/23 9:19pm

The obvious question is. What got her so interested in boxing and MMA? Was she

calvindyer

2/5/23 9:30pm

She started when she was 7 and just took to it. She's beautiful too, if I say

MickShrimpton

2/6/23 10:52am

I lived in Heritage Halls last year. While researching it I saw several times that BYU doesn’t recommend living there

Magathis

2/5/23 10:29pm

If I'm not mistaken...

Kunsi

2/6/23 8:15am

Dang, man. If you really were a student then, kudos to you for being tech savvy.

RealSimsShadY

2/6/23 8:40am

My 71yo father would have absolutely no shot at navigating CB.

cougfanblue

2/6/23 4:31pm

My 83 year old grandpa can't figure out texting, let alone just swiping up to

RealSimsShadY

2/6/23 5:01pm

My dad had a car at BYU in that era and took the opportunity to meet girls via

BYUtka

2/6/23 9:28am

Have your daughter and all of her friends call for a ride every time. They will

Nagurski

2/6/23 2:39pm

I didn’t read the whole thing but the default answer is Byu parking always has

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