You and the administration have a poor grasp on how the typical 18-22 year old

Mar 27, 2017
2:58:56am

Monomachos All-American

thinks. If they have a car, they want to use that car at college. Period. You'll never convince them that walking, biking or riding a bus is as cool as driving, especially when dating.

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Heritage Halls is a mess. They ask students to park by LES and

immacougar

3/26/17 10:17pm

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cvd6262

3/26/17 10:19pm

Students should stop crying and walk more or get a bike. Better for the environment, their health, and

Baron

3/26/17 10:19pm

SPOTD

Hank Rearden

3/26/17 10:21pm

Stupendous?

TNT

3/26/17 10:21pm

Why? Is it hard to walk or bike to take the bus? It is more affrodable for all. Seems rather stupid to be upset about

Baron

3/26/17 10:24pm

Sure, walking or biking from dorm to campus is perfectly fine and feasible.

LaVellIfIKnow

3/26/17 10:39pm

Your premise is wrong. Most people that live on campus, don't need a car to do

Baron

3/26/17 10:43pm

Most universities have significantly better services available so students don't have to go off campus.

sakhr

3/27/17 12:13am

Or at the very least, shuttles

YIsForBrigham

3/27/17 12:24am

It took me 15 minutes to find a parking spot today, and 15 minutes to walk after

Dissenter

3/27/17 11:01am

Hard to carry groceries in a backpack.

Big Daddy D

3/26/17 10:50pm

So?

Baron

3/26/17 10:52pm

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Big Daddy D

3/26/17 11:03pm

I can't tell what your well reasoned response is referring to.

Big Daddy D

3/26/17 11:02pm

Have you ever lived in NYC or Chicago or other big city? How do the kids at Northwestern get groceries?

Baron

3/26/17 11:07pm

From what I remember from my visit to the University of Chicago and Northwestern...

sakhr

3/27/17 12:36am

Eh...it wasn't that hard at all. Roommates were generally cool bout taggin.

mantis mutu

3/27/17 12:19am

I carry groceries with a backpack every time I go shopping

Jezza

3/27/17 9:29am

🤦🏻‍♂️

immacougar

3/26/17 10:21pm

Yep. If you're an 18 year old with a car, I don't feel bad about you walking

Jezza

3/26/17 10:25pm

By that logic, so should the faculty and staff

KingDave

3/26/17 10:32pm

Faculty and staff should have the best and closest parking and then students. It is a perk for employees and you want

Baron

3/26/17 10:35pm

This is about parking for residents of heritage not students who live

Littlerich

3/26/17 10:41pm

Don't see why that changes things. If you want a space outside your front door, live off campus.

Baron

3/26/17 10:45pm

So, "We want freshmen to live on campus so come live in our shiny new dorms with full kitchens but no meal plan...

sakhr

3/27/17 12:44am

Is this America or no?

YIsForBrigham

3/26/17 10:47pm

When I was a student I had to get from class to work in tight

gwalker

3/26/17 10:47pm

I understand that but I don't think that means the univeristy needs to provide parking close to campus. People

Baron

3/26/17 11:03pm

The cost factor may well be the case. And I'm certainly not saying the students

gwalker

3/27/17 10:59am

You and the administration have a poor grasp on how the typical 18-22 year old

Monomachos

3/27/17 2:58am

The new engineering building will not have a parking garage like the LSB...

ColtsCoug

3/26/17 10:23pm

Most freshmen can't afford and therefore don't have cars. I loved heritage

Jezza

3/26/17 10:23pm

If you can afford Heritage, you can likely afford a car

Hank Rearden

3/26/17 10:25pm

That just isn't true.

Jezza

3/26/17 10:25pm

It was when my son was a frosh in 2012-2013. He curently lives in

Hank Rearden

3/26/17 10:39pm

I'm not debating the price, I'm contesting the affordability of a car

Jezza

3/26/17 10:44pm

I'll concede that if in determining the cost of the car, the opportunity cost

Hank Rearden

3/26/17 10:59pm

I would consider the oc of not owning a car exceptionally low when you leave

Jezza

3/26/17 11:20pm

Many freshman can't afford a car, but that doesn't mean their parents or

ColtsCoug

3/26/17 10:30pm

Most of the juniors and seniors at my high school had a car

KingDave

3/26/17 10:34pm

I had a car in HS. It was really my parents car like 95% of teenagers

Jezza

3/26/17 10:43pm

If you have a car, live somewhere else.

Mexbyualum

3/26/17 10:33pm

Transportationist

cracka

3/26/17 10:39pm

Yeah this is a ridiculous complaint

OC Coug

3/26/17 10:59pm

She's lucky there is parking at all

Mexbyualum

3/26/17 11:04pm

I buy the car parking argument if the University is willing to do its part to make it work.

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