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Feb 5, 2023
4:50:17pm

kccougar Intervention Needed

Yes, you are making too big a deal of this

You've raised the issue, they've indicated they are working on a solution (you may or not agree with).

Insisting that they change the entire parking scheme to "make things right" because of administrative error just isn't realistic.

Car ownership really isn't ideal for campus living.

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kccougar

Bio page: kccougar
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Last login: May 4, 2024
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Author

Time

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

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

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

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.

2/5/23 4:49pm

Says it here:

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

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

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

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

2/5/23 7:02pm

TL;DR

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.

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

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

maxpowers

2/6/23 7:25pm

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