2008 Woodie Awards
High school kids come, parking gets even worse
Wendy Caldwell
Issue date: 3/17/04 Section: Opinions
The annual TSSAA Tournament held at Murphy Center is a great opportunity for high school kids to get a look at what MTSU has to offer.
More specifically, it highlights the increasing problem of parking on campus, something students have been griping about since, well, I guess since people started driving on campus.
Blocking one lane on Tennessee Boulevard for TSSAA bus parking causes all kinds of traffic problems for those of us trying to get to class on time.
For those leaving the area by the James Union Building, seeing around the buses is virtually impossible. You just have to pull out, get in the left lane and hope no one is coming.
For students and faculty arriving on campus to start a day full of classes, mid-terms are stressful enough without adding the extra worries of having to leave your house 20 minutes earlier than usual in order to allow ample time to park and walk.
This is especially problematic because midterms are a time when many students are up at least half the night finishing lengthy papers and cramming for tests.
With the Student Government Association elections in full swing, this issue has become part of many campaign platforms, and for good reason.
But opening up white parking spaces at 5:30 isn't going to solve the parking woes of students circling like vultures at 9:27 a.m. just to get to class at least five minutes late.
TSSAA is a great asset to Murfreesboro and MTSU, but the powers that be need not neglect the needs of those who are here day in, day out.
It's time someone came up with an effective way to handle the parking dilemma both during regular times and especially during the TSSAA Tournament that so accurately accentuates the parking situation that students have been struggling with for far too long.
More specifically, it highlights the increasing problem of parking on campus, something students have been griping about since, well, I guess since people started driving on campus.
Blocking one lane on Tennessee Boulevard for TSSAA bus parking causes all kinds of traffic problems for those of us trying to get to class on time.
For those leaving the area by the James Union Building, seeing around the buses is virtually impossible. You just have to pull out, get in the left lane and hope no one is coming.
For students and faculty arriving on campus to start a day full of classes, mid-terms are stressful enough without adding the extra worries of having to leave your house 20 minutes earlier than usual in order to allow ample time to park and walk.
This is especially problematic because midterms are a time when many students are up at least half the night finishing lengthy papers and cramming for tests.
With the Student Government Association elections in full swing, this issue has become part of many campaign platforms, and for good reason.
But opening up white parking spaces at 5:30 isn't going to solve the parking woes of students circling like vultures at 9:27 a.m. just to get to class at least five minutes late.
TSSAA is a great asset to Murfreesboro and MTSU, but the powers that be need not neglect the needs of those who are here day in, day out.
It's time someone came up with an effective way to handle the parking dilemma both during regular times and especially during the TSSAA Tournament that so accurately accentuates the parking situation that students have been struggling with for far too long.
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