Ok. Maybe this is just bitching, but why do so many people enroll at ICC and then drop within the first few weeks. All this does is crowd the halls and take up parking places that students who are trying could take. Why should those of us who are serious about college have to walk a mile or wait for a bus because so many others decide that they can go to classes for a week or two.
Now I've heard people say, "just leave earlier." I don't agree. I've tried coming to class early and there is still no place to park that doesn't involve a long hike to get to the main building. I'm pretty sure that I could get here the night before and still not find a good parking spot.
Why doesn't ICC have parking stickers or passes like so many other colleges do? If they would start requiring stickers and giving preference to those who have been there more than one semester this would solve the problem.
I don't think that I personally deserve a great parking space that is really close, but maybe I deserve a spot that isn't at the east campus parking lot or next to the gym. Those spots should be given to those who are yet to prove that they are going to stick with their classes.
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I somewhat agree with what you're saying..
ReplyDeleteI've actually discussed this with several of my friends and one of them heard from I don't know where, but that people who got government grants would drop classes and get a refund on money that isn't theirs, or at least they did that in the past, but the state may have fixed that mistake.
I don't mind the long walks on nice days, but days like the past couple months are terrible! They need a wall along that sidewalk to block the wind so I can feel my face when I finally get to class!
Also, are you complaining about people leaving?? That always opens up parking spaces as the semester wares on! Maybe the better issue would be a better parking situation, maybe a giant ring around the whole school which would make the far lots by the gym unnecessary and keep every spot close?
Oh and nice picture. :)
I have talked to an actual cabinet member, here at ICC, concerning the parking situation. I told her that I would even be willing to pay to park in a deck. I suggested that a multileveled deck that could hold a lot more cars leaving precious real estate that could be used for further developement. She told me that the school actually did hire, several years ago, a consulting firm to explore this idea but determined that it the cost of construction and the maintenance of such a structure would not be cost effective. I think that the "powers that be" should revisit this idea and perhaps take a survey of just how much students are willing to pay for an assigned parking spot that is actually located within the 61611 zipcode.
ReplyDeleteSince when is anything in Illinois cost effective?
ReplyDeleteHow sad is it that I actually consider a parking spot near the front of lot B as a Godsend?
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