The Carillon brings you the weekly news from the University of Regina. Anita Smith, a Theatre Performance student at the U of R, moved within walking distance of the university last year and is glad she won't have to worry about the increase. She says the increase is no surprise. It's not shocking. Smith thinks that to up the price for parking spaces that are already in disrepair is ludicrous.
Parking lots are in the crappiest condition.
The fact that the money is going to a structure which present students will most likely never get to use in their time at the U of R strikes Smith as odd. Director of Ancillary Services Marjorie Hewitt says that students will not be bearing the brunt of the increase alone. Hewitt says that a similar fee model was used to save money for the construction of the Riddell Centre. She says that it's important to think about saving for the future structure, but that U of R students have a better parking situation than other people. At present, the university doesn't have enough land to expand surface parking, so money must be collected for building structured parking though it's more expensive, says Hewitt.