Unfortunately, some students do not, and would not take the time to learn about another culture unless it was required of them. Convient lots, close to the buildings, are reserved for them, while we, the students, have to scrounge for a spot way out in the boonies. If the lots are privatized for anyone, it should be us. Sometimes, as I walk past these special, forbidden lots, they aren't even full. There is no reason to let precious parking go to waste like that.
Students have just as much right to convenient parking as the faculty and staff.
All MSU parking should be available on a First Come, First Serve basis. It is not fair that faculty and staff have special parking privileges. Parking should be fair game to all who park. This is my third year of being a resident of Blanton Hall. Although there have been times when the usual problems concerning the trials and tribulations of dorm life have arisen, one thing I have never really had to have any great concern over was my safety in the building.