Letters

Tuesday, February 24, 1998

Letters

LETTERS

Parking paralysis

I¹m writing to voice an opinion that popped up as I was
reading your article printed on Feb. 17 (³Burglars pinch
coveted permits²). I¹m actually surprised that there are
not many more stolen since parking permits are in priority up there
with the As in the science classes here at UCLA. I, being one with
a carpool permit, got lucky, but it¹s still ridiculous that
even with a permit I still can¹t get parking with all those
itty-bitty-fit-for-a-moped-spaces in the parking structures.

The bone I had to pick with the article was when the
spokesperson for the permits ³emphasized that the cost would
be worse than if the individual had just bought a permit² when
talking about being arrested when found with a stolen permit.
Excuse me but it¹s not like they had a choice of a permit,
especially when permits are fought for nail and tooth and cost
about a person¹s first-born child.

Since coming to UCLA, parking is the No. 1 thing that has made
my life miserable here and it just makes me madder when people
brush it off so lightly and belittle a huge factor of stress for
myself and many other students. And one more thing, what¹s up
with those ³Blue Permits Only² deal? There are like a
dozen cars roaming around the structure trying to find parking and
there are these little spaces with those little signs painted on
them that are empty ­ empty! Go figure.

Tanya Tran

Third-year

Psychology