Problems on Campus

As the student body at High Point University continues to expand, the campus itself has had to adapt to the increasing amount of people that call it home. For the most part students are thrilled with all that HPU has to offer. Whether it be the amazing dorm rooms, the new student center or the snacks offered to students on their way to class, the university does what it can to make sure it's students are happy. However there are some aspects of our university that are leaving students more than disgruntled.

Parking

One of the main problems that people seem to be facing, including myself, is the lack of parking around campus and the abundance of tickets that students are receiving. With all of the new bulidings that have recently been consrtucted there is not enough parking around campus to accomodate all of the students who drive to class. Numerous times I have had to park on the complete opposite side of campus causing me to be late to class. On some occassions there are open spaces or areas you can fit your car into but this almost always leads to a ticket that can cost up to forty dollars.

"The lack of parking around campus is rediculous. I have had over four-hundred dollars in parking tickets this semester alone because I have to park illegally," says Kyle Beck a junior at HPU. I know that I can not afford these tickets and something needs to be done in order to save students cash. I was declined for an interview with the head of security but I can guess that the school is making a large amount of money by charging students the minimum of twenty dollars per ticket.

Construction

The parking problem is not the only one that students are facing. The amount of construction around campus is a constant hassel for all students. Whether it be the noise, the problems with driving around the workers who are always blocking road or the surley workers themselves, everyone is ready for the construction to just be done with. Sophmore Britney Dimon says, "I live in the sorority dorm buliding Millis and I am woken up by the sounds of construction everyday. I know that there is nothing we can do about it but it is just annoying." She is right because there is nothing that can be done about it but we can all agree no one is happy about it.

The Voice of the Students

So what is to be done about these problems? Well no one can change the fact that construction is annoying and thats a fact. However I do feel that something can be done about the number of tickets being written to students. We need to increase the amount of parking lot and turn reserved spaces into sutdent parking. I also feel that twenty dollar tickets are very over priced and are only this high as a scam to make the university money. I know i am upset over these problems and I also know that the students feel share my feelings.