Tuesday, February 24, 1998
Letters
LETTERS
Parking paralysis
I’m writing to voice an opinion that popped up as I was reading
your article printed on Feb. 17 ("Burglars pinch coveted permits").
I’m 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 it’s still ridiculous that even with a permit I still
can’t 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 "emphasized that the cost would be
worse than if the individual had just bought a permit" when talking
about being arrested when found with a stolen permit. Excuse me but
it’s not like they had a choice of a permit, especially when
permits are fought for nail and tooth and cost about a person’s
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, what’s up with
those "Blue Permits Only" 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