The Voice

We’ve been back for three weeks now! For returning students and faculty, we’re all trying to get back into the swing of things while students and faculty new to our campus are tying to learn the ropes of GC&SU. We here at The Colonnade hope everyone’s adjustment period is going well.

It seems we’re all having a difficult time getting adjusted/readjusted to the parking situation on campus. People are always complaining about parking all the time, and it is safe to say, we do have a parking problem.
Friends and peers of ours, however, who have a 10-minute drive to class are affected by the minimal parking places around campus.

It takes five minutes to walk from the Centennial Center to main campus. Most likely it’ll take you longer to walk to your car, get in it, stop at a couple of red lights, fight traffic, find a legal place to park, get out of your car, and then hike it across the parking lot to class. If you are able to walk to class and you live in Napier, Sanford, Adams or Wells, you really should walk.

Some of us at The Colonnade feel that if you live within walking distance from campus, then you should walk. There is less of a hassle to walk to classes then a 20 minute drive looking for a parking place.

And we mean no disrespect, but the same rule should apply to faculty and staff, too. If you live close enough to walk, you really should walk.

Not only is it less of a hassle, it’s healthy for us to walk. It improves circulation, helps breathing, combats depression, boosts the immune system, helps prevent against osteoporosis, helps prevent and control diabetes, and helps control weight. Bet you didn’t know walking to class could do all of that for you.

Plus, unnecessary driving to campus might start to cost you a pretty penny. You don’t realize how much gas (& gas money) you’re wasting by opting to drive to class instead of walking. And if you’re in a hurry and running a little late for class, what are the chances you’ll park on a yellow curb or in the visitors’ parking spaces? If you do that, you’re more likely going to get caught and win yourself a parking ticket. (Wouldn’t you rather have that money and order a medium thin crust pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut? We would!)

So, yeah, we have a parking problem. Now let’s help it out a little. If everyone — students, faculty, and staff — who could walk to class would walk to class, we would free up lots of parking places for the people who have no choice but to drive to campus. Walking to class might even be able to keep the notorious “Freshman 15″ off of you! (And believe us, it will get you!)

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Sep 6 2002. Filed under Our Voice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry