Winter Lewis
Fall 2023
Parking is a problem on campus at Oklahoma State University.
Such a statement can be put on the same level as someone saying water is wet, or that the sky is blue. It’s an issue that multiple students across multiple campuses deal with on a daily basis, and it only adds to the stress that college students have to deal with during the semester. The question is, though – why is this still an ongoing problem, and what all is going on behind the scenes in an attempt to quell it? We also need to look at Stillwater as a whole and understand that such parking issues don’t only plague OSU, and because of how this town is known as a college town, the parking situation in Stillwater as a whole should also be looked into. I’ll be exploring these different facets and perspectives on this site, and hopefully by the end, we’ll have a better idea as to why problems with parking are as common as students pulling all-nighters at college – many people wish it wasn’t, but it’s just an unfortunate fact of life.
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Lewis, Winter. “Parking Questions.” Received by Patti Osmus, Scheduled 18 Nov. 2023.
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Spradling, Steve. “Re: Parking Permit Stats.” Received by Winter Lewis, 17 Oct. 2023.
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