American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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But the worst thing of all is going back to your illegally parked car and finding out it isn ' t there . One of my favorite nightmares concerns driving around A.U. ' s campus for hours, and every time I see a parking place, it ' s filled by the time I can maneuver over to it. See, I think the Traffic and Security people are just indulging in the American Capitalistic system. First, they give out more parking stickers than there are places to park, and the rest takes care of itself. Pretty nifty, I ' d say. Anyone who has searched for parking across t he length and breadth of this campus understands the frustration and anger created by the experience. One can easily see what could drive a perfectly sane and moral individual into a life of crime and illegal parking. But the worst thing of all is going back to your illegally parked car and finding it isn ' t there. After all. who were you bothering? Just because you were blocking the Quad entrance, and you were only there a minute, and you just went to drop off an exam paper that was overdue . . . Sure. The worst part about being towed is that you know you deserve it. I mean, LEGALLY, yeah, you were parked in a bad spot . . . On second thought, the worst thing is being forced to pay all those back tickets before you can get your car back . . .

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Indoors or outdoors, activity on the campus is clearly visible by eight in the morning. The early classes are about to start. The Mary Graydon Snack Bar, a popular commuter hang-out, is filling up. The other dining areas are already bustling. Over in the dorms the rest of the students are astir; if not because of an early rising roommate, then because of the powerful knocking of a maid eager to assume her duties.