Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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IGNORING SIGNS. Although the sign reads No Parking , students still park along the street. - ' SiSH - - - BUMPER TO BUMPER. Cars line up along the strip after the return of stu- dents from vacation. THE LAST RESORT. The Parking Pit , as it is so named, is the last resort of drivers for parking. Opening 7

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A COMMON SIGHT. Students find that the places to park on campus are severely limited. Parking Problems iil can never find a parking 1 space! is a common cry of Meredith drivers. It seems that with more and more stu- dents bringing cars to campus, fewer and fewer parking places are available. This park- ing situation is not new to Meredith, but the problem seems to have magnified this year. Residents of Barefoot and Heilman were overjoyed upon seeing a new parking lot built behind their residence halls this summer. Referred to as the Gravel Lot or Dust Bowl , this parking lot has given much relief to students living in the senior residence halls who can ' t find a parking space along the strip. This gravel lot has brought some complaints from students who report having a difficult time finding their cars under all of the dust. Other students, who had to park in the grass beyond the gravel lot, were bonified to find their cars stuck in the mud both after the snow melted and after it rained heavily. The parking lot behind Poteat Residence Hall has also proved to be inadequate this year. Providing parking spaces for a limited number of junior residents, this small parking lot has overflowed with automobiles. Drivers have resorted to parking along the street in front of this park- ing lot, reducing the street to oneway traffic. The parking situation has not been confined to just resi- dent students; faculty mem- bers and commuting students have lost use of many parking spaces — behind Joyner Hall due to construction of the Shearon Harris Building. One proposed solution to the parking situation is the tightening of the number of parking permits issued to underclasswomen. The privi- lege of having cars on campus has typically been reserved for juniors and seniors (with the exception of all commuting students). In the meantimes, when students have searched high and low for a parking space, to no avail, there is al- ways a last resort — parking in the pit. THE GRAVEL LOT. This new park- ing lot has helped the parking situation some, but not enough. 6 Opening

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HARD HAT AREA. The Davidson Jones Construction Co. sign students that there is construction ahead. 8 Opening