Since the merger of Kennesaw State University with Southern Polytechnic State University, the already abysmal parking on the Kennesaw campus has become infinitely worse. The hardest part of going to class is no longer the fact that you're hungover for your 8 a.m. on a Wednesday, it's the fact that now you have to fight for parking.
Those little parking decals on the bottom left hand corner of our windshields have become the catalysts for parking wars, as we all fight for limited parking with an abundance of registered parkers. But while we drive past our fellow commuters, hoping they don't get a spot before us, we inadvertently check their windshield to see where they are parking and make our snap judgments, because deep down we know that where we park defines us as students.
Central Parking
You're probably a go-with-the-flow type of person. Unless you're a nursing or business major, you know that Central isn't all that centrally located, but you don't mind. You didn't choose this parking zone for the convenience, you chose it because it was the largest deck. You don't want to deal with the hassle of the other parking options, so you went with the most popular and widely chosen space. Who cares about the line when you're almost assured a parking spot?
West Parking
You are definitely a social science major of some sort or you would never have selected West. With only three levels of parking in the deck, you know that if you don't get to campus at least 30 minutes early, you will either have to potentially park in the Church Lot (and hike to class) or fight like hell for a spot. Even though you dread going to campus every day, you kind of enjoy the fight for a spot, especially if it ends in you parking in the deck.
East Parking
You are a unique type of person, an in-betweener if you will. You are selective enough in your parking that you don't want to just park in Central and wait in that line, but you're not quite the fighter that West Deckers are. Because your deck is not as big as Central, but still significantly larger than West, you understand that you may have to park by Waffle House but that's a risk you're willing to take.
Town Point and Free Parking
You want to save some money and I'm sorry, but you don't love yourself. You are not interested in driving to campus and/or getting stuck in the parking congestion that is KSU. When selecting your parking, you probably think, "Why would I drive to campus when I can just ride B.O.B. for free?" Because, you is smart, you is kind and you is important. You deserve a real parking spot; join the fight for one!
North and South Parking
You are probably an on-campus resident so morning parking doesn't even phase you. Your car has been in the same spot last night and you don't mind watching the world burn as the rest of us scramble to make it to class on time. Since you live on campus you are guaranteed a spot, so you never understand what the rest of us are constantly complaining about.
Whether you notice it or not, our dedication to our parking has become an integral characteristic of who we are as a person. Even though we love to hate it, the parking spaces (or lack thereof) have made us stronger. How has KSU's parking affected you as a person?
