Parking on any college campus is terrible, but Charlotte seems to have a lot of issues other campuses do not. Aside from the lack of parking spots and incredible prices, we all have everyday struggles with parking on campus. Here are 50 things we would rather do than park at UNC Charlotte.
1. Not pay the $450 to park no where
2. Introduce Aziz Ansari to my grandmother
3. Move into my high-rise 10th floor dorm when the elevator is broken
4. Eat cold Taco Bell
5. Drive down N. Tryon when they have a lane closed for construction
6. Register for a 8:00 a.m calculus with a foreign professor
7. Sneakily fall asleep in boring classes
8. Blow the $450 on strippers
9. Fight the geese on campus
10. Punch myself in the throat with scissors
11. Only get burnt fries for the rest of my life
12. Sell my first born for a corn chip
13. Trade bodies with Donald Trump and walk into the DNC without secret service
14. Use rubbing alcohol instead of contact solution
15. Have to brush my teeth with mayonnaise for a week
16. Break both of my texting thumbs
17. Eat an entire lemon by itself
18. Do two-a-days in summer with the football team
19. Walk up every flight of stairs on campus
20. Shop at Walmart on North Tryon on by yourself in the middle of the night
21. Rub my eyes after touching jalapeños
22. Go to Starbucks the day they announce pumpkin spice lattes are back
23. Eat a whole basket of Mexican corn chips without cheese dip or salsa
24. Fall off the treadmill in Belk gym
25. Build a house full of Ikea furniture
26. Switch to T-Mobile with a three year contract
27. Sit in 5 o'clock traffic in 85 construction
28. Only wear the color magenta for a full year
29. Have a fender bender on 77 at the bridge over Lake Norman and not be able to move it
30. Only be able to eat at Crown Commons for all four years, no where else, ever
31. Have to rewatch Batman vs Superman three times in a row
32. Allow my parents to follow me on Snapchat
33. Have everyone forget my birthday
34. Find a needle in a haystack
35. Live in the dorm near the marching band practice field
36. Take all 8 AM classes
37. Wait in line for an hour at Starbucks to find out they're out of coffee
38. Not being able to get chicken minis at Chick-fil-a because they ran out before 10:30 am
39. Play hide and seek in Colvard
40. Wear Nike Roshe Run's
41. Run outside in embarrassing pajamas during a fire alarm at midnight
42. Eat my auntie's peach cobbler
43. Get shampoo in my eyes
44. Lick a pole in the middle of the arctic circle, naked
45. Be in an open marriage with Ed, Edd & Eddy, and Plank
46. Pour lemon juice directly onto a cut
47. Have my own reality show where I have to pretend to be a bra-burning misandrist
48. Stick guppies in my nose
49. Dive into a tank full of piranhas
50. Write my thesis on why Sharknado is the best cinematic masterpiece of all time
This was a collaborative piece written by myself, Caroline O'Connor, Emily Boening, Peyton Lemerand, Alexis Whitley, Rachel West, Ratha Loun, Jerry Yan, Kayla Yarborough, Tori Clymore, Brooke Soldo, Amanda Twomey, Taylor Medford, Natalie Cacchione, Anna Combs, Jessica Hubbard, and Susanna Parkhill.
