By Julia Wawrzynski ’23, staff writer

Parking at Lebanon Valley has been a point of contention for students during these first few weeks of classes.

Many students have found themselves unable to find a spot, even in Red Lot, which has been completely filled.

It’s almost impossible to find a parking spot if everyone is on campus. Upperclassmen, including fifth year cyber security major Anna Donnelly, shared that she almost had to park in the freshmen Gold Lot, a ten minute walk from main campus.

“This is ridiculous,” Donnelly said. “Am I seriously going to walk a mile every time I need to drive somewhere?”

Not only has there been issue with finding spots, but the new parking rules have also caused some unhappy murmurs as well.

Fine amounts have changed, which students have commented on as being too harsh. $50 for one violation, $100 for the second and $150 plus a boot on your tire for the third.

“It’s understandable that they need us to follow the rules but $50 for a single violation is unbelievable,” Donnelly said. “What kind of college student has that type of money laying around?”

In addition, instead of parking stickers inside the back window, bumper stickers have been implemented as a replacement.

“They’re just ugly to be honest,” a senior business student said.

Additionally, students must be sure to avoid backing into spaces, as they must keep the bumper sticker facing outward at all times, or they will receive a ticket. This includes pulling through spaces as well.