Walking vs. Driving: Why Do So Many Drive? Photo by Daniel Dubo is Junior Jared Mos/oller greets sophomore lim Hinton as he rides his bike to class. Although Harding 's campus is smaller than most, many students felt that they did not have time to spend walking to class so they drove or rode their bikes. Students wake up each morning and are forced to answer the same important questions to begin their day. What is today? Did I acciden'tally sleep in again? What should I wear? And one of the most important questions, Do I walk or drive to class? Despite the lack of parking available, many students continued to decide to drive rather than walk. "There are just some days where walking isn't convenient," sophomore Bill Evans said. Both men and women chose to drive on many occasions. "It sometimes feels like it's too far from Searcy Hall to walk, " senior Pam Shurley said. "It's not that I'm lazy, but sometimes I am in a hurry to get to chapel or class and can't afford to take a couple more minutes by walking. Iwalk as much as possible when I have time. " Rainy days usually filled the parking lots to the brim because of the large number of students who were trying to keep out of the rain. "If I look at the weather report in the morning and there's even the slightest chance of storms, then I'm at least going to drive to chapel," junior Brad Whinery said. "It's definitely not as convenient to walk to class if you live off campus. It doesn't hurt too much to fire up the car and drive a half-mile to the parking lot behind the Rhodes Field House. " Many preferred biking rather than walking or driving. "It's much simpler to just ride my bike to whatever building I'm going to," freshman Jason Jacoby said. "It's definitely quicker than walking or driving, and I can almost always find something to lock my bike up to. I can easily make it from the Ganus Athletic Center to the cafeteria in a couple of minutes, whereas it would take 10 minutes if I walked, and at least that amount of time if Iwanted to find a parking space if! drove. " The lack of student parking spaces left students with the option of parking illegally or parking so far away that they still ended up walking to their destination. "We continually have to ticket students for parking in faculty spaces and limited-time spaces," security officer Dan Campbell said. "Students apparently often feel rushed and decide to break the rules in orderto make it to their classes on time. Many students violate the ruleswhile trying to find parking behind the Mclnteer Building and Student Center." Parking tickets may have been a nui - sance to some drivers, but many pedestrians believed they should be punished harshly. "The students that do drive keep complaining of parking tickets, but they definitely don 't get as many as they deserve," senior Michelle Gibson said. "I think that, if they can 't walk and have to drive, then they should be willing to put up with the hassle of parking." - Philip Murphy Cameron Wilson - Batesville, Mich. Jeffrey Wisdom - Beebe, Ark. Ami Wohner - Norris, m. Brandon Wood - Pleasant Hill, ]\10. Talia Wood - Clovis, N.H. Adam Woodruff - lonesboro, Ark . Daniel Woodruff - Searcy, Ark . Jamie Woods - Cherokee Village, Ark. Jenni Woodward - Berwyn. Penn. Heather Wooten - Nolensville, Tenn. Cheryl Wright - Stockton, Calif. Jenni fer Wright - Little Rock, Ark. Megan Wright - Springfield, Mo. Jon Wrye - Searcy, Ark . Brandon York - Bridge City, Texas Lindsay Young - Washington, Ill. Stephanie Young - Nixa, 1>10. Bill Zeh - Vero Beach, Fla. FRESHMEN 129 •
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