Parking pains

The current parking arrangement for students at Harding needs to be updated with new rules and guidelines to accommodate the current number of students who drive and need to be able to get to their residence halls and classes.

The parking lots next to the dorms do not have enough spots for the students who live there. Residence halls — including Sears Hall, Allen Hall, Searcy Hall and especially Cathcart Hall — have limited spaces near the buildings. Many students must drive around and eventually pick parking spots several buildings away from where they live because all of the spots closest to the halls fill quickly. Residence halls like Shores Hall and Pryor Hall have bigger parking lots to accommodate the students there, and even if they don’t get a spot in that specific place, they are close to other buildings like the Swaid Center for Health Sciences that consistently have open spots.

One way student parking needs to be updated is by allowing more times throughout the day when students can park in faculty spots and not get a ticket. The number of students in many buildings outnumber the faculty who need the parking spots. Many of the faculty spaces are never utilized, and they could be taken by students who need them more because they do not have the time to walk across campus to class. I also think it is not fair to give students who take a faculty parking spot a ticket anyway,

Student Writer Mattie Powers

Welive in a world where almost everything within reach is digital. Technology has given us many advantages to life, from the internet to video calls with people across the world. However, along with the benefits, technology has also come with many disadvantages.

One of the many advantages of technology is the idea that everyone can stay connected with everyone, but I would argue the disadvantage is that technology actually makes us lonelier in the grand scheme of things.

First, I believe loneliness can develop when people get addicted to technology. Almost everyone uses technology in their everyday tasks, such as setting alarms, schoolwork, scheduling their week and more. However, people use it for more than these essential tasks. They play games, surf the internet, scroll through social media and watch videos.. This is fine, but it is a constant use of technology and has the capability of becoming a distraction from reality.

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