This week we have noticed an unusually high number of cars being towed from the different parking lots on campus. These cars are being towed for several reasons, including illegal parking violations and a lack of parking permits. Those of us who have registered our vehicles are facing another problem: There is no where to park. We have an excellent solution to this mounting problem: Don not allow freshmen to have cars on campus.

As a freshman, you really have no need of a car. You are required to live in a residence hall, so everywhere you could need to go is within walking distance. On the off chance you do need to go somewhere off campus, there are plenty of upperclassmen who would be willing to take you. All you have to do is ask, which is a good way to make new friends.

By eliminating freshmen cars on campus, hundreds of parking spaces would be free for those upperclassmen who live on campus, as well as those who don’t. No longer would anyone be late for class because they couldn’t find a parking space. And all of that walking around campus can only help our society, which has been accused of being obese.