This year at The Easterner we are introducing a new weekly column where I will describe ways that students on campus can have a more enjoyable experience. If you think I’m talking about you, I am.

What’s the deal with parking around campus?

In my two years at Eastern, I have regularly found parking on Erie Street but this year that has changed.

I’ve heard from many people that parking is a major problem at this university, but it is not due to a lack of spaces.

What I’m saying is simple; if you are going to drive to campus, then you need to learn to park.

When you pull into a parking spot on the street, pull all the way up to the car in front of you. On my way into work this morning I walked past at least four cars that had clearly left a full foot between the car in front of them.

They aren’t going to bump you when they leave — scootch a little closer.

And if you have to parallel-park just remember, it isn’t rocket science. It’s just parking you’ve done it before and you can do it again.

Correctly.

The car that has its backend sticking out due to operator error not only looks ridiculous but makes paralleling into the spot behind near impossible.

Also the chance your car gets clipped by another driver has to be much higher, although I can’t find any statistics to back that up.

If you can’t parallel park correctly or are too lazy to do a good job, don’t do it and spoil multiple spots.

For those of you have a parking pass or park behind the stadium: the yellow lines are there for a reason. Stay between them.

If you cross that line, I will find a way to mess with your spot. Like surrounding it with shopping carts.

Once one car is over the line a domino effect is set off and the subsequent spots are all off for everyone else. What happens when I have to park over the line because of someone but that person leaves? To every other person parking, it looks like I’m the one who must be colorblind and can’t differentiate between black and yellow.

Parking isn’t that hard and it is common decency to do it well.

I mean c’mon, What’s the deal!