MSU closed multiple commuter parking lots across campus this semester due to construction. This includes the front parking lot at the BAC and the parking lot at Bolin Hall.

Biology and chemistry senior Maggie Fleming finds parking on campus to be challenging at times. It has caused her to be late due to not finding a spot.

“My options for the past couple semesters with construction have been the library, across the street at the church, or somewhere further where I have to walk quite a ways. While walking is not a huge issue for me, I sometimes am running behind or have a lot to carry, making the far walks a bit of an issue,” Fleming said.

Other students such as psychology and nursing junior Keaira Fillingim are also late to class due to a lack of parking on campus for commuters.

“I have had various instances of being almost late or late to class due to not finding a parking spot close to the building. For example, I park usually within the library parking where spots are limited or within Bolin which is currently closed,” Fillingim said.

Fleming believes MSU can fix parking if they open more spots to commuters and enforce parking restrictions more on campus.

“I believe that if MSU took away a few—not saying all—of the reserved parking spaces and enforced residents not parking in our lots more strictly, commuters could have an easier time,” Fleming said. “I have noticed on many occasions that residents are parked in the BAC lot when I am needing a spot there, which is quite inconvenient, as there is a great deal of resident parking near that building.”

Fillingim shared how the lack of parking has affected how students see each other.

“The lack of parking has also impacted how some students see others, as it becomes a battle between who can acquire a spot,” Fillingim said.

For questions on where residents and commuters can park on campus, please visit MSU’s website.