Does this story ring a bell because to many students it does? A matter of fact 24 out of 25 students in Weaver Hall when surveyed agreed that they wished they had their car with them. One student, Blake Nicosia said, “Leaving my car was the hardest part about going to college, the first thing I did when I got down here was put up a picture of my car on my desk, I can’t wait until next year when I will have it with me.” In the first few nights at JMU the

It is true that some may feel this will cause too much traffic and there isn’t enough parking or even that freshmen already have too many responsibilities, but I see ways around these problems. Responsibilities help students to grow up and learn to live on their own. Numerous fundraisers can be started to help build another parking facility to accommodate the abundant population of vehicles. Allowing every student at JMU to have their car would lessen the student bodies’ dependency on the Harrisonburg bus system which eventually may not be needed. This is only one example of a way to save and raise money for a new parking facility. In addition to making first year students a lot happier, another key point is that most cars are left untouched and not driven which is not good for a car especially through the different seasons. Cars will get dirty, parts will rot, and when the student finally gets home to drive it, it will not even start. On the whole, one of the more obvious reasons is that the parents or the student, depending on who pays for the car, will be paying insurance for a car that is not even being driven. Insurance in some states is very costly and this can be a total waste of money.

If you look at the problem directly you can see numerous reasons why allowing first year students to have their car can be beneficial. First it takes a lot of stress away from stud

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