Get it together

So in reference to my theme about the parking situations on campus at ODU, I ran into another reoccurring problem in the parking lot of the Village Apartments. The entrance gate had been broken once again! It seems that on an average of once a week someone breaks the gate, so you can just drive in, instead of having to swipe your card to open it. This leads to anyone being able to park in the lot, which takes away from the people who actually paid to park there.

Especially since this particular lot between 43rd st and 45th st is located behind most of the shops in Monarch way, a lot of the patrons can easily park there. Especially at night when they are going to the bar Boar's Nest. This is another concern for safety, since anyone can park in the lot there is no telling who these people are. Since there have been several incidents recently which attacks on ODU students, I would think that campus security would be doing everything in their power to keep areas safe. Having the parking gate broken could be seen as an invitation to strangers to come onto our campus. Or letting anyone be able to park in the parking lot, taking the spots that students with decals paid for.