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Witsies took to Twitter this week to voice their ongoing struggles with a lack of parking on campus. Their comments were made in response to a @WitsVuvuzela request for their experiences. Below is a collection of some of the responses we received.
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Wits parking… Bane of my existence! Pay over R750, and they refuse to fix the fact that I have no access to the boomed areas I paid for!AshW
thank goodness it’s Friday. I need a break from all the stress wits parking has been giving me Thulisile Madi
@WitsVuvuzela @Zwelihle @wits #WitsParking it’s called parking tickets and a culture of telling ppl to voets off to Sturrock Park parking.Joel Block
@WitsVuvuzela if your lecture isn’t at 8am. You can forget about getting parking at Wits. I’ve parked on the braam streets frequently!Zweli Mbhele
@WitsVuvuzela @WitsUniversity I don’t remember ever having to stalk people to their cars to get parking… This is ridiculous #WitsParkingSeshree Govender
Ok seriously. Can you kids start dropping out now please? This parking is a sitch outchea… #WitsJessica Lock
Having to go to campus 4 hours before your lecture so that you can get parking #WitsShreeya Patel
“@intelegensia: still writting about parking?????? This will be my fifth year at Wits. Yeah maybe their ears are deaf” #WitsParkingWits Vuvuzela
@WitsVuvuzela @WitsUniversity I don’t remember ever having to stalk people to their cars to get parking… This is ridiculous #WitsParkingSeshree Govender
@WitsSRC @WitsVuvuzela wits needs to lower the booms TODAY, I’m tired of seeing pink stickers in the 2nd-4th year parkingNatasha Mashego
@WitsVuvuzela parking is a disaster at Wits, I must agree.Candace De Agrella
Oh this is interesting… There’s literally no parking at Wits ryt now. WtfPhillipus Nthai VI
@WitsVuvuzela still writting about parking?????? This will be my fifth year at Wits. Yeah maybe their ears are deafNoluthando
Ja that’s totally the parking ticket I got today at wits #varsity http://pic.twitter.com/8H8nVd2SNick Blakes Blakeway
The way Wits is handing out parking tickets as if there are enough parking spaces..Αγγελική أنجيليكي
Its worth getting to WITS two hours before class for parking.Nadia Omar
@WitsVuvuzela.. Parking its a nightmare @wits..management shuld find a logic solution regarding thisSimphiwe.Zwelz
@MissFirdausKhan Parking Office: Cut-off date for renewal of parking permits is 13 March 2013.Wits University
You know what they say about the early bird? They get the good parking at Wits :PCrap_It’s_Lauren
There is enough parking space at Wits.Joel Block
Parking booms at Wits are only going to start being used from the 15th of MarchJustin Cohen
Might as well have walked to wits today. Parking beyond first year will be the death of meMark Bishop
R700 all wits parking, R750 res parking(covered) all in all R1450? For parking?McCoy
Wits parking.. The struggle continues.Nqobile Dlamini
Other members of the Wits community, including International Relations lecturer Dr David Hornsby, offered solutions to the crisis.
Parking and Bus schedule complaints have been noted. We will be looking into these issues. Students Remain Central. Asijiki!!WitsSRC
We will do everything in our power to ensure that there’s enough parking on campus. We are looking into these issues. Asijiki!!WitsSRC
@WitsVuvuzela Wits needs to construct a multi-story car park! #witsparkingTom Wyszkowski
@WitsVuvuzela – any evidence of students adapting to #WitsParking probs? carpooling? Rea Veya? Gautrain? Minicabs? Bikes? Walking?David J Hornsby
My solution to the parking situation at wits! The old days are baaaaack #drivenbymom #bestmomever @MChavkin http://pic.twitter.com/AiWCfkpYmegan chavkin
Try walking to school RT"@Mbali_Ndlovu: Parking at Wits is a nightmare…."TLS Nkosi™ GabaDier
Think I’m going to start walking to wits now , this parking situation is ridiculousmatthew kempe
Last week, Wits Vuvuzela Online published an opinion piece by a student complaining about the parking issues on campus. Seh suggests that the parking issue plays a significant factor between passing and failing at Wits.
OPINION: Parking at Wits is chaotic | Wits VuvuzelaFeb 12, 2013 … The fees that I pay for my parking permit at Wits is R735.00 per annum. While it may seem like alot to many people, to…
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