By Alejandra Arana |Staff Writer| There needs to be a grace period at the start of each quarter to give students more time to purchase parking permits so they don’t receive harsh fines that could cripple them financially. Parking Services needs to be more accommodating to students who are struggling to get by. Imagine you are a freshman coming onto campus for the first time. You are in a rush to talk to the financial aid office because for some reason all of your classes were dropped and now you have nowhere to show up on Monday morning. You take the first parking spot that is available and get in the long line for financial aid that ends around University Hall. Two hours … [Read more...] about Students need parking grace period