The Jazzy Bahsoun

Life's our oyster and we're gonna suck that bitch down with a champagne chaser.

Behavioral Therapist
MA Developmental Psychology, Columbia
BS Psychobiology/ French, UCLA

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Monday, July 11, 2005
Another Modest Proposal
Another school year approaches which also means another attempt to apply for a parking pass. My faithful readers know what I think about the UCLA parking department and I do believe that their latest crime against humanity is the final, camel-back-breaking straw...Daily passes are now $8. EIGHT DOLLARS!! A google search of "eight dollars" tells me that that money could be spent in many ways including on Dead Sea Mud, a website domain (for a year), some wine (probably gross but who cares), the new surcharge on Lufthansa airline tickets, a piece of garage flooring, a Salvation Army shelter, a square foot of cow leather, a movie ticket and anything else that's more useful than parking at your own school and going to class (except for the Dead Sea Mud...I don't know what the fuck that is). It's ridiculous that the parking department charges this much and so, I did what I do best: I wrote a letter. I proposed something completely reasonable and sensible. But you may be the judge, oh loyal reader.

Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been a student and commuter to UCLA since Fall of 2003. Since then, I have either been buying daily passes, parking at the meters,parked off-campus in Westwood or taking the MTA since I have not oncereceived a parking permit during the school year. As the MTA became moreand more inconvenient for my own needs, I was obligated to buy daily passes to come to class and to marching band rehearsals.
Recently, it has been brought to my attention that the daily parking pass price has been raised from the already high price of $7 to $8. I am sure that there were reasons behind this change but the fact remains that commuting students cannot afford such unreasonable prices just to park and come to class. I believe it would be more than reasonable for visitors of UCLA to pay this price. However, just as UCLA Live, UCLA Sporting Events and other UCLA related events and activities provide student discounts, it would be much appreciated by every student if the UCLA Parking Department provided some sort of student discount for daily passes. By simply showing our BruinCard at a booth, a discounted pass could be sold and I am sure that revenue from daily passes will go up if there were to be a student discount implemented because fewer students would park at the meters and at off-campus parking lots. I would greatly appreciate any feedback about this matter. Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Pasha Bahsoun

As usual, I'm sure my efforts will go unrewarded. But only time will tell whether the heart of darkness sees the light....and if not, you can check my profile for updated UCLA Parking Vengeance totals for the fall quarter.

May the severe tire damage spikes remain retracted for you, and yours.
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