1,553 tickets issued in first week at CMU, 30 percent of parking violations voided

(NOTE: This article originally appeared in the September 1, 2010 edition of Central Michigan Life.)

Central Michigan University Police issued 1,553 parking violations during the first week of classes.

Out of those violations, 453 tickets were voided, said Kim Roshak, office manager of CMU Parking Services. There are 54 citations still pending, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Most citations issued were for not properly displaying a parking pass, which is called a “Failure to Display,” Roshak said.

“If a student comes in the Parking Services office with a ticket for failure to display and purchases the required parking permit, we will, as a courtesy, void their parking citation,” she said.

Washington Apartments lacks parking, causes frustration

(NOTE: This article originally appeared in the August 28, 2009 edition of Central Michigan Life.)

Several Washington Apartments residents are unhappy with the revamped parking situation between Ojibway and Ottawa courts.


Arkansas graduate student Erin Hawks is one of the frustrated.

“It is completely nonsensical,” she said.