Recently, UAA Parking & Transportation increased the cost of parking permits for the 2025-2026 school year. This increase was met with quite a bit of backlash from students and faculty.
In general, the comments I’ve overheard are that most students don’t really understand why the price increase was necessary — nor do they understand why we pay fees at all.
Our very own Managing Editor Kaitlyn Gaub said, “I just won’t eat for two weeks and I’ll be able to afford it.” While she said this sarcastically, it opened my eyes to what this price increase will mean for students…