Students who struggle to find parking everyday and say they are forced to pay for spots that they will never get.

“I paid $240 at the beginning of the year to park at school and maybe have actually parked there 10 or 15 times,” said junior John Schlotterback.

Students are showing up to class 10 minutes late because it took them a half hour to find a spot, time they could use to study. Also, most teachers have attendance policies where you can lose points towards your grade from being late.

“I missed my 10:15 a.m. class because both parking garages were full and I was scared to park anywhere else because of Pollards,” said junior Frank Donald.

Donald is referring to Pollards Towing of Towson. If you park illegally and they tow you the standard is a $200 dollar fine. Pollard’s fines have been known to reach $440.

Twice last year, Pollards towed Donald; both times he was parked in spaces marked as “visitor” spots. The second time he had his flashers on because he was moving into his apartment which was on campus. When he called Pollards and the police to argue his side they told them there was nothing they could do to help them.

“I felt like a victim of someone who stole my car then offered it back to me at ransom and no one would help me and no one would listen. It’s sad that I am scared to park at my own school that I pay all this money for,” Donald said.

Donald shares the sentiments of most students who feel like they don’t know what to do if they can’t find a spot. Leaving early won’t always help and most the time students just hope to get lucky.

“Two-hundred and forty dollars I paid to park, I deserve a spot. Everyone does, it’s not fair, something needs to be done,” Schlotterback said.