Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet
> Obviously, some students thought that fee was ridiculous  – just like paying for parking at a university where you’re already paying a hefty tuition fee<p>I hate parking fees as much as the next person, and totally appreciate the creativity of the people who defeated this device.<p>However, how should we handle distributing a limited number of parking spaces when there are more people who want to park than available spaces?<p>If we just say "free to park anywhere!", then there is a good chance you come to school and can't park anywhere (especially if you are not there super early)<p>You could do a lottery, I guess, but then people who don't need parking might enter the lottery and then sell their spot... making parking even more expensive.<p>Parking fees seem like a fair way to distribute the limited resource.