Proposal to Eliminate students paying for parking at Arkansas State University: Economic Issues and Concepts Policy Project I Evan Wilson Arkansas State University Summary I think that students who pay to attend a university should not also have to pay for parking at that university. If you live on campus you should be able to park at said building for free. If you are a commuter, you should not have to pay to park in commuter parking. I think that parking lots should be reserved for students that live in the parking lots building or have a parking lot for commuters only. Students already pay over 10 grand to attend this University, they shouldn't be charged for every little thing just for the school to make more money. Problem Students could save money every year if this was in use. Now it is only $50 for parking and that may not seem like a lot, but students are already charged for living, books, food, red wolf center, and other things. There is no need for the University to keep squeezing money out of every one of their students. $50 may not seem like a lot of money, but the majority of students are broke in college. This would be one less thing for students to worry about when it comes to money in college. There is not one student who couldn’t use $50 to help them buy things or make payments on something. Literature According to the University website, parking for all students is $50. If any student, online or in class students, park on campus without this parking pass, they are then fined $25. I do agree that you should be fined if parked where not supposed to because you can be taking someone else's parking spot who needs it. So, they should give out parking passes for free to students to prevent this problem. Incentive structures of major players: current • Students want to save as much money as possible. • The University wants to charge students to get more money to help pay for services. Policy Change Eliminate the $50 parking pass fee for all students who attend the university in the Fall of 2018 and so forth. Incentive structures of major players: post-policy change • Students will save money every year for parking. • The University will know it made students happy and will see a decrease in student complaints concerning parking. Expected outcome of policy change Students will save money every year and the University can focus on more important student complaints and concerns. Criticisms To be completed Responses To be completed Conclusion To be completed References http://www.astate.edu/a/parking/parking-permits/ Summary I am convinced that Arkansas State University (A-State) “Freedom of speech” Policy restricts the rights and opportunities for students to raise voice over their concerns as well as limits the chances for A-State’s board to improve the university quality in terms of receiving feedbacks. Though the policy st.

1. Proposal to Eliminate students paying for parking at Arkansas
State University:
Economic Issues and Concepts Policy Project I
Evan Wilson
Arkansas State University
Summary
I think that students who pay to attend a university should not
also have to pay for parking at that
university. If you live on campus you should be able to park at
said building for free. If you are a
commuter, you should not have to pay to park in commuter
parking. I think that parking lots
should be reserved for students that live in the parking lots
building or have a parking lot for
commuters only. Students already pay over 10 grand to attend
this University, they shouldn't be
charged for every little thing just for the school to make more
money.
Problem
Students could save money every year if this was in use. Now it

2. is only $50 for parking and that
may not seem like a lot, but students are already charged for
living, books, food, red wolf center,
and other things. There is no need for the University to keep
squeezing money out of every one
of their students. $50 may not seem like a lot of money, but the
majority of students are broke in
college. This would be one less thing for students to worry
about when it comes to money in
college. There is not one student who couldn’t use $50 to help
them buy things or make
payments on something.
Literature
According to the University website, parking for all students is
$50. If any student, online or in
class students, park on campus without this parking pass, they
are then fined $25. I do agree that
you should be fined if parked where not supposed to because
you can be taking someone else's
parking spot who needs it. So, they should give out parking
passes for free to students to prevent
this problem.

3. Incentive structures of major players: current
• Students want to save as much money as possible.
• The University wants to charge students to get more money to
help pay for services.
Policy Change
Eliminate the $50 parking pass fee for all students who attend
the university in the Fall of 2018
and so forth.
Incentive structures of major players: post-policy change
• Students will save money every year for parking.
• The University will know it made students happy and will see
a decrease in student
complaints concerning parking.
Expected outcome of policy change
Students will save money every year and the University can
focus on more important student
complaints and concerns.
Criticisms
To be completed

4. Responses
To be completed
Conclusion
To be completed
References
http://www.astate.edu/a/parking/parking-permits/
Summary
I am convinced that Arkansas State University (A-State)
“Freedom of speech” Policy restricts the rights and
opportunities for students to raise voice over their concerns as
well as limits the chances for A-State’s board to improve the
university quality in terms of receiving feedbacks. Though the
policy states to comply with the First Amendment, A-State
students fail to enjoy completely the Constitutional Law.
Amending A-State “Freedom of Speech” Policy based on rights
and responsibilities from students and school’s board would
generate both sides incentive structures and a positive
communication among A-State members
“Problem” or issue of concern
The Arkansas State University (A-State) “Freedom of speech”
Policy restricts the rights and opportunities for students to raise
voice over their concerns as well as limits the chances for A-
State’s board to improve the university quality in terms of
receiving feedbacks. Though the policy states to comply with
the First Amendment, A-State students fail to enjoy completely
the Constitutional Law. In fact, the opportunity to express views

5. by students seems to be challenged when the university
regulates the areas and manner of expressions. The locations’
area for free speech are estimated to cover one percent of A-
State Jonesboro campus. This means that the student voice will
not be largely heard in case university matter is brought up.
Additionally, most of the school’s board body may fail to be
aware of student concern because content must be reviewed by
the Vice President for Student Affairs or the Director of Student
Development and Leadership in advance. As human expression
can be ranged from satisfaction by support to dissatisfaction by
disapproval, under this policy, expressions related to objection
to one particular issue is likely to be rejected. Lastly, as stated
in the policy that “the mission of Arkansas State University is
education”, the policy may not successfully pursue such
mission, in that education should be built on exchanging ideas
between educators and learners, so that both sides can
acknowledge reasonable things. If the policy restricts the
student’s concern by being reviewed and regulating material
factor such as time, location and manner of expressions, it can
be considered as a forceful behavior and the level of freedom
will be decreased. I hypothesize that amending A-State freedom
of speech policy will result in: (1) students would be more
likely to self-consciously improve their learning environment by
speaking out their interest in university matter, (2) students
would educate themselves by receiving and reflecting public
reactions, (3) school’s board would develop the university by
satisfying student’s right to express their views, (4) school’s
board would get sources to build the university from students’
ideas.
Literature review
Students enrolling in A-State have the right to enjoy freedom of
speech. The Constitution of United States of America 1789 (rev.
1992) says that:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging
the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people

6. peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances.”
In other words, the First Amendment protects freedom relating
to expression. It ensures the liberty to prevent institution to
restrict the rights of individuals. Besides, discussing the free
speech over education, Thomas Sowell in “Inside American
Education” book states that:
“The purpose of education is to give the student the intellectual
tools to analyze, whether verbally or numerically, and to reach
conclusions based on logic and evidence.”
Or:
““If you have no right to disapprove, then your approval means
nothing. It may indeed be distressing to someone to have you
express your opinion that his lifestyle is disgusting and his art,
music or writing is crude, shallow, or repugnant, but unless you
are free to reach such conclusions, any praise you bestow is
hollow and suspect. To say that A has a right to B’s approval is
to say that B has no right to his own opinion. What is even more
absurd, the “sensitivity” argument is not even consistent,
because everything changes drastically according to who is A
and who is B. Those in the chosen groups may repudiate any
aspect of the prevailing culture, without being considered
insensitive, but no one from the prevailing culture may
repudiate any aspect of other cultures.”
According to Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s
survey 92% of students being interviewed advocate the idea that
they feel belonged to a college/university when they are
exposed to various views from other students. Specifically, to
conduct the survey, the students were asked about their
reactions to statements from their peers. The question gave
hypothesis on four level of intensity of the statement: strongly
disagree, offensive, hurtful and racist. The result is that if their
friends say something the surveyees agree with, 72% of them
will agree with the statement and the likelihood is that they will
form and develop friendship. Meanwhile, if the statements give
out negative feelings, above 50% will try to understand their

7. friends’ view. The more the level of intensity of the statement
is, the more they will engage to that speaker.
Incentive structures of major players: current
· Students will want to enjoy their right of speech with minimal
amount of effort and time expended
· School’s board will want to meet their responsibility with
minimal amount of effort and time expended
Policy proposal
· The mission of A-State would be added: education associated
with learning, teaching, research and scholarship
· Include in the policy the part about student right and
responsibility about at A-State
· The policy gives explanation to “disruption” action in case the
free speech is misused, followed by ways of security
· Representatives who want to raise concern over the matter
would be announced to the school’s board about his/her ability
as well as awareness of his/her role.
· The Advisory Committee should be formed joined by A-State
faculties and students so that students who want to free
publicize their concern can get consultants.
Incentive structures of major players: post-policy change
· Students will want to enjoy their right of speech with minimal
amount of effort and time expended, under the guidance, some
student will be self-conscious of their role of freely raising their
voice over the matters, which helps them grow and build their
learning environment
· School’s board will want to meet their responsibility with
minimal amount of effort and time expended, some will try to
improve A-State quality and rank by listening to students’
feedbacks, satisfying students’ rights and develop the university
based on facts.
Expected outcome of policy implementation
I predict that students will experience their liberty at A-State,
besides, some students will improve themselves by bravely
speaking out their concern, acknowledging moral standards
about their concern under A-State faculties and peers’ guidance

8. as well as from public reactions. I also expect that while
members from A-State administration complete their
responsibilities, many will positively engage in student’s
interest and create an efficient market place of ideas.
Proposed measures of policy effect
Student feedbacks such as survey or interview could be used to
measure the effect of the policy. By analyzing the level of
satisfaction by A-State students and faculties can give evidence
on policy effects
Reference
Constitution (1789). United States of America 1789 (rev. 1992)
Sowell, Thomas (March 14, 2003). Inside American Education.
Free Press
Education, F. f. (October 2017). Speaking Freely – What
Students Think about Expression at American College.
Mohammad,
Your paper is very well written and the topic of free speech on
college campuses is intriguing and quite interesting. I only
noticed a few places in your paper that could be worded
differently or that are possible errors. In the first sentence I
believe that there should be the word “the” between the words
“that” and “policies” since you are referring to a particular set
of policies. However I am not an expert in grammar so it could
be fine the way that it is. The comma at the end of “students’ ”
in the last paragraph under summary should be removed to
where it is just “students”. In the first sentence under Literary
Review the word “association” appears twice in a row which
would appear to be a typo. Other than that I do not see anything
else that could be an error or worded differently. The topic you
picked is one that many people do not think about and it is good

9. that you are writing about it. I enjoyed reading your paper and
agree with your policy proposal. Good luck.
Sincerely,
Jordan Womack