It seems that President Alexander Gonzalez has actually heard us for once. You see, in my very first column this semester, I discussed our campus parking issue.

The problem wasn’t getting better and students’ attitudes were just getting worse. I wrote that it was almost as though students expected our president to come out with a little driver’s cap on and valet our cars for us. Well, folks, now he actually will.

Well, sort of.

As a part of the university’s push to save us from the struggle that is the daily parking routine, Sacramento State will now house its very own valet service.

It’s called “Convenience Parking.” You purchase the normal $108 semester pass or a daily one, and hand over an extra $3 and your keys to some guy who parks your car for you.

No more parking in illegal spots because you’re late for a test, no more stalking people in the parking structure and no more offering strangers rides to their cars in exchange for their spot. You simply hand it to the valet.

Now, of course this sparks some questions in my mind. I mean, if I drive around for 45 minutes looking for parking and simply don’t find any, what will the valet do when the same thing happens to him or her?

Or what if my car runs out of gas while the valet is trying to find a spot? I personally run my tank down to empty until the little light goes on before I even think about heading up to the station.

And what if they crash my car? Or worse, they put a little ding in my door when parking next to me. I hate door dings.

And can we really trust someone to park our cars? The program will be run through an outside service, meaning Sac State will not employ the people or run any of the operations.

So what precautions will Joe Schmo company make to oversee their employees?

How pissed would you be to go looking through your car like a madman trying to find the current Justin Timberlake CD only to realize that the only person to have access to your car has been the valet girl?

I don’t want to have to tussle with a girl who valets my car. That’s just way too Paris Hilton, even for me.

“I guess if I was running late and I really needed a spot, I’d use it,” said sophomore government major Michael Helmick. “I mean, it’s only $3. But otherwise I don’t really want anyone else to drive my car.” Helmick said.

But there’s hope in other news from our University Transportation and Parking office. Parking Structure III will be students-only. Minus 200 spots for disabled and special function parking, that’s a whooping 2,800 brand-new spots for students.

Maybe I can actually get to school 20 minutes before class starts, instead of two hours.

Now, don’t go feeling all bad for the faculty who won’t get to enjoy the largest parking structure on any CSU campus.

Oh no, all of Lots 4 and 6 will be for faculty and staff only. And I will not even hear a complaint from the faculty; I have never had class canceled because the professor couldn’t find a spot.

I think at least Sacramento State is on the right track. Is having a valet service a little choky? Yes. But at least it shows that Sac State acknowledged the problem and is trying new and innovative ways to try to fix it. Now, if only I could just get into all my classes, I’d be a happy little hornet.

Nicki Croly can be reached at [email protected]