For years, he was a campus constant—the sharp-eyed enforcer of 30-minute zones, the reason students kept one eye on the clock. Now, “Ticket Man” is officially off duty. NDSU’s long-time parking watchdog has retired, and his absence is stirring up a mix of relief, nostalgia, and nervous anticipation. Some students are celebrating the end of the stopwatch parking era, while others fear chaos in the lots. Whatever comes next, one thing is clear: campus life just got a little less predictable.
Why does this matter in Minot? Few things create contention quite like parking changes. But one thing is clear, parking space turnover matters. And whether we like tickets or not, squatting scofflaws tend to appear in places where there’s no cost. So, we’ll get to watch and see if NDSU’s new parking plan proves human nature has changed. Stay tuned. Alex Cran with The Spectrum, the NDSU student newspaper, has the full story on the experiment currently in testing 
