<p>Just spoke with the USC Transportation Department and I was told that they have done away with the May 14 parking permit lottery melee. All you need to do is register on their Parking Permit page and post your top three parking choices and they will make the lottery selections themselves on July 10. This gives incoming students plenty of time to be notified of their dorm assignment and they can still tweak their parking choices to be nearer to their dorm as assigned.</p>