Eye-Opener: Memo

SHU shuttles aren't really for students

Can you believe the audicity, only certain shuttles are for students? Specifically for students driving. These shuttles are only to take those students from parking lot to certain buildings. Why can't these shuttles bring students who are walking from a long distance (let's say St. Mary's to Administration building [Admin.])- it's not unreasonable. Or why isn't there a shuttle route for students who take classes in St. Mary's?

This is based on an episode today. On any given ordinary day, I wouldn't mind walking from St. Mary's to Admin in that gradually rising slope, BUT today it was raining: a deluge (the second flood is coming). Happenstance, as I was coming out of St. Mary's, I saw a SHU van pulling in (I thought gee what luck I have). I approached the van, I asked the driver if I can get a ride to Admin. and he said no.

He said I wasn't a student in a parking lot. His van was only for students who are driving and need a ride from a parking lot to the main complex.

This was a shocker. I asked for help, and I was denied.

The van route is not so complex. It's not like the SHU campus is big. How difficult is it for the van driver to drop in front of Admin from St. Mary's? The answer I'll get probably will deal with "protocols." They should consider special cases and circumstances. The irksome thing about this episode was that the van wasn't even full- it was really really bare and empty. I understand if the van was busy, but it wasn't.

SHU shuttles aren't really for all students. They are only for the select and priviliged group who already have cars. The students who walk will always be walking (unless of course they get a ride from nice people). To be fair (even though this is a naive concept), the University should have Shuttle service for both the walking students and for those who park in far away parking places.

They should have Shuttle routes which often travel to St. Mary's (rather than occasionally). Students who are paying the same tuition and are affected in the same University life and its consequences should have the same privileges and rights.