Spring Break
Campus van services aim to keep students safe at night, but go about it in different ways
Kristina Larsen
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: News
Erica Huang, a 7th-semester pre-pharmacy student, says the late night bus "is like riding to hell and back. The girl next to me had clearly thrown up on herself earlier. I had to get off before my stop, so it wasn't a very effective option."
"[Being] student-run creates a good sense of communal respect," says Lauren Silber, a 5th-semester English major who serves as the assistant executive director for GUARD Dogs.
Silber believes that this respect has contributed greatly to the smooth running of GUARD Dogs. She is very proud of GUARD Dogs' safety record, saying that despite allowing inebriated people in their vans, there have been no incidents this semester and only one incident of alcohol poisoning last semester.
Husky Watch has a similar track record with no incidents in the past few years. They do occasionally need to refuse rides to intoxicated students, but there have been no safety issues.
Whatever a student's preference or need, it is clear that there are a variety of safe options for travel on campus.
"[Being] student-run creates a good sense of communal respect," says Lauren Silber, a 5th-semester English major who serves as the assistant executive director for GUARD Dogs.
Silber believes that this respect has contributed greatly to the smooth running of GUARD Dogs. She is very proud of GUARD Dogs' safety record, saying that despite allowing inebriated people in their vans, there have been no incidents this semester and only one incident of alcohol poisoning last semester.
Husky Watch has a similar track record with no incidents in the past few years. They do occasionally need to refuse rides to intoxicated students, but there have been no safety issues.
Whatever a student's preference or need, it is clear that there are a variety of safe options for travel on campus.
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