Departures Hastened By U.C. Shuttle Buses

Students seeking to avoid the expense of taxis or the inconvenience of innumerable T-stops and changes are flocking to the Undergraduate Council's Thanksgiving shuttle service to Logan airport.

"People like it [the service] and take advantage of it," council representative William C. Fang '97 said yesterday. "Many people, especially upperclassmen, come and ask me when and where [they] can sign up for the shuttle."

Fang and Brandon G. Shackelford '97, the two representatives who sponsored the bill that provides for the service, said they have been working on the project for three weeks.

Four hundred and seventy tickets have been made available to Harvard undergraduates.

The tickets for the shuttle were provided to students free of charge through the Holyoke Center Ticket Office.

Fang said that while there is only one shuttle serving students for the Thanksgiving break, the council hopes to have more for the Winter break in December.

The shuttle will run every two hours today from 9:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. The shuttle will stop first at Johnston Gate outside Harvard Yard and will then proceed to Currier House on Linnaen Street and Quincy House on Mt. Auburn Street. The shuttle stops for 15 minutes at each stop.

"I'm very glad that they have it [the shuttle service]. I didn't know about it until this afternoon. I don't think most people know about it," Andrea D. Brobeil '99 said yesterday.

Although tickets are required for boarding the busses, students who were unable to pick up tickets were still able to get seats on yesterday's shuttles because some students did not use their tickets.

Students who wish to get shuttle service transport today and who have not yet reserved seats by collecting tickets are advised to wait at the Quincy stop in the event that extra seats are made available.

Campus Life co-chair Phillip R. Kaufman '98 said that this year's shuttle service operation is more cost effective than last year's operation of the program. Whereas the service cost the council $2,000 last year, Kaufman said that figure has been cut in half this year.

The cause of the savings, Kaufman said, is the cheaper bus service that has been hired by the council this year as well as a new ticket distribution system.

Kaufman also said that the council has reduced the number of shuttle buses in use because of a lack of use during certain period of the day.

"I have no money. I need the free bus," said Loren I. Fenton '99, who is spending the break in New York.

Alexander D. Laskey contributed to the reporting of this story.

Students who wish to get shuttle service transport today and who have not yet reserved seats by collecting tickets are advised to wait at the Quincy stop in the event that extra seats are made available.

Campus Life co-chair Phillip R. Kaufman '98 said that this year's shuttle service operation is more cost effective than last year's operation of the program. Whereas the service cost the council $2,000 last year, Kaufman said that figure has been cut in half this year.

The cause of the savings, Kaufman said, is the cheaper bus service that has been hired by the council this year as well as a new ticket distribution system.

Kaufman also said that the council has reduced the number of shuttle buses in use because of a lack of use during certain period of the day.

"I have no money. I need the free bus," said Loren I. Fenton '99, who is spending the break in New York.

Alexander D. Laskey contributed to the reporting of this story.