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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1977
Opinion/Commentary/Letters
Bus service appreciated by some
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Editor:
In response to the letter from
Sarah E. White, critisizing the shut
tle bus service at A&M, I would like
to defend the service.
I feel the service has been better
this semester than at any previous
time in the 3 years that I have been
utilizing this service. It is continu
ing to be updated and improved
with more and newer buses. It cer
tainly is not “deteriorating.
I am tired of hearing nothing but
criticism and complaints of the shut
tle buses and drivers. Many stu
dents are served by the buses and
for many, they are the only means of
transportation to and from the cam
pus.
Waiting for 10-20 minutes may be
Slouch
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an inconvience for some, but the al- '
ternatives of having to drive to an
already overcrowded campus or
walking long distances would be
worse.
The buses begin service before
7:00 a.m. and the last ones are taken
off the routes after 10:00 p.m. This
is strictly for the convience of the
students who need transportation to
and from the campus at various
times during the day and night. I
would think riders would be grate
ful that there are buses going to
campus at night. If they ran on an 8
to 5 schedule as many other services
do, many students would be greatly
inconvienenced, more than merely
waiting 30 minutes to catch a bus.
I have been a passenger on the
north route and I personally know
the route is a long and difficult one.
The streets are not in the best of
condition and traffic is often con
gested. I feel riders should take into
consideration the difficulty that is
involved in keeping several buses
on a rigid schedule when there are
many factors beyond the control of
the driver. The buses are usually on
a near perfect schedule despite the
numerous problems.
All of the drivers I’ve seen have
gone out of their way to be polite
and considerate to all passengers. I
don’t believe drivers should show a
hateful disposition to passengers,
nor do I believe the passengers
should show a bad disposition to
ward drivers. I don’t feel drivers
should be expected to take continu
ous criticism from irate passengers.
I have read numerous letters of
complaint and heard many gripes
about the shuttle bus service here at
A&M. For once, before I graduate,
I would like to hear a few compli
ments instead of complaints di
rected toward the bus system, as
well as the drivers, who happen to
be fellow students.
I know there must be countless
students who feel as I do that the
shuttle bus service is one that is di
rected to meeting the transportation
needs of the off-campus students.
This is indeed a service and is far
from being a “disservice” and I feel
it should have the respect it de
serves.
Sharon Reynolds ’77
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Editor:
I would like to take this opportu
nity to thank a young man whose
name I do not know for the thought
fulness he displayed toward two
cleaning ladies in front of the library
one night.
I was studying on the second floor
when I noticed two cleaning ladies
maneuvering their carts crammed
with garbage bags and cardboard
boxes down the front steps. As they
jostled their carts down the stairs,
several of the garbage bags and
boxes kept falling off.
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At least fifteen students walking
either in or out of the library passed
these ladies without offering to
help. Finally, a young man leaving
the library, stopped, picked up a
garbage bag and box and helped one
of the ladies carry them to the gar
bage dumpster.
To this young man, I say thank
you for not allowing your “academic
status” to get in the way of helping
these women in need of assistance
and for restoring my confidence that
considerate Ags still exist.
—Beverly Manjeot, ’79
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A former staff member of the Rice
University “Rice Thresher” news
paper has confessed that he at
tempted to steal approximately
$13,000 from the paper by forging
checks.
He claimed that a psychiatric
condition led to his actions. The
Rice student has been suspended
for attempted theft. The FBI also is
investigating the situation because
of possible violations of federal laws
involving banking operations and
forgery.
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