By Kelsie Carter
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Published: Friday, August 31, 2012
Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012 00:08
Students can catch a free ride to Saturday’s football game, courtesy of the Blue Line.
Administrators announced the shuttle service Wednesday at a town hall meeting in the University Center. The buses will charter students and their guests to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and back, picking riders up from the Central Ave. parking lot.
Angela Floyd, director of parking and transportation services, said deciding to run the Blue Line to the football game was a “joint effort” between Student Affairs, Athletics and Business and Finance.
For now, the shuttle service is only for Saturday’s game.
“We want a huge turnout [Saturday] so we will know if [the students] want [the shuttle] all season,” Floyd said.
The turnout will also determine if the Blue Line will run to away games and basketball games.
Freshman Brooke Scott said he is glad the University is providing the shuttle service.
“People that live in the dorms that don’t have cars shouldn’t be excluded,” he said.
Saturday’s game starts at 6 p.m. The Blue Line will begin picking up students at 4 p.m. from the Central parking lot and dropping them off at gate six at the stadium.
Three buses will carry 26 students and have two wheelchair accessible spaces.
Floyd said the shuttle will return students and their guests to the Central parking lot after the game. Riders have a one-hour time slot to get back to the bus after the game, but Floyd said drivers “will make sure that all the people in line at the gate will get picked up. No one in line will get left.”
Students typically can only bring one guest on the Blue Line, but Floyd said the administrators wanted to make sure students were able to bring their friends and family members who wanted to see the first game so they can have an unlimited number of guests on the shuttle Saturday.
Students wanting to pick up guest tickets to the game may buy up to two for $7 each at the Bursar’s Office while supplies last.
Senior Dewayne Dickey, journalism major, said he will be riding the shuttle to the game. He said having the shuttle is a good idea because he believes “the main reason people don’t go to the games is because of transportation.”
“Ride it,” Floyd said. “Get on board.”
[email protected]
Published: Friday, August 31, 2012
Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012 00:08
Students can catch a free ride to Saturday’s football game, courtesy of the Blue Line.
Administrators announced the shuttle service Wednesday at a town hall meeting in the University Center. The buses will charter students and their guests to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and back, picking riders up from the Central Ave. parking lot.
Angela Floyd, director of parking and transportation services, said deciding to run the Blue Line to the football game was a “joint effort” between Student Affairs, Athletics and Business and Finance.
For now, the shuttle service is only for Saturday’s game.
“We want a huge turnout [Saturday] so we will know if [the students] want [the shuttle] all season,” Floyd said.
The turnout will also determine if the Blue Line will run to away games and basketball games.
Freshman Brooke Scott said he is glad the University is providing the shuttle service.
“People that live in the dorms that don’t have cars shouldn’t be excluded,” he said.
Saturday’s game starts at 6 p.m. The Blue Line will begin picking up students at 4 p.m. from the Central parking lot and dropping them off at gate six at the stadium.
Three buses will carry 26 students and have two wheelchair accessible spaces.
Floyd said the shuttle will return students and their guests to the Central parking lot after the game. Riders have a one-hour time slot to get back to the bus after the game, but Floyd said drivers “will make sure that all the people in line at the gate will get picked up. No one in line will get left.”
Students typically can only bring one guest on the Blue Line, but Floyd said the administrators wanted to make sure students were able to bring their friends and family members who wanted to see the first game so they can have an unlimited number of guests on the shuttle Saturday.
Students wanting to pick up guest tickets to the game may buy up to two for $7 each at the Bursar’s Office while supplies last.
Senior Dewayne Dickey, journalism major, said he will be riding the shuttle to the game. He said having the shuttle is a good idea because he believes “the main reason people don’t go to the games is because of transportation.”
“Ride it,” Floyd said. “Get on board.”