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Housing and van issues assessed
by Michael Newborn
News | 11/25/08
Posted online at 4:41 AM EST on 11/25/08
The Campus Life Committee held its second meeting of the semester on Nov. 19 to discuss important issues facing the Brandeis community, such as the upcoming dormitory selection process for the new Ridgewood dorms, transportation and the efficiency of space utilization in campus facilities, according to Student Union President Jason Gray '10.
Gray explained that in past years, campus life issues involving quiet hours, residence halls and transportation services were addressed only on an ad hoc basis, which yielded fewer tangible results for the student body.
"I realized that we needed a more coordinated way to address campus life issues, so I decided to co-chair a committee called the Campus Life Committee to bring together student leaders and student life administrators to discuss campus life issues," Gray said.
Present at the meeting were Gray, Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan and various other administrators and student representatives.
Issues pertaining to transportation services took center stage at the meeting. Assistant for the Outreach of the Student Union Sofya Bronshvayg '11 presented the committee with a long list of student transportation requests. Most of these requests focused on students' desire for more shuttles to the current destinations of Waltham, Cambridge and Boston, as well as shuttle services to new places like shopping malls and Riverside, a nearby train station where students can access the Green Line subway.
Callahan was at the meeting to address these grievances regarding transportation and to collaborate with the student representatives to find a solution. "We provide a very extensive transportation system that is free," Callahan said, referring to the BranVan escort service, the weekday on-campus shuttle, the Waltham shuttle and the Boston-Cambridge shuttles that operate from Thursday to Sunday.
Callahan noted the financial difficulties in meeting the student requests.
Gray explained that in past years, campus life issues involving quiet hours, residence halls and transportation services were addressed only on an ad hoc basis, which yielded fewer tangible results for the student body.
"I realized that we needed a more coordinated way to address campus life issues, so I decided to co-chair a committee called the Campus Life Committee to bring together student leaders and student life administrators to discuss campus life issues," Gray said.
Present at the meeting were Gray, Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer, Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan and various other administrators and student representatives.
Issues pertaining to transportation services took center stage at the meeting. Assistant for the Outreach of the Student Union Sofya Bronshvayg '11 presented the committee with a long list of student transportation requests. Most of these requests focused on students' desire for more shuttles to the current destinations of Waltham, Cambridge and Boston, as well as shuttle services to new places like shopping malls and Riverside, a nearby train station where students can access the Green Line subway.
Callahan was at the meeting to address these grievances regarding transportation and to collaborate with the student representatives to find a solution. "We provide a very extensive transportation system that is free," Callahan said, referring to the BranVan escort service, the weekday on-campus shuttle, the Waltham shuttle and the Boston-Cambridge shuttles that operate from Thursday to Sunday.
Callahan noted the financial difficulties in meeting the student requests.
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