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6 The Voice, For students, By Students Bronco shuttle, do we or don’t we? By Shirley Townsend Voice Staff Writer The Bronco shuttle is a transportation ser vice provided by Fayetteville State Univer sity. It has become apparent to many students that the FSU Bronco Shuttle is currently not active. According to Director of Public Relations, Jeffrey Womble, the shuttle is offline until plans for the expansion of service and the ex tension of the hours on Saturdays. This semester, FSU officials hope to extend the shuttle service hours on Saturdays from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m. and offer services on Fri days, 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. FSU is in the bid ding process for the revised schedule. “It is absolutely the desire of the University to reinstate the shuttle service. We ask for you continued patience while we complete the bidding process. We have initiated the steps for the bidding process and hope to have the shuttle service operational again on or about Friday February 18,” said Mr. Womble. Although there is a lot of confusion about the Bronco Shuttle’s service hours, some questions have been cleared up by the Resi dence Life Department. Since the Bronco Shuttle’s services are currently deactivated many students are forced to struggle to find other sources of transportation. “When the shuttle was nmning I would go to Wal-Mart and do my grocery shopping. Now that it is not running I have to pay some one to take me or catch the city bus. It’s really inconvenient for me because I don’t think I should have to pay for transportation that I was told I would receive before I applied,” said freshman Kia Davis. Many FSU students and staff are not even aware that the shuttle has not been running since the end of last semester. “I have been asking a lot of people about the Bronco Shuttle service but it seems like no one really knows why it is not running. It is really not fair seeing that freshman’s cart- not have vehicles. The shuttle is the only way to get aroimd,” said freshman Marg String. As of Monday when The Voice went to press, the Bronco Shuttle is still not in service An announcement of the new service hours and days will be made at a later date accord ing to Mr, Womble. www.fsuvoice.com February 23, 2011 ithm-jr send news tips to the editor; agarcial ©broncos.uncfsu.edu Early Spring? Though still a month away, Spring seems to have sprung as Fayetteville State University gradu ate student Joshua Un- denwood (top) enjoys a game of tennis Friday at the campus tennis courts. Also taking advantage of the nice weather, Joshua Undenwood (right) plays basketball with friends.The high Friday was a pleasant 78 F Voice photos by Paul T. Smith Big things coming to Summer School Anna Lee . Voice Staff Writer When most of us think of summer, we think of hanging out with friends and being carefree. However, some students know that summer means summer school,, a chance to get caught up or get ahead. While most of us are familiar with a five-week summer session, a brand new program at FSU is switching things up. Imagine taking an intensive course load: class every day for four hours, essen tially learning what you would in a week in just one day. Intersession will allow students to take a three-hour course in just 12 days. It was Dr. Young, Vice Chancellor of Aca demic Affairs, who came up with the idea of Intersession. Dr. Young has a vision for stu dents to experience great opportunities and learn at the same time. Something that makes Intersession different from a typical summer session gives students freedom. Quite a few Intersession courses will be giving students the opportunity to travel. These trips will be unique to each course. Professor Wchard Gammans, will be taking his students to New York City and D.C. as part of his Intersession course. His class will tour the United Nations, New York Stock Exchange and the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney trading room. Dr. Jane Smith, Interim Director of Sum mer School, is excited to be coordinating what she calls a pilot experiment. Dr Smith is optimistic about the outcome of Intersession, one of the main reasons being the supportive faculty. “The faculty involved are dedicated and creatively focused on ways to make the courses completely authentic for students,” she says. Intersession is not limited to a few courses, in fact, there are a variety of courses offered for Intersession and the faculty made proposals for several courses. Some of cours es being offered are art, biology, education, communications and even one dance course. Dance Intensive, being taught by Professor Alvis Hatcher. Those students that are interested in In tersession but hesitant shouldn’t fret. While Intersession is not for every student it over all is a great opportunity for students that are serious and have the time or just want to try something new. Students that are parents or military affiliated may find that Intersession allows them to still get an education while having time for their family and profession al life. Professor Kelli Walsh, who is also a parent, says having an intersession program would have ‘extremely helpful’ had she been See SUMMER , page 8
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