wrong. I live on campus and therefore do not need to commute to school.
The main time I drive is to and from work which is off campus, but I had
the past week off so I was not able to try alternate forms of
transportation. Then I thought about places I go on a regular basis and
one of the first ones that came to mind was going to class. I live in
Marshall College and I have a class in U413 which is all the way on the
other side of campus. I usually walk there and it takes me about 15
minutes. The only cost is the cost of time because walking is free.
I decided to try two other methods last week when getting to class. The
first was to drive around campus loop to get to class. Parking was nearly
impossible and I ended up parking on the bottom of Gilman in a meter
space. The trip cost me gas and time, plus the $2.00 I had to put into
the meter. Overall, it cost me about 45 minutes of time to drive and
park. Driving to class was an awful experience, partly because parking
and traffic were so awful in the middle of the day.
The second method I attempted was to take the campus loops shuttle. The
journey took me about 20 minutes. This was a convenient way to get to
class; however, the shuttles can be unpredictable at times. It is hard to
know if they are going to be running late or not.
After trying two new methods of getting to class, I still prefer walking
because I feel like I have more control over it. I can tell my body when
to start and stop and how fast I should be walking. I do not have to
worry about finding a place to park my car or that the shuttles will run
late.
Wendy Bryer
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