The Daily Collegian Extended Loop statistics released By Kathleen Loughran COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The ridership statistics for spring semester’s trial period of the White Loop extension pro gram were recently released by CATA, further proving the signifi cant decrease in ridership from 4 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. As shown by the data, the per centage of people who rode the buses after 4 a.m. was noticeably smaller than the percentage of people who rode from 2:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. Because the data displayed such a noteworthy difference, the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) recommended that the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) shorten the length that the Thursday through .Saturday extension program ran by a half hour, CATA Service Development Manager Eric Bernier said. “The numbers speak for them selves,” he said. “We told [Christian] we could continue to run it till 4:30 a.m., but you could see that obviously you reached a point of diminished returns at 4 a.m. that information jumped right out at you.” PUCA 107326 -Taxi- By Handy Delivery HSfIE iMW Ml PSUCOLLEGIArf. 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Students who cannot make it to the information session can email Heather at hrsso29@psu.edu. Student body president Christian Ragland said UPUA decided to take CATA’s advice because cutting the program saved UPUA about $3,000 to $4,000. But the program has not only been beneficial for students. Bernier said it is beneficial for CATA, too, because he believes it has helped to decrease behavioral issues. “Since we didn’t have such a crush of people between 2 a m and 2:30 a.m., we’re almost cer tain that that contributed positive ly to the reduction in behavioral issues,” he said. Bernier said originally there was “no science” to determining that the extension program would lengthen the White Loop’s opera tion until 4:30 a.m. “That was just the block of time that we decided with the former UPUA president, Gavin,” he said. “Part of running the trial basis in the spring was to tiy it out. [We wanted to] have it run long enough to make sure it captured folks that were riding it.” Ragland (senior-political sci ence) said the program which began its second semester trial run last Thursday is off to a I STUFF you OWN T THINK 70U NEEPEP. j EVOLUTION OF A TEAM D •Jr” > __ * - - *(f |;jl_ k *t ■ ■'-■■■- ! MUSIC. C ■ ■;*»*,. j HOQHAH^'fIM HOURS Chewable birth control • Enzymes and / f \ receptors in the v » . "j! li I stomach latch -jg 1 it "N J onto the edges Jr t“ "nr - ! of the pin. U I V.*After chewing a pill there are more edges exposed I i‘ I the enzymes to latch onto, meaning less \ fflKl J ; medication is needed with che*able pills ■ i j * ; , i j!/ j : Sr •bn Srtwmi’ | L O C AI White Loop Extension Proj Spring semester White Loop data shows that ridership decreases after 4 a.m. 2:30 a.m. 3:00 a.m. 4:00 a.m. Source: Eric Bernier, CATA Service Development Manager good start. He added that he was happy the program was short ened because he served as an ambassador for the first weekend. “There were a lot of first year students that didn’t know that the service was offered,” Ragland said. “They were a little rowdy when they first got on, but then we had a good conversation about student government once they knew who I was.” Ragland said UPUA plans to have more outreach about the White Loop extension program, including a letter from him about the service, because he wants to ensure that students get home safely. To e-mail reporter: krlslo6@psu.edu ’There is fh ~~si «t*i i breaks record b\ S! million | r ijMiV' H«■ r-An ****** EoxnaJ j ~ ~ BBS, 9EEBMOTB | I Hvt-t t*;* IVh-o , ( gum Kd. Ashley Rickard/Collegian McLetnethanS HGm H 116 S. Allen Street - Downtown Slate Collage DELI SPECIALS! Pepper Turkey & Mozzarella Sub $2.99 Pepper. $7.99 WlVW.pi fUGMI | Consulting W Engineers ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. 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The Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) program is already impacting Penn State, only a week since the trial run began. “We’ve run about 50 students through in the first week,” said Damon Sims, Penn State vice president for Student Affairs. BASICS is a one-on-one alco hol counseling program some Penn State students will be referred to when they get into legal trouble on- or off-campus. The program will focus on indi vidual students' needs in order to change or improve their drinking habits in a personalized setting. Linda LaSalle, University MARKET reg. 53.19 from South Nads Friday, Sept. 3,2010 I program Health Services associate direc tor of Education Services, said BASICS is “the national gold standard in terms of alcohol intervention for students.” The program has been used around the country and will now be used on a trial basis as one approach to tackling what some residents and students think is a drinking problem at Penn State. BASICS is currently being implemented on a trial basis, but Sims said there is not a set time frame for the program currently. The program came after group collaborations and discussions with many factions from across the university. After sucb discussions, some students said they felt current alcohol-related consequences are neither effective nor harsh enough, Sims said. Though hopeful, Belton said she does not believe the program will put an end to Penn State’s drinking problem. “There’s always going to be a problem, but at least Penn State is taking the initiative to decrease drinking,” Belton said. “This pro gram is bound to reach and influ ence some individuals.” To e-mail reporter: mrss429@psu.edu This space could be your ad. 814-865-2531 CT K E Daily ollegian
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