Commuter Services: A
UH is embracing its true identity as a commuter school.
Commuter Services, a new sector of the University Center slated to open in fall, will be a valuable resource where the 85 percent of students who travel to campus each day can access information on off-campus housing, bus schedules, childcare and car listings.
Offering resources such as these shows UH isn’t just looking toward the future, but is paying at least some attention to the students currently donning Scarlet and Albino White.
While the master plan, a 20-year blueprint for the growth of UH, intends to double the living space on campus, many students will continue to drive to school until, and after, that happens. And, according to the University’s Web site, the "apartment-style housing" will accommodate 11,000 of the 45,000 students UH hopes to have attending in ten years.
While that’s a noble goal, those are still small figures and the 35,000 students left over will need what Commuter Services has to offer.
We’re glad to see UH accommodating them and encourage students to take advantage of the information to be found there. The resources could help many find a better and more economical way of getting to school, such as utilizing bus routes or carpooling.
The space will also house a television and computers, so students can relax a little after the drive to campus.
For better or worse, an incredibly small portion of UH students live on campus, and it’s good to see UH helping out the masses.
Hurricane Edouard: C
Those cramming in some extra hours in summer school got a nice rest Tuesday, as classes were canceled in response to Tropical Storm Edouard -well, in response to the empty threat of Edouard.
Numerous sectors of the city shut down to brace for the tropical storm, which was expected to strengthen to a hurricane by the time it hit. After all of the hype, we’re left almost wishing it had. Almost.
Houston got off easy this time, but we won’t always be so lucky. We can, however, feel some relief knowing the warning system UH has been ironing the kinks out of seems to be working. The Web site was updated quickly with information on closures, and it appears UH did all it could to notify students as soon as possible about the storm.
While we may not have needed that reliability this time, it may save us a lot of trouble and danger the next.
