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Every year, students living in the far reaches of the Quad or Mather eagerly anticipate the Phillips Brooks House Association Bike Auction as an easy way to save themselves from three years of shuttle dependence. Many of these students, however, were disappointed by the utter lack of merchandise at this year’s auction. Held on Oct. 3, the auction offered a meager 10 bikes for sale, compared to the nearly 50 of previous years. The reason might have something to do with the fact that the long-standing presence of Quad Bikes, the non-profit bicycle shop...
PBHA Executive Vice President Lydia N. Lo ’09-’10 agreed, saying “There was a slight misunderstanding as to where the bikes would go this year.” She also said that while the bike sale is a yearly PBHA event, it raises less money than many of PBHA’s other fundraisers. “It’s about keeping up a tradition,” says Lo. “It doesn’t matter that much to PBHA in the grand scheme of things...
Both Lo and PBHA President Richard S. Kelley ’10 says that because PBHA must depend on donations for merchandise, the number of bikes available changes every year. And this year, it may just have been an issue of quality over quantity—“We were really happy to have pretty high quality bikes this year,” says Kelley. To those bike-less Quadlings out there, better luck next year. It looks like you’re stuck with the shuttle or the long, cold trek through Cambridge Commons for the time being...
...expected to hit U.S. asphalt over the next 10 years, Gallagher's idea of rebuilding tattered ribbons of country road is gaining traction. The initial concept of the green corridor may not be new - it started years ago with makeovers of abandoned rail beds to create scenic bike paths, often called "rails to trails" programs - but no state has yet created a comprehensive green-highway system designed to accommodate the electric-powered cars of the future...
...Entry, you can find four ergs, some exercise equipment, and a punching bag sitting next to a laundry room. But that's not all. Swipe your Winthrop ID and you can get into another room which holds the bulk of the gym's equipment. There are three treadmills, one bike, one elliptical/cross-trainer, and one stair machine...