Word: escorted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Theoretically, the Harvard Escort Service should enter the scene, saving the student a hazardous trek. But this doesn't always happen...
Harvard provides a system of mechanical transportation to alleviate these problems. The shuttle system, the driving escort service and the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) work together to get students where they wish to go quickly and safely. In theory...
Calling the escort service is much like playing roulette. Sometimes your number really comes up--you get a sympathetic dispatcher, a short wait and a quick trip. Sometimes you break even with a 30-minute wait and a 20-minute ride...
...sometimes you go bust. For example, when the dispatcher tells you at 11 p.m. to walk ten blocks to catch the shuttle. Or when you're told to go outside and wait for an escort that takes 45 minutes to arrive (a.k.a. "right away"). Or when the car simply doesn't show...
...escort service stops taking calls at 2:40 a.m., well before the streets are safe for walking. At this point, two options are available. You can sleep wherever you are or call HUPD...