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And this service comes at a cost to the council, which is funded by a $20 undergraduate term bill fee. According to Darling, the council allocated $3,000 to the shuttle program, but hopes to recover most of that cost in ticket sales.
Ultimately, we realize that no amount of editorializing can convince the masses not to celebrate the millennium. Nevertheless, it is important that this newspaper have its opposition on record. After all, if at the stroke of midnight next Friday night, God's Kingdom does descend onto earth, many of us...
"We usually have in the neighborhood of 800 people taking advantage of this service," said council treasurer Sterling P.A. Darling '01.
The buses' low cost makes them accessible to a large number of students, Darling said. He said taxis and commercial shuttles usually cost from $12 to $35for the trip to Logan, while the council shuttle is only $3.
"It's one of the services that we've always done," Darling said. "It provides a great opportunity to do something useful for the students."