Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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■■[»? rm L Students gel on the Garnet and Gold buses that transport them all over campus. Busing has been an important addition to convenient transportation at the university. ivevin Jackson and Manny Gutierrez sit on a bus, won- dering if the driver knows that he is speeding towards a stop sign. Wf

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Dfdiiili; :m HPINIII miHIIIII I ' RIIlCli III HE llllllllllilllllKi:- You partied too hard the night before and were feehng lousy. You decided instead of making the hike from Diffenbaugh to the Stone building, you ' d take the bus. Only you were unaware of the ride ahead of you. The bus system served as an efficient and often entertaining means of transportation for students year round. A trip on the Garnet and Gold buses proved to never be the same ride twice. The bus service was designed to get students from one side of campus to the other quickly. Bus drivers found ways to entertain their riders m ways even they were unaware of. There was this bus driver who listened to ' The Young and the Restless ' very loudly on the radio. I didn ' t really notice it until I heard the sound of a couple either making out or making love coming from the radio next to the driver ' s seat. Joanna Sparkman said. Other students commented on bus drivers that frequently showed their humor. The bus was so full that the bus couldn ' t make it up the hill coming out of the stadium. The driver made half of the students get off and go to the top of the hill, she said she ' d be there in a minute. As she drove by, she jokingly waved ' good-bye ' and finally stopped. Chen Ratliff said. Most of the incidents that occurred on the bus weren ' t so funny at the time they happened; however, after thinking about them, they became quite humorous. I was running late to an afternoon class. The bus driver was making a left onto Stadium Drive. Instead of continuing up Jefferson Street, he stopped the entire bus at the Jiffy Store to get a drink. Go hgure? Amy Shinn said. I was on a bus when the driver quit. He just stopped the bus and got off! Jeff Beckles said. It was 9 am and there was standing room only. We made it to the top of the hill at the Stadium intersection. When the light turned green, the bus driver hit the gas and the bus went coasting backwards. We were stuck for about hfteen minutes. Darby Delsalle said. Although some of the bus incidents were funny on their own, some become humorous as a result of the students. One time this bus I was on was following a biker very closely. Everyone started yelling out the bus windows, Run! Run for your life! as the bus driver kept picking up speed, Stacy Anderson said. No matter if you were in a hurry or looking for an adventure, the bus service provided both. The quick wit and skill of the drivers and students helped make another day on the bus memorable. I ' I I n i; I i 1 1 iii PI i II !) 22 - Student Life Photo by Bill Garret

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A distressed student uses a Blue Light Trad telephone to get help from the university police. These courtesy phones were set up all over campus to help students who were in need of police assistance. Photo Illustration by Zulma Crespo 24 - Student Life - Photo by Robert Parker