Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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TEXAS-SIZE CAMPU 18 — Campus Buses Designed by Lor a Litiz

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Decked out in Republican paraphernalia, Andrew Garza awaits the results of the 1988 election at the College Republican victory party. (Pholo by Robert Williams} In the Tech precincts, a total of 1 ,458 students voted in the 1988 presidential election. After a long, hard cam- paign by both Republican and Democratic student organizations, most Tech students in these precincts chose to vote for the Republican, Biish-Quayle ticket. (Artwork by Gerald fielleyl 1% Fulani Mendez 9% Paul Marrou Members of the Young Democrats organization, in- cluding Robert Lowery, gather at the Democratic headquarters to watch Michael Dukakis and George Bush debate. (Pholo by Robert Williams} Decision 17

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rOO BIG TO WALK Be ond the aterage bus nde. one Tech siuder.l lakes her chances riding the Raiderland Express on Oct. 31. Dnver Kenneth Griffen. also known as Alabama. delivers students to their morning classes dressed as Dracula. iPhoto by Allen Rose) Red, green, or yellow route, even tee mc 5i pnysically fit person discovers soon enough that riding the cam- pus bus is worth the wait. Students at the Holden Hall stop wait up to 15 minutes only to face a bus filled beyond capacity. iPholo by Darrel Thomas) TECHS SA 1 G GRACE The wheels on the bus go round and round so early in the morning. so the old song goes. Texas Tech has a large transpor- tation system that consists of seven buses. It mcludes one blue route, two red routes, one yellow route and one green route that run exclusively on the main campus. Two buses — the Raiderland Express, which is a Tech bus. and one Lubbock city bus-run on and off campus routes. Tech is a large campus, which makes it hard for students to get from one side to the other in 10 minutes if they have back-to- back classes. Many students ride the bus instead of walking to class. Some Tech students have criticized the bus system in the past, saying it lacked effi- ciency. Some changes were made this year in bus routes and the number of bus stops to tr ' to cut the lag time between buses and to improve the bus system overall. Many students use the bus as a place for socialization. Students use the bus time for chatting w ith friends and enjoying a crowd- ed and noisy party atmosphere. People carrv on conversations with friends and ac- quaintances — even when that friend is at the back of the bus and they are at the front. Some students ride the bus evervAvhere. from commuter to campus and then around campus throughout the day. I ride the bus if it s there. said Pat De- Groote. an electrical engineering major from Sevema Park. Md. But I don ' t like to wait for it. On the other hand, there are those stu- dents who avoid the bus system altogether. I ' ve been at Tech for three years, and I ' ve never ridden the bus. said Tim Reiter, a political science major from Gainesville. Mainly I avoid the buses because they ' re too crowded and you have to wait too long for them. — Jamie Stewart Campus Buses — 19