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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2011

Northern Calif. college to cut student bus discounts

Santa Rosa Junior College is considering ending a program that gives students about 50 percent off bus passes. Officials say the program benefits about 480 students and costs the school approximately $130,000 a year.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2011

Calif. college extends transit pass program

Eighty-five percent of voting students district-wide approved an initiative that authorized Mt. San Jacinto College's board of trustees to implement a $6 fee per semester to subsidize the Go-Pass program, which was slated to end in August when current funding expires.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2011

40 college students chosen for PBS' Freedom Riders

The students hail from 33 states and the District of Columbia, along with others who grew up in China, Tajikistan and Haiti. Among the highlights of the trip will be events at Atlanta's Morehouse College with original Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Kansas college buys MCI coach for student events

Along with seating for 56 passengers, the J4500 model has a significant amount of additional storage space, a restroom and six television monitors inside the vehicle.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Omnitrans, Chaffey College unveil $2.5M transit center

The facility, designed to make transit more accessible to students, features four centrally-located bus stops, two bus shelters, benches and information kiosks in attractively landscaped surroundings.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

Northern Calif. college to use student IDs for bus passes

Shasta College and the Redding Area Bus Authority plan to start a pilot program during the spring semester allowing students to use identification cards to ride the bus system for free.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2010

Florida college students call for unlimited bus service

Gainesville-based Santa Fe College student government members are requesting to be able to pay a fee to have unlimited bus service to campus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Mich. transit bus route offers more direct campus access

Dedicated loop connecting Bay County riders to Delta College and Saginaw State University should reduce wait times.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2010

Web Extra: Illinois transit expands campus bus service

Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System’s Universal Access Program allows students and staff on participating campuses to present their college ID cards instead of paying a fare. Heartland Community College is new to the program. Lincoln Community College renewed its contract.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2010

U. of Maryland, MTA hash out purple line placement

University officials want the line to run through a yet-to-be-built underground tunnel on campus. Planners say an above-ground route along the campus' main road is the only realistic option.

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