riptNarratorNow listen to two students discussing the announcement.Female StudentSo, did you hear that the university is cutting its transportation budget and ending all bus service?Male StudentI did hear that. But it’s no big deal, right? I mean, the u

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Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.

Female Student

So, did you hear that the university is cutting its transportation budget and ending all bus service?

Male Student

I did hear that. But it’s no big deal, right? I mean, the university is also compensating all students with fifty dollar vouchers for public transportation. The vouchers can be used on, like, the subway and public buses. So, it sounds like there won’t be a big problem.

Female Student

Are you kidding me? This is going to be horribly inconvenient. First of all, there’s no public transportation to the DeWolfe Science Center. It’s far away from any subway and bus station. Getting there will require a twenty minute walk through some of the WORST neighborhoods in the city.

Male Student

I guess that will be a problem for some people. But try to look at it this way. There’s too much DIVISION in this country between university students and the people who live in the cities around them. Won’t this encourage a spirit of togetherness…like, when we’re all using the same public transportation?

Female Student

But actually, I think that this policy… that it won’t help create much new interaction between students and city dwellers at all.

Male Student

Why not?

Female Student

Because FIFTY DOLLARS is not very much money. It will probably only cover about a month’s worth of subway or bus passes. Most students won’t be able to AFFORD to take public transportation. So, with students forced to WALK everywhere, I don’t understand where all of this great new interaction is going to be happening.