Thousands of people travel across campus and through the DeKalb community every day on the Huskie Bus Line system. With such a large amount of use, the bus system is both convenient and problematic for commuters. With that in mind, the Northern Star sought to answer the question: What likes/dislikes do you have about the Huskie Line?
“I just don’t understand why the Greek bus [route] stops running and the circle [route] has to take that route.”
– Sophomore Scottie Walls,
accountancy
“I like them because they get me to class.”
– Sophomore Jorie Welker,
pre-elementary education
“I think you could have more buses. If you live off campus, every 20 minutes is not enough.”
– Senior Armando Reddick,
sociology
“I don’t really use it because I commute from Elmhurst. I just park and walk.”
– Graduate student Jim Woehrly, psychology
“It takes a long time and is cramped so I would rather just walk.”
– Freshman Orlando Leal, accountancy
“It has [gotten] better. I like how they changed the Barsema shuttle to include the circle left and right routes.”
– Senior Denis Vasilescu, mechanical engineering
“I just don’t like it because it’s too crowded and people could just walk instead.”
– Junior Jennifer Mellske, mathematics education
“I think it’s great. Most of the drivers are my friends. My favorite route is 7 because it always gets me there on time.”
– Graduate student Okaka Opio Dokotum, English