SENIORS JASON GOOfREY and Brad Whitlock and junior David Hopper show off Godfrey's golf cart behind Cone Hall Sept. 27. The three once used the ca rt on atrip through the Wendy's drive thru on Race Street. c. ROBERSON Alternative modes help travel PEOPLE 124 A fter weaving her way through a maze of hundreds of students, down three flights of stairs and around those who had stopped in the middle of the han to talk to everyone along the way, senior Emily Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief. She had broken free from the noise and shuffle that had taken up about three of the precious 10 minutes she had between classes. Lloyd was among the majority of students who traveled around campus the old-fashioned way - walking. Some students, however, chose to ride bicycles on campus because of the physical fitness benefits. Junior Steve McCubbin brought his bicycle to school when he was a freshman and has ridden it for three years. "J prefer to ride my bike around campus," McCubbin said. "Short trips are not good for [my] car, so I ride and walk as much as I can." Golf carts also became a popular way to get around campus. While security, media center employees and other campus offices utilized golf carts for business purposes, some students, like senior Jason Godfrey, used them as personal transports. . "I wouldn't say we use it for the most conventional things." Godfrey said. "Most people use theirs to get to class, but we usually just drive it around at night. It has let us experience a different side of Harding." Godfrey has also used the golf cart off campus. "One night, we drove it to Wendy's, and the lady wouldn't take our order until we pulled up to the window," Godfrey said. A third form of transportation students saw on campus was motorized scooters. They looked similar to a skateboard with a large handle and a motor that the driver controlled, which enabled the driver to weave around people. Senior Jay Weaver said he used his scooter mainly to get to and from classes. "On Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 have a class in the Reynolds Center that gets out at 12:25 p.m. and another at 1 p.m.," Weaver said. "There is no way I would be able to eat lunch and get to my 1 p.m. class in time without it. I now have plenty of time and am able to beat the crowd." Weaver said he enjoyed riding the scooter, which he had used on campus for two years. "I was afraid to bring it at first because I thought people would think I'm a dork," Weaver said. "But I visited some friends at Freed-Hardeman and saw people there riding them, so I decided to bring mine. I hadn't noticed anyone else driving a gaspowered one until recently." JENN BONZAGNI
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