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(Archive March 2019) The MWCC Commute: You Won’t Get Far on Foot

By editorialteam on April 3, 2025

By Sophia Schlegelmilch | Editor in Chief

The MART bus station in Parking Lot B on the Gardner campus
Photo by Betsabee Torres

For MWCC students who can’t get to school by car, commuting can pose some major challenges.

“Forty percent of MWCC students don’t live in a community that’s served by MART,” said Dean of Students Jason Zelesky at a Transportation Information and Listening session in early February.

“We serve 29 cities and towns, most of which are not served by MART at all,” said Zelesky.

According to Shelley Nicholson, Director of the Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement, information gathered from several listening sessions and surveys indicated that the biggest obstacle for students who don’t commute by car is the conflict between class schedules and the MART bus schedule. read more

Three MWCC Students Injured in MART Bus Accident

By editorialteam on December 19, 2024

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor

Photo by Samuel Nieves
An interior view of the bus windshield, cracked by a light post.

Three MWCC students were injured on November 26 after they were struck by an oncoming MART bus. According to a statement released by Campus Police, at approximately 7:50 AM, the MART bus was attempting to make a turn near the Lot B bus stop when the students were struck. 

Samuel Nieves, who was on the bus at the time of the incident, said that as the bus was turning, it suddenly accelerated onto the curb, colliding with students and hitting a light pole, causing the windshield to crack. The bus hit the students from behind as they were walking on the sidewalk heading to class. “It was like a horror movie,” Nieves said. He added that the bus driver was the same one he saw every morning and that he never noticed any problems. read more