Students heartbroken over lack of access to Chapel Hill's famed Halloween celebration on Franklin Street may be in luck.
At their meeting Wednesday night, Duke Student Government addressed the possibility of chartering one or two buses to the annual event the night of Oct. 31.
To reduce the size of the festivities, the Chapel Hill city government recently decided to limit attendance to local residents earlier this month. As a result, the Duke University Union chose not to charter buses in order to honor the city's decision-, leaving determined party-goers no choice but to drive themselves.
DSG President Jordan Giordano, a senior, and sophomore Andrew Brown, vice president for Durham and regional affairs, talked with the city manager of Chapel Hill to try and make the party more accessible for Duke students.
"We said that we are a part of the Triangle community, so let's make this work," Giordano said.
DSG has not yet solidified the plans, but is working out the details. "It now comes down to finding a place to park the bus or buses and to get around the fact that roads surrounding [Chapel Hill] are being shut down," Giordano said.
DSG officers added that a major concern regarding lack of bus transportation from Duke has been an increased likelihood of drunk driving to and from Chapel Hill. "[City officials] don't want to see drinking and driving, so they are very receptive to working with us," Giordano said.
One possibility is parking the buses somwhere on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus, and DSG is discussing that option with UNC's student government, he added.
"If the logistics are possible, we will definitely be on board too," DUU President Chamindra Goonewardene, a senior, told The Chronicle after the meeting.
In other business:
Prasad Kasibhatla, associate dean for international programs at the Nicholas School of the Environment, presented DSG with the University's Quality Enhancement Plan, which will offer students new academic opportunities both foreign and domestic.
In order to avoid confrontations with the fire marshall, DSG decided to request permits for eight bonfires this year, which would allow for a bonfire after every men's and women's basketball game against UNC.
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