The Daily OrangeConnective Corridor | No concern about turnout for second 'Get on the Bus' event
By Julia Terruso
Posted: 2/29/08, 12:57 AM EST Section: News
The "Get on the Bus" program seems to have very few students onboard. But that's not stopping the event's creators from planning a second ride.
This evening, the second of five "Get on the Bus" installments will depart from College Place and travel to the Delavan Art Gallery on West Fayette Street, the Point of Contact Gallery on Genesee Street and the Light Works gallery on Waverly Avenue.
The "Get on the Bus" event is sponsored by the arts in action class, CRS 400, taught by professor Jan Cohen-Cruz. Her class of five students plans five "Get on a Bus" events as an extension of Chancellor Cantor's Connective Corridor initiative.
Ben Joiner, a senior in the College of Visual and Performing Arts who spearheaded tonight's ride, said the goal of the program is to introduce people to the culture and downtown atmosphere. "We want to bring students to the town and bring the town to the students," he said. "It's about a blending of SU and the Syracuse community through the use of the connective corridor."
Joiner said approximately 30 people attended the first bus ride, which visited the Eerie Canal Museum and featured an on-board performance from Syracuse Stage's production of Arabian Nights.
Sophomore acting major Kristian Rodriguez planned last week's bus trip and said he was happy with the event, despite the low turnout.
"It was pretty good for a first go," he said. "We're trying to get more advertising, and we're letting more people know that it's happening. It's free, and it's really not that much of a time commitment. It's really a preview of all the things that are happening."
Despite the class's efforts, a few students expressed skepticism about the project.
Sophomore child and family studies major Grace Hart said she doesn't see much student interest in the program.
"I don't think students know about it or are really that into getting on a bus, especially not one that's going to museums," she said.
This evening, the second of five "Get on the Bus" installments will depart from College Place and travel to the Delavan Art Gallery on West Fayette Street, the Point of Contact Gallery on Genesee Street and the Light Works gallery on Waverly Avenue.
The "Get on the Bus" event is sponsored by the arts in action class, CRS 400, taught by professor Jan Cohen-Cruz. Her class of five students plans five "Get on a Bus" events as an extension of Chancellor Cantor's Connective Corridor initiative.
Ben Joiner, a senior in the College of Visual and Performing Arts who spearheaded tonight's ride, said the goal of the program is to introduce people to the culture and downtown atmosphere. "We want to bring students to the town and bring the town to the students," he said. "It's about a blending of SU and the Syracuse community through the use of the connective corridor."
Joiner said approximately 30 people attended the first bus ride, which visited the Eerie Canal Museum and featured an on-board performance from Syracuse Stage's production of Arabian Nights.
Sophomore acting major Kristian Rodriguez planned last week's bus trip and said he was happy with the event, despite the low turnout.
"It was pretty good for a first go," he said. "We're trying to get more advertising, and we're letting more people know that it's happening. It's free, and it's really not that much of a time commitment. It's really a preview of all the things that are happening."
Despite the class's efforts, a few students expressed skepticism about the project.
Sophomore child and family studies major Grace Hart said she doesn't see much student interest in the program.
"I don't think students know about it or are really that into getting on a bus, especially not one that's going to museums," she said.
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