"Wont' you take me to...downtown?"

With an increasing number of venues in the downtown of Winston-Salem and a heightened interest by the campus community…how do we connect the two? Fear not, Wake Forest has implemented a new shuttle service that takes students downtown Thursdays, Friday, and Saturdays (8pm-3am) to all the popular scenes such as Foothills Brewery, 4th Street Filling Station, and Finnigan’s Wake. At a time when Winston-Salem Arts Council’s main objective is revitalizing the downtown area to appeal to young professionals and students, the Wake Forest shuttle system is truly a blessing. Indeed, groups such as Student Union, Student Government, Residence Life & Housing, and countless others have worked diligently in providing quality social programming and space for the Wake Forest community. However, with new business springing up downtown and more social venues opening, it comes as no surprise that Wake students would like to leave the wrought-iron gates of the university and find other outlets to enjoy and mingle. More importantly, the bus will hopefully curb the amount of drunk-driving incidents. Though in its trial phase, I believe the downtown shuttle will continue on, illustrating that when students speak out, the university administration listens.