Deuce rates to increase Feb.1
Students will pay $3 a ride
Beginning Feb. 1, NDSU students will pay $3 every time they ride in a Deuce cab.
Executive Commissioner of Academic and Student Affairs Rachel Hall announced the change at Sunday’s student senate meeting.
Hall said the increase came after MSUM attempted to incorporate a tiered system that depended on the number of riders but was “way too confusing.”
Legislation had been drafted regarding the change to a tiered system and was scheduled to be read and possibly approved at the meeting.
Because new legislation was slated on the agenda pertaining to the current increase, Hall encouraged the senators to table the previous resolution indefinitely. She also urged them to approve the new legislation so the resolution could be put in place and advertising to students could begin on the changed rate.
The senate passed the resolution unanimously.
Hall said the increased rate is helpful because now students and the cab company are contributing to the program more.
Right now, the “Deuce” name will be retained for familiarity and because two cab companies still operate the program. Hall said there has been discussion about possibly changing the name for next semester.
Other important legislation that was approved at Sunday’s meeting concerns the memorial project to honor students who have lost their lives while attending NDSU.
Sen. James Klein, graduate studies, said at the Jan. 16 student senate meeting that the committee working on the project, “Operation Never Forget,” submitted RR-03-06 because the original plan to collaborate with the architecture program to create a suitable design did not happen.
Klein said the committee now planned to create a competition for all students to submit ideas for the design of the memorial.
Josh Reimnitz, high rise/LLC senator, is a member of the committee working on the project. He said all students are encouraged to submit ideas for a possible memorial, but they should follow the guidelines outlined by the committee.
The guidelines include making sure each aspect of the memorial is symbolic of NDSU and its students and is of significant size to represent the meaning of the project.
Symbols will be used to denote each decade from 1890 to 2000. The committee decided that after 2000, individual symbols will represent the students who lost their life and will be added as necessary in the future.
Reimnitz said two locations have been designated as possible locations for the memorial. One is south of South Engineering, and the other is between the library and Old Main.
Also included in the guidelines is the fact that new and existing landscaping and ground lighting should be integrated into the design, and the importance of preventing vandalism or destruction of the memorial by skateboarders or other passers-by.
The committee also made suggestions such as including a water element or an aspect of unfinished life.
Reimnitz said students will have ample time to formulate their designs and while there is no monetary compensation, the student whose design is selected will get to see their idea become a reality on campus.
Currently, the committee is working on securing funds for the project and creating advertisements to let students know about the opportunity to design the memorial.
Students interested in the project or who wish to submit a design are encouraged to talk to Klein who is spearheading the project.