MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999

When riding shuttle, try common courtesy

Students who ride the shuttles should learn simple courtesy. Here are some simple rules to follow:

Take off your backpack and put it between your feet when you are standing up on the shuttle to prevent hitting people seated in the head. Besides, it is hard enough to hold on to the rails without the added weight of your backpack.

Do not try to get on the shuttle when others are trying to get off.

Also, when people get off to let someone in the back of the shuttle get off, don't try and get on before they get back on.

Do not block the aisle by standing in the front of the shuttle when others are boarding or exiting.

Try not to discuss, loudly or in graphic detail, your sex life. Scoot over so that others can be seated.

If you see someone running for the shuttle, ask the driver to wait. It could have been you who just missed the shuttle.

Maggie Ballard is a public relations journalism major.