[1632] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
[Mit-talk] Re: Mandatory T passes?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daniel e mcanulty)
Fri Oct 21 16:34:55 2005
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:06:10 -0400
To: "TIM@MIT" <supertim@MIT.EDU>, Eric Jonas <jonas@MIT.EDU>
From: daniel e mcanulty <mcanulty@MIT.EDU>
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i think it's quite a nice offer, even for dorm residents, though most
especially for those in ec and senior house. as one of those people who
was often scraping for pennies, on the months when i had a t pass, i was
still able to travel in relative comfort without financial regret,
definitely causing me to get out and about more even in inclement
weather. and on the days when i needed to stretch my food money as far as
possible, i knew i could make it to a star almost as easily as i could make
it to laverdes.
dan
At 01:34 PM 10/21/2005, TIM@MIT wrote:
>True. True. I was being a little sarcastic in that reply, so I take most
>of it back. I don't totally agree that it should be mandatory, but
>unfortunately that's the only way something like this is going to be as
>cheap as it is.
>Eric Jonas wrote:
>
>>
>>There are many undergrads who are receiving private scholarships and
>>Federal Financial Aid to cover a large part of that $43k/year; I know as
>>an undergrad I had to work almost every term to make ends meet and
>>not be too much of a burden on my family. $10 may not be a lot to you,
>>but to some MIT students its a decent chunk of money that they'd prefer
>>to make a choice about.
>> ...Eric
>>
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