You may have heard of the student who was arrested during a bike theft sting; that unfortunate student was me. The story is that I was late for class and decided to borrow an unlocked bike that I assumed to be a Moore Hall community bicycle (This is a bike that is donated by residents of the hall for use by other residents with the condition of guaranteed return). I could recount a specific timeline of that horrific day, or attempt to further explain the unofficial community bike system at the hall, but I would rather inform you about my plan to prevent this from ever happening to a determined student like me ever again. What I plan to do is work with Residence Life to start a bike borrowing program aptly named the "Borrow Bike, Bring Back" program, or BBBB for short.
This program will be open to any student who resides on any of the residence halls. The program will work by taking these donated bikes, painting them a certain color and locking them in a designated area near the dormitory. If a student has an emergency, such as waking up late for a quiz or test, and needs a bike, all he or she must do is go to the RA on duty and request a key. The RA will then keep track of the students returning of the bike. Failure by student to return the key or bike will be punishable.
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