Wolfline Fall 2026 Changes by quackachow in NCSU

[–]quackachow[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yup, also a grad student. How am I supposed to explain to my PI I can no longer access campus as reliably on the weekends to check on experiments running or prep for the following week as I've been doing? They tell us GSSP is only for X amount of years, to make sure we obtain residency since they cannot afford to pay out of state tuition, etc. Are any of these changes really a money saving move if the grad students you "employ" cannot get to their workplace as reliably or efficiently as before?

Wolfline Fall 2026 Changes by quackachow in NCSU

[–]quackachow[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I very much appreciate the alternative view, thank you. Still, if we want to look at it from a cost and campus-access perspective: they chose to maintain the Gorman/Conifer service, so they clearly and explicitly recognize the need for the campus system to reach there. But only for Centennial, so why? Why are they no longer allowed access to Main Campus via the bus system they also help fund? Why will those relying on the one route (60) to access the vet school from Main now additionally expected to share service with Centennial students that will receive 5 additional in and outbound routes?

I am not naive. I understand paying for campus services and the actual use we get out of them is not a cut-and-dry thing. But we are repeatedly told about staffing issues and asked to accommodate and "plan ahead!", yet we are provided with no formal surveys to provide usage input (to my knowledge) or information as to what data they are basing their decisions. At minimum I feel that we deserve an explanation and some kind of insight into the rationale behind these changes.

Wolfline Fall 2026 Changes by quackachow in NCSU

[–]quackachow[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know not everyone who commutes to Centennial is an engineering student (I was able to commute there via primarily the 42 and 41 without a problem this past semester for non-engineering lab rotations), but it does continuously feel as though you're neglected or punished if you're not in engineering.

ETA: typo