Students and faculty members who have used the Assault Prevention Shuttle lately probably noted a recent change to the program: its name.
According to a press release from the program, students and faculty members will soon begin to see the name Safe Ride replace its former one on its e-mail address and website. The name change has already begun to take the form of new signs that are visibly marked on the program’s vans.
Rachel Graham, Safe Ride’s co-director, said the program decided to change its name from the Assault Prevention Shuttle to Safe Ride amidst confused responses from students who did not know what the program’s purpose was.
“The name Safe Ride better exemplifies the mission of the program — to provide members of the University of Oregon community with a safe ride home,” Graham said in a prepared statement.
According to its website, Safe Ride currently uses four minivans and a 97-person staff base to provide an average of 70 people per night with a free ride to a destination near the University.
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