The chance that college students will get student Metro passes are better than ever. In response to the news, GW’s student body Executive Vice President Kyle Boyer emailed the Georgetown University Lobbying Association’s Andrew D’Souza (SFS `11), urging a Georgetown student movement in favor of the pass:

“Think about it: If any university subsidized 65 dollars per semester for each unlimited pass, students could be left paying ONLY $55 for a semester’s worth of rides on Metro rail, saving many students over $100 per semester. 

What we need now is YOU. Write your Deans, VPs and both Student Body and University Presidents. Let them know that you are a Metro rider and that you spend too much on your internships, jobs, concerts, and other functions.”

Well-intentioned, but if Metro and the consortium of Washington-area universities do hammer out a plan, it’s hard to believe that Georgetown will cough up $65 for students who want to get their hands on a pass. Instead, the University would bury another double-digit figure in our Student Activities Fee (as with Yates, but add a digit.)

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