Christie Thalen

Elsa Latt

@lazyrabbit705333 · Jan 12, 2026 11:32 am

CMV: All Commuters should be required to live within a 30-minute bus drive to attend their university

# Definitions
* **Commuter school:** A college/university where most students travel to college/university for classes and then go home afterwards because of other responsibilities (e.g. job, family, etc).
* **Social life:** An aspect the college offers to student/faculty/staff members to engage with the university outside of academics (e.g. Student organizations (aka clubs), university-sanctioned events (e.g. college sports, music concerts, etc.), parties, traditions (new or existing).
# My Thoughts
It's not uncommon for my university to have students commuting at least 30 minutes to 2 hours to arrive to the university or depart back to their homes. Forcing all of those students to live within a 30-minute bus drive from campus is ultimately necessary because there are academics studies that found that driving affect one's physical and mental health, so not only would this solution cut down the need for them to commute but also reduce the overall traffic of the city. Why travel that long when one can go to another university that will offer the equivalent program?
Doing so would, as a result, improve the overall social life of the university because these students would then have t