For all home football games, students can take a free bus from Central Campus to Carter-Finley.

The service is coordinated and paid for by Student Government.    Matt Gromlich, a senior in plant biology, said he was appointed last June to organize the Red Terror buses. Gromlich said the buses run before, during and after the game.   “The buses will start running at 4 p.m. and will run at least 90 minutes after the game. I have arranged for them to be constant from 4 to 11 p.m.,” Gromlich said.   Fans can catch a bus to the stadium from either Talley Student Center or Witherspoon Student Center.   “There are three buses. One will only stop at Talley, one will only stop at Witherspoon, and one will stop at both,” Gromlich said.   The buses will drop riders off at the corner of Trinity Road and Youth Center Road. Gromlich said return service will work differently, picking riders up slightly closer to the stadium in front of Gate B.   “After the game, the buses will line up in front of Gate B. The buses will wait there until they are full, then they will drop people off at Talley and Witherspoon,‚Äù Gromlich said.   Students are not allowed to bring coolers or open cans on the bus.   “No coolers, so the drivers don’t have to worry about things flying and we can fit as many people as possible on the bus,” Gromlich said. “Students may bring closed cans and small bags, such as purses.”   Although bus service is available, students often find other ways to get to the stadium. Steven Moore, a sophomore in engineering, said he hitched a ride to football games last year.    “I rode with some of my friends so we would have a place to keep all of our stuff, because we were tailgating,” Moore said.   Meredith Ellis, a senior in biological sciences, said she faced problems when riding the Red Terror last year.   “The bus took a really long time, because there was so much traffic,” Ellis said. “I waited a long time for it to come. When one came, it was too full to get on.”   Gromlich said he hopes students will spend less time stuck in traffic this year, although he warned travel time still depends on the volume of cars approaching the stadium.   “Last year [the buses] came down Nowell Road. Since then, Edwards Mill Road has been paved so it runs through all the way, which should cut off about five minutes each trip,” Gromlich said. “[However] it depends on traffic and what time you leave at. Leave as early as possible.”   Gromlich also said students should be aware the Red Terror buses stop at Talley Student Center as well as Witherspoon Student Center.    “What tends to happen is that people crowd at Talley. Witherspoon is a stop, and it gets just as much service as Talley. So, don’t crowd at Talley,” Gromlich said.   To improve future service, Gromlich said Student Government will have people at all the stops counting passengers.   “This is to better plan for the next game, to make sure we are using students’ fees wisely and effectively,” Gromlich said.   In addition to all home football games, Red Terror will run to the Duke and Carolina basketball games. Additional service may be added, depending on funding, according to Gromlich.