The Facts: The Red Terror bus service had its first service of the new school year during Thursday’s home football game against the University of South Carolina. It experienced some hiccups in its service and will make some changes for Saturday’s game versus Murray State.

Our Opinion: Student Government made a good and a questionable change in light of Thursday’s results. Regardless, the responsiveness is a welcome sign for the program and Student Government in general.

The Red Terror bus service had its first run this season at last Thursday’s home loss to the University of South Carolina.

The football game didn’t live up to the hype that has followed it this season. Likewise, the Red Terror transit was a disappointment for the students who used it and Student Government, its financial sponsor.

During the lead up to the highly anticipated season opener, the buses were unable to meet the student demand in an effective manner — they were caught in the pre-game traffic.

The traffic is something Student Government, and the buses’ First Transit operators, can do little about. Hillsborough Street will always be clogged westbound in the lead-up to the games, and neither the University nor the city of Raleigh seem to have a plan to alleviate this unique issue — unless, of course, the University has teleport machines, helicopter service or a monorail in the works.

Despite the uncorrectable traffic problem, the Red Terror was plagued by other inefficiencies Thursday.

Instead of queuing to collect students after the game, the buses began circulating, a choice which failed to accommodate the maximum number of students. To correct this problem, the buses for Saturday’s football game against Murray State will line-up beginning at the start of the fourth quarter and only leave once filled.

This fix shows Student Government is willing to adapt to student requests and make the experience as enjoyable as possible. For this acute level of receptiveness, it should be commended and take the experience as a lesson in quick response for its many other programs.

With that in mind, Student Government may want to rethink the other change the Red Terror service will experience this weekend. The service will now have one bus that circulates during the duration of the game.

During the second half, especially in the case of a blowout, this is logical and allows students who are tired or cannot bear to watch any longer an opportunity to leave.

But during the first half, this seems to reward students for being bad fans. This would seem to waste resources, fiscal and material, for what was already an expensive but useful program.

Students should give the program another shot this weekend and see if these changes are worth it.

Student Government may have been errant in one of its changes, but the responsiveness it has shown is a positive sign.