info about the bike class!

Eva passed along the following info:
"As the campaign coordinator for sustainable transportation in the SEC, I have been working with others from the bike club in putting together a bike class that will be offered through Oakes College for 5 credits this spring quarter in 2008.

The class will be an integrative bike course geared towards inexperienced bikers providing a thorough understanding of the culture behind the bicycle in the lecture portion of the class, as well as an intimate knowledge of the mechanics of the bicycle in the lab portion of the class. A thorough understanding of the history and philosophy of bicycling allows the students to explore the various roles the bicycle plays in society, and its connection to sustainability.

In this class the students will be making bikes which will go into a bike library on campus, from which students can rent bikes for a small membership fee or work exchange.

After gaining the knowledge from this class, we hope that students will then have the opportunity to make real change happen by implementing projects in the community and through association with the Bike Library. Each student will gains personal empowerment through the creation of their own bicycle as well as a complete understanding of the mechanics behind it. The ultimate goal of the course is to provide students with the ability to make the wheels of change, pedaling the UCSC campus and the larger community to a more sustainable future."