"We advertise at schools...we give out fliers," says Raffi Batalian, a receptionist at the nightclub Avalon.
"I list myself in The Harvard Crimson," says Venus de Milo manager Jeffrey R. Unger.
The nightclub also distributes fliers on campus and in Harvard Square and advertises on KISS 108 and WFMX 101.7, Unger says.
But Harvard does little to encourage its students to use the city's resources, beyond its initial viewbook advertisements. Students who complain of transport problems cannot take a Harvard shuttle to Boston except to the airport before vacations.
Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III says he doesn't think students use the city much, except at the end of the semester.
He doesn't know why the University does not participate in the T's discount program, he says.
According to Julie A. Vitek, an MBTA spokesperson, 13 area colleges, including Boston College and Boston University, participate in the program, which offers a semester T pass at a lower rate. Students in the program receive II percent off the price of monthly passes.
"I'm not aware of a [Harvard] student program," Epps says. "If it existed, it would be through this office, but we have not sensed a need."
Students say they regret how little they visit the city, whether to use its resources or help its residents.
"We don't use Boston as much as we should," says Kaleil Isaza-Tuzman '94-'95, "and it's the biggest travesty."
'In New York, no matter where you get out on the subway, there's activities. When I came here, I thought I'd be going into Boston a lot.' --William R. Rico '96
'The T needs to build a line from Harvard Square to Kenmore.... You have to go all the way downtown and then come back.' --Jeffrey A. Lieberman '97