Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

Opportunity: Although SNAP is great for on-campus students to use at night, off-campus students cannot use it because SNAP does not take them to their destination. Off-campus students are then forced to uber, walk, or take a late night bus home at night.

• The Who: Students who live off campus and Student who use SNAP.
• The What: Off-campus students are not able to use SNAP to go home late at night leaving them vulnerable.
• The Why: SNAP does not do off campus stops, only on campus stops or areas just outside of campus.

Testing the Who: On-campus students who use SNAP already would also be affected by this. Also, the SNAP drivers would be impacted because they possibly would have to learn a new route or work longer. Also, females may be the ones to use SNAP for safety reasons more than males would.

Testing the What: Some off-campus students do not feel unsafe when walking alone at night so they do not need. Also, there is a late night bus that runs through Gainesville, however, students would have to wait at the bus stop at night and possibly alone which is not very safe.

Testing the Why: SNAP may only stop at on-campus stops because it is a University of Florida program, not a Gainesville program. Going too far off campus may be a liability for the school. Also going to off-campus stops may be more expensive for the school because of the extra mileage and gas being used.

Interview 1: My first interviewee was a freshman girl who uses SNAP often. She feels its unfair and unsafe that off-campus students cannot use SNAP. She understands that a lot of organizations require students to leave campus late and it may be difficult for off-campus students to find their bus to go home. She says if we had a wider route, then we would have more people driving which would be an opportunity for work-study jobs or other employment.

Interview 2: My second interviewee also uses SNAP often. She feels that is SNAP went to of campus stop, the rides would take even longer than it already does. However, she thinks that if SNAP expanded its route it would help off-campus students feel more included in campus social life. This student's reply tests my hypothesis because she reveals the reality that on-campus students might feel burdened if off-campus stops were added.

Interview 3: The third interviewee said putting herself in an off-campus student's shoes, it is an inconvenience that they cannot use SNAP. However, she feels that a new SNAP program would be a waste of time though because off-campus areas are so far and the trips would be longer. It would be inefficient and time-consuming. If SNAP expanded its route the interviewee thinks student who live on campus would be impacted more than off campus students, due to the fact that off campus students usually have cars or take the bus. It would probably be more time consuming for the students who live on campus.

Interview 4: My fourth interviewee is very upset that off campus student cannot use SNAP. She used to take SNAP when she was living on campus however, as she moved off campus, it doesn't apply to her. For her, there are things that she wants to do on campus ut she doesn't because if she left late she would have to take an uber or catch the bus, which is sometimes running late. This student understands the inconvenience of SNAP not being accessible to off campus student because she has experienced from both perspectives. She has experience SNAP as an on campus student, and now as an off campus one.

Interview 5: I chose a male as my fifth interviewee so I could get a different perspective. He said he does not use SNAP often however he does think it would be useful to off campus student if they could use it. It seems that even though males live off campus, they may not mind walking home at night. ALthough some males do use SNAP, I do not think the new SNAP program would affect them very much.

Based on the interviews I learned that some on campus students who use SNAP may find an expansion of the route to be an inconvenience for them. It seems that some SNAP rides already take a long time to reach their destinations so adding off campus stops might make the ride longer. I would have to make adjustments to the solution to fit this new discovery. Also, some males might not be the ideal customer for SNAP. It seems as though males do not use SNAP as much as females and their feeling behind walking at night differ. This shows me that the ideal customer would be off campus females.