normal dormitory style (one long corridor with rooms off it), and has the luxury of being connected to the dining commons. Mara Village was recently expanded and opened for the fall 2009 semester. The $12 million expansion added 125 beds and allows 50% of the undergraduate population to live on campus. The campus has also adopted Cedar Street Home as a residence hall. Previously, this building from 1900 was a nursing home. The university bought it in 2005 and to rent the single rooms to girls from sororities. However, in the 2012–2013 academic year the Cedar Street Home became co-ed, and no longer affiliated with sororities specifically. Dining facilities Holmes Dining Commons, known as the Dining Hall, is the main dining facility on campus. It spans North Street, the main road through campus, and lets foot traffic easily move from one side of the street to the other. It is run by the foodservice Chartwells and is buffet style. In the summer of 2006, it had a $4 million renovation. Chartwells also offers a food court style eating place in the North Street Bistro, located on the street level of the Hammond Campus Center. Food options at the NSB include BYOB, Create, Cafe, Freshens and Subway. Students are able to pay with their 'Fitchburg Gold' (currency loaded onto their student IDs that functions like a debit card) or with the 'Falcon Dollars' which are included within their meal plan. Transportation Transportation around Fitchburg State University's campus is usually accomplished through walking. Also, there is a shuttle bus (Fitchburg/Leominster Fixed Route, Route 4) that goes from the Wallace Civic Center, through campus, and then to the MBTA Commuter Rail stop. The loop takes about 15 minutes. The MBTA Commuter Rail stop closest to the university is the Fitchburg stop on the Fitchburg Line. The line ends at North Station and is about an hour and a half ride. It is wheelchair accessible and a short walk from campus. On and off campus transportation is a collaboration between the Fitchburg State University and the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority. Faculty, staff, and students can ride any of the Fitchburg/Leominster Fixed-Routes Buses free of charge. Academics Fitchburg State University offers 56 undergraduate majors and concentrations in a 25 departments. The university also offers more than 40 graduate and certificate programs. Accreditations and approvals Fitchburg State University is accredited by the New England Commission of