Longer Days and Shorter Weeks as Colleges Cope With Soaring Energy Costs

By KATHERINE MANGAN

Nestled in a valley in the Appalachian Mountains, Western Carolina University doesn't offer the most stressful of commutes. But in the coming year, the Cullowhee, N.C., university hopes to provide a regional shuttle service and an online carpool program so students and employees can share rides with commuters from...