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Show I S 1 '.'! ' POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE. DOES SUSC HAVE A HAUNTED HOUSE? SUSC will host hundreds of visitors in the coming week for two crowning events. The Utah Lifetime Achievement Awards and Commencement are coming. See pages 2 & 13. Thrilling tales abound concerning a young girl, an old song, a piano and light switches in the Old Administration building. It all makes for some spooky tales. See pages 14 & 15. Cl9 j Bookstore has e The student news and views of Southern Utah State College its difficulties Final in a series by Tamara Rumbaugh "r The SUSC bookstore, like any other professionally managed business, has internal problems as well as external to be dealt with on a continuing basis. Students, staff and faculty have misunderstandings, complaints and questions about the bookstore. Such issues as textbook arrangement, mispricing, quality of service and the Bookstore Committee, (see related story on page 18), are of interest to campus members Many students wonder why the textbooks are arranged by nember instead of by subject as is the case at most other college bookstores. Store Manager Dennis Ohms explained that there are two reasons why the books are arranged by number, one being that new students, especially freshmen, are able to find their books easier when they are arranged this way. The other reason is that it helps to conserve space. However, Ohms said that there is a possibility that arranging the books by subject may be done in the future. e The bookstore has three employees, ine employees consist of mostly cluding Ohms. y students. They work as cashiers, clerks, secretaries, general sales help, and in custodial positions. From the time Ohms first became the bookstores manager the amount of business has increased five times that of its previous record although it has maintained the same number of staff members. Ohms said he hopes in the future the operation will be expanding its staff. It is something we are gearing towards, said full-tim- Part-tim- work-stud- X r- I ... t S' ti - rr ' JTZ' IVAiiMm I r r ';7 I f s n ' i ( Hn., is happy because it turns a profit. Dennis Ohms, despite some problems with his bookstore operation, had told the students to purchase. The used books Ohms, indicating that a larger staff will enable the bookstore to operate more efficiently as more time will be able to be spent on marketing techniques for example. Some of the problems with the textbooks may appear to students to be a matter of poor management when actually the source lies somewhere else rather than the bookstore. Several quarters ago, an instructor did not turn in a textbook request form to the bookstore. When students came in to purchase their books, they were not available. Once the bookstore staff was made aware of the situation, it was necessary to buy used books from a book company instead of the new books the instructor available at the time happened to be the old text used for the class the quarter before. Ohms said that students, not being aware of this, may not have understood why their old textbooks were not repurchased by the bookstore at the 60 percent rate. Things like this happen, said Ohms. Comments have been made by some students and staff that the service in the bookstore is not as friendly and inviting as it could be. Ohms explained that part of this is because some of the employees have taken the buy-bac- k (continued on page 18) New complex will help ease housing squeeze by Kent Johnson Construction of a large housing project is expected to begin this summer near the football stadium. Plans call for the complex to be built on undeveloped college land that would be leased to a private contractor. The project would be constructed without financial assistance from the college. Paul Southwick, vice president for financial affairs, said private contractors can submit proposals to be selected for the project by the middle of June. The college would then lease the parcel of land, directly west of the stadium, to the selected contractor and construction could begin. Administrators envision a resident living community for both single and married students. The complex would be built in phases, ultimately providing housing for about 600 single students and 100 apartments for married students. Mike Richards, assistant to the colleges president, said the administration would like to see some of the units available by next fall. Southwick said the need for more housing near the campus is critical. Over a period of time housing could very well be a limiting factor on enrollment increases. In the long-terthere is no question that housing will have to be expanded in the community if we go for a total enrollment of three to four thousand students, he said. Because of an increase in enrollment this year the college surveyed available housing in the community to determine how much would be necessary to accom modate projected enrollment increases. The increase last fall was a surprise, said Southwick. We thought that if were anticipating this kind of growth, wed better make long range plans. He said the survey indicated that Juniper Hall and Manzanita Court could handle an additional 110 students, with room for an other 100 available in the community. But, he said that Oak Hall has been filled to capacity and housing for married students was determined to be lacking in the community. Southwick said the most critical housing need is for married students and that will be reflected in the first phase of the new housing complex. Proposal evaluation criteria call for the project to begin with a development (continued on page 10) |