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Show THE THUNDERBIRD THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY MONDAY JANUARY 25, 1988 JANUARY 25, 1988 PAGE 3 Bookstore may cere long lines New facility still too small to meet college size BY NICOLE BONHAM Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-pasenes on the Bookstore. This week we look at some of the services and solutions the new Bookstore will rt offer. Bookstore manager Dennis Ohms says the new Bookstore will provide a partial answer to several of the problems that have surfaced in the recent Thunderbird survey, which polled approximately 8 percent of the students enrolled in winter quarter. The majority of students polled are satisfied with the service they receive in the Bookstore, with 34 percent rating it a four out of possible five. Long lines and the need for faster service were the complaints of many of those who were dissatisfied with the service they'd received. The new Bookstore will provide a partial answer to the problem of both lines and slow service, says Ohms. Seven cash registers will be available for operation during the busiest periods, in comparison with a maximum of four currently available in the present Bookstore. Many students asked that credit cards be accepted in the Bookstore. Ohms says that when students were given the option of using credit in past years, the charge paid to the card companies didn't prove to be economical. In the past, credit cards were usually used only to purchase books at the beginning of each quarter, he says, and adds that credit cards will most likely not be accepted in the new Bookstore. The old Bookstore was built to accommodate 550 students, although at the time of completion approximately 850 students weie enrolled, says Ohms. History mav be repeating itself, he says, and adds that the new Bookstore will have to accommodate many more students than it has been designed to serve. Sterling R. Church, vice president for student services, attributes the size of both the new and old Bookstores to financial reality, otherwise known as making due with what you can afford, he says. Church notes that the question is not if the new Bookstore w'llhhave to expand, but when. The old student center didn't lend itself to expansion, he says, and adds that a second building phase will allow the new facility to be expanded to meet enrollment projections. Although national standards may say that the new facility can accommodate only 2,400, that is the optimum, says Church. The Board of Regents' enrollment projections estimate that by 1996, SUSC will have an enrollment of approximately 4,500 students. At that time, SUSC will have to look at expansion of the new facility. Church says that the institution is trying to "reach a balance between the optimum and reality." ot The Starlight Club discovered the broken display case by the cafeteria after Friday's event. SUSC's security otticials are already looking into the break-in- . Olficials said it would "cost a substantial amount" to replace the broken window. A sweat suit and other miscellaneous items were taken from the display. Bookstore Manager Dennis Ohms, surveying the damage, said, "The sweats probably wont fit whoever stole them " An employee Former Utahn to discuss Faculty to vote on semester change black cultural influences BY REBECCA Darnel Haney will discuss the influences of African and black culture on the U.S. at Thursday's Convocation. He begins his remarks at 1 1 a.m. in the Auditorium. Haney visited SUSC two years ago as a Black Awareness Week speaker. Students and faculty who heard him speak then recommended that Haney be asked to return this year as L. a Convocation speaker, said Lynne Finton, Center director. "He is an excellent speaker and an individual who has been active in community, educational and civil rights affairs in this state for many years," said Finton. Haney is the director of student activities for a community college in Ohio. A former Utahn, Haney worked at Weber State College for a number of years, first as a vocational adviser and ethnic studies counselor then as associate dean of student affairs. Multi-Cultur- al WINSOR Faculty members voiced concerns that somehow wages and jobs might be affected by a change to semesters in Friday's Faculty Senate meeting. Don Reid, senate president, said he had been assured by Provost Terry D. Alger it would not effect wages or jobs, because the school year would remain 144 days. Even though there would be fewer courses offered, there would be more sections so teaching loads would remain about same. Reid said the deans were concerned because of possible effects on junior college transfer students because of the different schedules of the two systems. They said unless Dixie switched also, SUSC should keep the quarter system. The proposed plan, if adopted by the state, would affect all state institutions of higher learning. Faculty are now voting on the proposed change. Senate members were concerned that the vote should be passed by more than a simple majority. It was decided a majority was needed to pass the resolution. Pat Paystrup introduced a motion to drop forced advisement on students. As it stands now students registering for winter and spring quarters must have a signed and stamped registration form from their department. It was suggested college students should be able to register themselves and ask for help when they need it. The motion was passed unanimously. It was noted by the Deans' Council that there is a need for a permanent advising center. two-thir- State eases up on $2 million Dixie debt BY DANNY STEWART The Utah State Legislature may come to the rescue to save Dixie College from a $2 million burden. The payment for the Dixie Center, which was due Jan. 1, received an indefinite due date with the stipulation that no other buildings can be requested until the payment is made in full, said stale Rep. Haze Hunter of Cedar City. The original contract with the state required payment before a $3 million science center could be permitted. With the new agreement, the science building plans are under way and construction on the science building will begin sometime next summer said Hunter. Rep. Haze Hunter introduced a bill Friday to help the financially At SUSC, concern was voiced as to the troubled Dixie Center. fairness of this agreement. SUSC students pay $39 per quarter for new buildings, $14 for the Centrum alone. Dixie students pay far less in fees. "Dixie's problem could not be resolved with increased student fees, but this could lend a partial solution," said Sterling R. Church, SUSC vice president for student services. Church said perhaps alternative payments could be considered, since the facility is used by St. George and Washington County. "The concern we have is not that Dixie has a problem and needs help, but as an institution we exhausted all local sources we had to get our own building," he said. Hunter said the state was somewhat at fault for the problem. "We admit a mistake was made by letting them (Dixie) build without having money secure in the bank. This won't happen again,'' he said. PACE 5 |
