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Show Page 10 University Journal Monday, April 22, 2013 Main Street Books opens with changes By NATALY BURDICK nburdicksuunews GINA FOSSILE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Students attend the Earth Day celebration on the business quad Friday. The Center for Sustainability had a petition at their booth for students to sign in order to keep the Center from being cut in the coming school year. By SHERRI RIGGS Tomer said the petition was to help the center stay on campus FOR THE JOURNAL Due to budget cuts, we might not be able to stay on campus, The Center for Sustainability hosted its sixth annual Earth but hopefully this petition will Day celebration Thuisday on help, she said After students signed the the business quad The event was kicked off by petition, they were able to go a performance from the Vida spin a wheel for a prize The from bookmarks, collaboration, a belly dancing prizes ranged to recycled pens club on campus After the Nickie Heying, owner of dancers finished, the band Virgin Valley Recycling, is Muddy Boots took the stage an advocate for all types of During the performances, the There is no need attendees could walk around recycling, to remake something that we the business quad to see a already have in abundance, variety of booths where they she said could learn more about the There is always the recycling Earth you can do at home, she said Denise Tomer, a specialist for It takes no time at all, its only the Center for Sustainability a matter of putting the plastic, organized the event paper or metal in the right I organize this event every bucket One booth was sponsored year to instigate change and get people involved to celebrate all by a group on campus called the amazing things our earth Animal Ambassadors Animal has to offer, she said Ambassadors is an educational As students walked around group that goes around to visiting the different booths, local schools and churches in they were asked if they had hopes of calming fears and signed the petition getting people excited about The petition was at the Center the animals around them. for Sustainability booth, and This story continues online at they wanted as many students suunews com as possible to stop there com The former Braun Books had its official Saturday as Mam Street Books The store is under a new name because of a recent change in ownership, from coowners previously, to just a single owner y The event featured book signings by authors of vanous genres, including young adult fiction and history Megan OSullivan, owner of Main Street Books, said one of the most important changes she had made for the was in the layout of the store Now that Im front and center, Im greeting everyone that comes in, she said She said she doesnt plan on making many more large in the store, but changes does plan on hosting more community events We want to do a little bit more, just social events, she said Lets get together and talk appreciate something Bill Betenson, author of Butch Cassidy My Uncle, was one of the authors who signed books at the event, said he had been through the store before all-da- This story continues online suunews com. at 511 the Street Books, guides customers on the opening of Main Street Books. Megan owner OSullivan, of Main |