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Show CAMPUS BEAT DIXIE SUN University of North Dakota: Book list access draws scrutin; by David Dodds Knight Ridder Newspapers University of North Dakota students and faculty members are questioning why the school's bookstore, now operated by Barnes & Noble, won't disseminate a list of textbooks that professors plan to use. The discussion came up most recently last week at a University Senate meeting, where student member Mark Tiffany took issue with the bookstore's policy of keeping such lists under wraps until only days before classes start Tiffany said students want the lists so they can search for bet- ter deals on the Internet or elsewhere. He also said that students who've tried to access the textbook section of Barnes &, Noble m an attempt to get the information for themselves have been prevented from doing so "Your savings could be quite substantial, it could be 15 to 20 percent," Tiffany said That may not sound like much, but to a college student $ 100 to $200 is a lot of money" Jennie Weber, a graduate history student at UND, tried to get a list of textbooks for her upcoming semester classes from Barnes & Noble on Dec 5, several weeks before the start of spring semester classes She says a staff member began to help her, but soon another employee intervened, telling Weber that the list was not public knowledge unless she intended to buy the books Also, Weber said she was told the bookstore did not intend to open the textbook section of the store until the week before classes started too late for her to order online and get the books in time Harmons to hold 12th Annual Dixie Food Fest For the Sun ST GEORGE, Utah, Feb 9, 2004 - Harmons Grocery Stores will host its 12th annual Food Fest, Harmons Garden Party, featuring free samples, prize drawings, coupons and booths by 45 Harmons food vendors event will be The free, two-da- y held Friday, February 20, from 11am to 6 p m and Saturday, Feb 21, from 9am to 4 p m at 1835 Dixie the Center, Convention Center Drive in St George The Dixie Food Fest has become a annual family event, says Rick Berger Harmons St George store director Customers get the opportunity to sample different foods and beverages without having to buy them First The Food Fest draws 15,000 to 20,000 people per year and is fun for the entire family Events at this years food fest include hourly prize drawings for food, clothing, and other excitmg items In addition customers can enter the grand prize drawing for $500 in cash Although you need to be present to win the hourly drawing, you dont have to be present to win the grand prize drawing, which will take place on Saturday afternoon At the door all customers will receive a coupon book worth at the Harmons Dixie Store. $35 Both Tiffany and Weber are calling for a way to compile the list on some kind of system that could be accessed by students well before classes begin can't legally change the con tract," Gallager said The point is there's not some kind of conspiracy to keep textbook num bers secret Once that list goes to Barnes & Noble (from pro- That fessors) thats information " web-base- d would give us plenty of time to shop around," Tiffany said Bob Gallager, UND vice president of finance, said the textlist book is propriety information of the bookstore, and that even m past years, when the bookstore was owned and operated by the university, the list wasn't given out Gallager said instances in which students had been asked to leave the bookstore's text book section were done purely for safety reasons, as the entire area had been littered with stacks of books and pallets He said a contract between UND and Barnes & Noble allows the bookstore to do with the list as ,t sees fit Tiffany said it's also difficult for UND students w'ho leave cam- pus for the holiday break between semesters to get the information soon enough to shop for better deals Weber said that some professors have taken it upon themselves to post their reading lists on department Web sites as a way to give students easier access She also said that she has no problem going to a professor and asking for the list "But I'm a graduate Some professors, who tea large class sections, howev aren't thrilled at the thought hundreds of students comn to them for that kind of ink An easy mation more universal means wou be preferred, they say Adam Baker, student boc president, said that access t textbook information is somi thing his administration an the bookstore have beei addressing all year Baker said there are somi problems that could crop up i students get their hands on the list too early He said that if t professor makes a last minute change on a textbook and decides to use another one, the student can't ust return it to the bookstore for the other Another point to consider, Baker said, is what kind of impact online shopping for textbooks w'ould have on the local bookstore and UND The school annually receives a percentage of the bookstore's gross sales - up to about student," $700,000 she said "A new freshman w'ould not know that They are the ones that are going to really a work in progress," Baker said "We really need to " put some thought into it "It's Dixie State College Bookstore Valentine Sale February Composition Analyzer, which tests body fat content and hydration levels Harmons, with 11 locations, is one of the few locally owned and operated grocery chains m Utah. The St George store has been in operation since 1984 For more information regarding the Food Fest, contact Berger at 4354528-041- 1 proprietary Joey Benoit, dean of UNDs Graduate School, said that he's also heard a number of concerns about the bookstore policy from students who take correspondence courses or other distance learning instruction from UND Weber made her concerns known in a recent Grand Forks Herald letter to the editor The Herald showed the letter to a local Barnes & Noble manager and asked to address the claims before it was published The bookstore, so far, has not Harmons Whole Health department will sponsor a booth with a BC The test is free and very simJones, says Greg ple, Harmons director of pharmacies All you have to do is place your hands on the BCl and it reads your body fat level and shows if you are drinking enough fluids to be healthy We are very happy to provide these tests for free, because it is very easy, particularly for elderly members of the community, to get dehydrated during the winter months "I 2-1- 2004 3, W -- 25 Gifu OFF i Childrens Books Dolls Children Jewelry s Sweatshirts Plush Animals Sweatshirts Carlton Cards 50 OFF Free Gift Wrap Free Valentine Cookies Friday, February 13 th |
