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Show Irs AggieLife Page 6 Wednesday, March 31, 2010 HowTo The ultimate guide to everything and anything How to find housing Presented by the USU 111 Ballroom Team Thursday, April 1st - 7:00prn USU's Kent Concert Hall F www.usu.edu/ballroom 411 The Diamond Wholesale Fable S.E. Needham IV c ustomers occasionally ask me about retailers who use the word "wholesale" to promote their businesses. There are countless retailers who use this tactic all across the country, both in and out of the jewelry industry. The word wholesale means that the item being sold will then be resold. When it is resold, sales tax will be charged. Whenever an item is sold to a consumer, it is being sold as retail, whether the business calls it retail or not. Thus wholesale to the public is a misnomer. Retailers who use the word wholesale in their advertising may think it is the only way they can be successful. The word wholesale may cause many to assume they are getting a better price and to not compare. They may get a good price or they may not, but they have based their decision on the misuse of a word rather than on true comparisons of value. When retailers (anyone who sells to the public) use the word "wholesale" they are hoping that customers will assume that they are getting a "special deal" that another business cannot offer. Those who fall prey to such misrepresentation do not necessarily get a better price. We use the name "S.E. Needham Jewelers" in our advertising, as it accurately portrays who we are. We are jewelers who are confident in our prices and services. S.E. Needham is my name. It is the name of my great-grandfather, my grandfather, my father, and now my son. We strive to keep our customers happy with fair and honest transactions, hoping that clients past and future will appreciate us for it. I am currently looking for housing. My lease at a popular universityapproved apartment complex is about to end, just after finals, like so many other students. I'm starting to realize this search is turning into a stressful mess of calls and numbers and landlords. Let me explain. My search began about two months ago. I started with the USU Student Housing Guide, made a list, then double checked everything with trueaggie. corn. Once I had made a list of all the potential places I had double checked, I started making the calls. I was now triple checking all the information I had. Some call it excessive, I call it thorough. I, then, compared locations and prices, and decided on the place. It was perfect. Close to campus, decent price, private room, private bathroom, all the right amenities; in a word, perfect. Idealistic images of walking to campus, feeling rejuvenated and healthy. I figured out the deposit and filled out an application. The day came. I had the check and called to find out where I needed to take it. Bad news: no more openings, summer or school year. Great. So, the search continued. I quadruple, quintuple and sextuple checked every single school-approved apartment I could find. Once again, I narrowed it down to one, which is as far from campus as I am now, but a private room for a cheap price and I had the option of painting the room. I was sold. I called the parents (yes, I'm spoiled) and got another check for a deposit. I walked into the landlord's office, filled out an application and gave my deposit. I was free. No more searching. I had a place to live. Next step, getting past the parents. If they're paying for it, they need to approve of it. They didn't approve. At all. And here I am. Stuck, once again, looking through all the apartments I've already looked through. Now, I have an extra challenge. Almost everything is full, or close to it. I'm stressed. The silver lining of the whole ordeal is that I've learned some do's and don'ts of apartment hunting: - Do run away if you find out your future neighbor is a crack addict. If chosen, that house or apartment would often be flooded with either a horde of other drug addicts or the flashing red and blue of a police car. - Don't paint the walls an outrageous color. You may like it, but you'll have to repaint it. Plus, you may get sick of it. Stick with something soft and neutral. If you want color, try painting an accent wall and matching it with furniture. - Do avoid elementary schools and junior high schools. If the sound of screeching children isn't enough to break your concentration, the stench of adolescent angst and hormones will. - Don't get house poor. If you can't afford it, just turn the other way. If all your money is going toward a house or apartment, when will you be able to actually have fun? Save the money, go with a less-expensive place and spend the leftover money on a party. - Do check the sex offender registry at familywatchdog.us . It's good to be informed and your safety is the most important thing. - Don't rush things. Take your time. The worst thing would be getting stuck somewhere low quality in a bad neighborhood just because the landlord pushed you. - Do ask questions. That's the only way you'll figure out enough information to make a good decision. - Don't underestimate your parents. They've had more experience buying real estate, and they will see the things we don't. Trust them. Kasey Van Dyke is a sophomore in print journalism and political science. Questions or comments can be sent to her at k.vandyke@aggiemail.usu.edu . Blind: Experiencing college life continued from page 5 „i Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00-7:03 seen together, each has his own hobbies and goals. Burdette enjoys learning the piano, rock climbing, and he has wrestled for many IL L'. ERs E VI Where Utah Gets Nine! 141 North Main ■ 752-7149 www.seneedhancont Middle af lot eke aigra tit Week 4 the demi. years. He grew up on a farm and enjoys riding horses and to be around animals. 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"I don't know if I have enough experience in teaching to know if I want to do it or not. I think it could have some really good aspects." No matter their differences, the men share a common love: goalball. The game has become a popular pastime for the two, and they spend many hours playing the game. Price said the game is unlike anything most students participate in. It is played as balls are rolled underhand on the ground to the other side of the court. Players then try to block the ball. "It is a sport any visuallyimpaired guy can play," Price said. "It's not even a spin off another sport. It's our own sport and brings a lot of people together." Schoolwork for the men can seem difficult, but Burdette and Price have several options to make work easier. One option is what is called BrailleNote, also known as a notetaker. Price describes it as having similar aspects as a computer such as e-mailing, taking notes and reading books. Burdette and Price know braille. They both have the option of reading braille, but Price says the books in braille take up a lot of space and he prefers to read electronically. However, Price said that while working on the computer, his preferred way is a screen-reading program that reads the text to him. Burdette said that when using a computer, they use the same type of keyboard that people with sight use. It just requires a different principle of memorization. Aside from the schoolwork aspect of college life, Burdette and Price said they are content with their social life. However, neither would object to meeting new people. "I"m single," Burdette said. "I definitely wouldn't say no to meeting new people, and I definitely wouldn't say no to dating more. But the way it is now isn't too bad." Burdette said many students feel intimidated by the fact the men are visuallyimpaired, and they do not know how to approach him or Price. "If you have a question, ask it," he said. "Don't be afraid to approach us. Say, 'Hey,' as we go by. It is understandable, but once you get to know us, we are pretty nice guys." The men both agreed their vision impairment is who they are and has shaped who they have become. Neither would recover their eyesight and are content with what they have. "It seems like it would be more of a transition to receive eyesight," Price said. "It really isn't much of a possibility so I don't think about it. If I was presented with the idea, I might for practicality, but it is something that might intimidate me a little bit." — courtnie.packer@aggiemail. usu.edu |