Show College Store Becoming More Secure Brian Wells Contributing Writer The cost of going to college is constantly going up The government government govern govern- ment keeps making cuts on education education education edu edu- cation which causes students' students tuition to go up The cost of going to c college doesn't stop at tuition though We all know too well that the cost of textbooks continues to increase each semester The Salt Lake Community College Store is aware of the escalating price of textbooks and does everything it can to keep prices as low as possible while maintaining required margins A concern the College Store has had to consider recently is that of retail theft During the fall Semester four individuals were detained arrested arrested arrest arrest- ed and prosecuted for retail theft The College Store maintains its policy of fully prosecuting any individual who is caught stealing We have become aware that a afew afew afew few people will steal textbooks and sell them back to the store for forcash forcash forcash cash commented Sharon Riggs the Textbook Manager in the College Store In an effort to better serve the students the College Store has made the decision to install a security system that will help discourage discourage discourage dis dis- dis- dis courage customers from being dishonest Customers will now see domes on the ceiling of the College Store Security cameras will be enclosed in them The College Store hopes these cameras will help eliminate customers' customers See Security on page 2 Security continued from front to commit retail theft The College Store will wait to see if other measures are necessary necessary necessary sary to stop customers from stealing merchandise The natural way to compensate for losses due to shoplifting is to raise the retail price of textbooks The College Store regards raising raising raising rais rais- ing textbook prices as a result of theft as a last resort Steve Ferre Director of the College Store said It is not fair for all the honest students to pay extra dollars to compensate sate for the few students that choose to be dishonest The new security system will not only help protect the student body of Salt Lake Community t College but it will help the College Store to continue to keep prices as low as possible The College Store is proud to serve the students at and will continue to do everything itcan it itcan itcan can to ensure that the students of receive the best value possible possible possible pos pos- sible for their hard-earned hard money C O r. r a 4 nom r r. r Photo Courtesy of Brian Wells |