1991_09 The Daily Collegian September 1991

              I\sQJJJQ' The Daily Collegian • September  \&, 1991
Students wary of bookstore prices
•Sales rise due to increased enrollment, larger class sizes
By Heidi Burkhardt
DC Staff writer
Kennel Bookstore sales are
up ten percent this semester but
the number of returned books has
also increased.
And while students recog¬
nize the necessity of using the
campus bookstore, many are
unhappy with the prices and
availability of books.
One possible reason for an
increase in the number of books
returned is that, "students rushed
in to buy books and did not get
into the classes," said Larry Tay¬
lor, Kennel Bookstore manager.
"Book retumsare still coming in."
Overall book salesare up d ue
to increased enrollment and larger
class sizes, Taylor said.
"Prices are high, but we have
the lowest prices compared to any
CSU or UC bookstore," Taylor
said.
The same mark-up margin,
20 percent on text books and 40 to
50 percent on
tradebooks, have
been maintained
for the past sev¬
eral years, he
said.
Text books
are mass market
books, while
trade books are
those books tar¬
geted for college
students and
used for classes.
However,
despite being the
lowest    priced
bookstore in the CSU or UC sys¬
tem, students still believe the book¬
store isoverpriced and should buy
books back at higher prices.
"1 think the bookstore takes
advantageofusbecausetheyknow
we need these books," said junior
Dawn Albright.
Junior
Cindy Sine said,
"Prices areoutra-
geous."
She said she
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believe the book- a "^J^
store is overpriced worth it to sen
and should buy
books back at a
higher price.
However, despite
being the lowest
priced bookstore In
said.
"Last year
about one out of
three of my
books was
bought    back," said Richard
SHkker, a sophomore.
Some of his books were not
bought back because the
publisher was updating the
edition.
Although some students feel
the bookstore is to blame for the
high cost of books, other students
believe the professors could be
more considerate.
"Professors require a
textbook that costs $50 and the in
formation in the book is not
worth it," said Slikker.
The same information found
in the required trade bookforclass
could also be found in articles in
the library, he said.
in addition to objecting to the
bookstore's prices, students are
upset with the number of books
that sold out /during the first
week of school.
"In one of my classes about
10 people could not get their books
until two weeks into the semester.
The teacher was assigning
homework from these books
during those weeks," Sine said.
Because classes are larger
than normal, the bookstore did run
out of some books, said Taylor.
However, those books are
either reordered or shipped in from
another school, he said.
Although students are upset
with the cost of books, many still
praisethe store for cateringto their
needs.
St udents are pleased with the
convenience of the on campus
cite.
"They may cost a little higher,
but the convenience makes it
worthwhile to shop there," said
Slikker.
The bookstore is neat and
organized and the employees are
very helpful," said Albright.
In addition to book returns
and sales being up, thecopy center
has also reported increased sales,
Taylor said.
CSUF presidential selection
catalyst to policy revision
By Yu Ting Huang
DC Staff writer
The CSU Board of Trustees voted to
amend the presidential selection policy
during a summer meeting, according to its
meeting report released recently.
The amended policy gives the chair of
the Board of Trustees the authority to add
another two peopleto the presidential search
committee if he or she thinks that the
committee is unfairly represented in
ethnicity and gender.
"Basically, it means that the board chair
can balance the racial representation when
needed," said Dr. G. "Vishu" Visweswaran,
chair of the Academic Senate.
In addition, the amended policy
requires the chancellor to expand his or her
involvement with each campus'
presidential search.
He or she will visit the concerned
campus and inform the constituents of the
search, as well as providing the Board of
Trustees with his or her ranking of finalists
for the search.
The amendment is the result of the
much-debated presidential search that
occurred at CSUF last semester.
The presidential search committee was
criticized when it selected John D. Welty, a
white candidate from a school with a
predominately white population.
According to critics, there were many
qualified individuals that were overlooked.
The controversy center around the fact
that both the search committee and presi¬
dential candidates did not include
appropriate Latino representation.
When Louis Valverde, a Latino, was
named one of the five finalists, the action
was deemed "tokenism."
Hisauro A. Garza, assistant professor
of the Chicano/Latino Studies program,
initiated a resolution last semester which
stated the CSUF Academic Senate
"deplores the past discriminatory practices
in the presidential selection process" of the
CSU Board of Trustees.
The resolution passed the Senate.
During thisjuly'smeet ing of the Board
of Trustees, trustee Ralph Pesqudira
initiated the amendment which was
adopted and will take effect immediately.
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