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Bookstore is
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general University account to
finance student activities. Heat,
light and janitorial services are
provided by the Campus
Operating Budget. In order to
serve the student needs, the
Bookstore endeavors to carry a
complete line of essential
classroom items, as well as
souvenir items, such as Mugs,
Pennants, Jewelry and imprinted
clothing.
The Bookstore is a
departmental operation.
Merchandise or services offered
are categorized into new books,
supplies, jewelry, clothing and
miscellaneous items.
All buying for these areas are
premised on these basic
principles. First, the item must
be required for a given course or
program of the Campus. Items
of this type are naturally the
textbooks, some paperbacks and
frequently supply items. Second,
items will be made available to
supplement and complement the
course study and to enhance the
cultural and academic
significance of the Campus.
Third, items will be available to
serve the personal convenience
of student life.
The largest department we
have and from which more than
60% of our sales are derived is
the textbook department. Most
of the problems we have are
centered within this department
of the Bookstore. Textbooks are
expensive tools of the trade - the
tools of being a student.
National figures suggest that
books for required courses cost
about 4 -5% of one's total
educational expenses. When you
figure that you receive 80 - 85%
of your education from
textbooks, your investment in
these books is one of the best
offered in your entire
educational process!
The pricing of textbooks is
determined solely by the
publisher and prices are subject
to change at their discretion.
From the price structure offered
by publishers, bookstores receive
a 20% discount on which to
operate. Average figures across
the country indicate that it costs
about 23.7% to operate a
textbook department, therefore,
it is easy to understand THAT
ANY BOOKSTORE LOSES
NEARLY 4% ON COLLEGE
TEXTBOOKS even though they
SOC. COMMITTEE RUNS SCI-FI FESTIVAL
On Saturday, April 28, the
Social Committee will present
three films as part of a Science
Fiction Film Festival. The shows
begin at 8:00 p.m. in the
Student Center, with admission
set at one dollar or 50 cents with
an activities card.
The films are "The Omega
Man" starring Charlton Heston,
"Glen and Randa" with Shelley
Plimpton and "THX 1138."
"Glen and Randa"
For a film made by an
underground filmmaker, Jim
Mcßride's poetic saga of the
future of mankind and
civilization has achieved
surprising commercial success.
Called "one of the best and most
original American films of the
year" by "Time" Magazine,
The story takes place a
generation after nuclear
holocaust has destroyed
civilization,and follows Glen and
Randa's innocent search for
"The City" (Metropolis as they
see it in a discarded Wonder
Woman comic book) and the
anachronistic relics of a vestigial
culture. But beneath this simple
narrative is a poignant allegory,
demonstrating that the more
man strives for technology, the
farther he gets from nature.
The film does not deal with
the question of whether we
should destroy civilization and
a Non-profit
are ex pensive
An - order for textbooks
originates about 2 months prior
to the need. A requisition form
from any academic department
tells the bookstore the title,
author, publisher and number of
students expected to enroll.
Often we are asked why a
$1.75 copy of MOBY DICK is
required when a 50 cent edition
is available. This is not the
Bookstore's choice - nor should
it be! It is a faculty decision
based on the edition's special
footnotes, appendix, or other
justifiable reason.
There are several
understandable reasons why we
occasionally run out of
textbooks or do not have them
available when classes begin. It is
not unusual because of higher
than expected enrollment, to
have entire sections created as
classes start. As enrollment
demands fluctuate, projected
classes of 25 could end up with
actual enrollment of twice that
number without the store being
forewarned. When this does
happen, we immediately
telephone for books, but they
can never be shipped as fast as
the call was made, and so we are
out of stock until they arrive.
Publishers have policies which
we have to adhere to concerning
the amount of time we have in
which to return books.
Accordingly, our format is
focused on these policies: ALL
RETURNED BOOKS MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY THE
SALES RECEIPT. NO
RETURNS ACCEPTED AFTER
TWENTY-ONE CLAENDAR
DAYS.
Because publishers do not
extend credit on books which
have any marks whatsoever on
them, we cannot refund on
books with markings of any kind
and constantly stress, DO NOT
WRITE IN A BOOK UNTIL
YOU ARE SURE YOU ARE
GOING TO KEEP IT.
The price of a text in general
is based upon the number of
pages, the number of drawings,
photographs, and formulas
which are more expensive than
regular typesetting, and the sales
potential of a book. Two texts
of the same size may be
expected to vary in price if one
has a larger sales potential.
A smaller book likewise may
return to an Eden-like existence,
but with the fact that we
cannot, that we have evolved
into a species requiring progress,
if only for its own sake.
"Glen and Randa" stars
Steven Curry and Shelley
Plimpton, and is rated R.
"Omega Man"
Gone are the days when
Charlton Heston's neighbors in
Beverly Hills would see him
pacing his garden in a coat of
mail or a toga, rehearsing lines
for an epic film.
Heston, usually seen in
costume or uniform, wears a
contemporary shirt and trousers
in "The Omega Man,"
"The Omega Man" is set in
1975 after germ warfare has
killed most of the Earth's
population. Heston is a research
scientist, the only survivor
immune to the plague. Another
group of survivors is a macabre
society of mutants who show
the grotesque effects of the
plague. Their hair is white, their
skin has lost all pigmentation,
and their eyes are so sensitive to
light that they move only after
dark. Heston spends his days
hunting them down; they spend
their nights trying to kill him, a
symbol of the technology that
ravaged humanity.
Scenes of deserted Los
• Angeles, decaying corpses and
sinister zombies provide gripping
THE CAPITOLIST
organization
be higher priced than a larger
one if its sales potential is
expected to be low. Upper
classmen's texts are generally
more expensive than freshmen's
texts due to the smaller sales
potential that they usually have.
Students frequently object to
text revisions because they
require the purchase of new
texts. A text is revised in order
to keep abreast of the
advancements made in the past
several years. It should not be
expected that they will be
entirely new texts anymore than
this year's automobile is entirely
new in comparison with last
year's model.
Self service was designed to
help people purchase the
merchandise they want as
quickly as possible. It also helps
to serve you at the lowest
possible prices. Recognizing the
value of this, we have instituted
self service.
However, self service does not
mean "Help Yourself." If you
do, the result is a higher
operating cost which is reflected
in higher prices to you.
Apprehension of anyone
"Helping himself" to
merchandise could mean
conviction and a criminal record.
Admission to graduate schools is
refused, and commissions in the
Armed Services are denied to
students with this kind of
record. Therefore, don't let a
moment of thoughtlessness
jeopardise your entire career.
MEE
A confident Mike Leasher during one of his frequent visits to the
Capitolist office. He seems confident as he is the only candidate for
SGA vice president.
tension and suspense in this
effective glimpse of
Armageddon. "The Omega Man"
is an adaptation of Richard
Matheson's novel, "I Am
Legend."
"THX 1138"
"THX 1138," a Warner Bros.
release, is a deceptively rich film.
Its futuristic society lives totally
underground. Men and women
both have clean-shaven heads
and are forced to take soothing
drugs that kill all aggressive and
sexual drives. The police are
metallic-faced robots, totally
without malice.
THX is a member of the
society who stops taking drugs
and falls in love with his
roommate, shapely LUH 3417.
He is jailed in an infinite white
void. An eerie escape and a
hair-raising chase lead to the
mind-bending climax.
"THX 1138" is the brainchild
of George Lucas, who wrote and
directed it, and is based on a
short prizewinning film he made
while a student at the University
of Southern California. Lucas is
only 26, a man with a
free-swinging imagination, whose
whole existence revolves around
the film. His thesis, apparent
throughout the film, is that it is
not so much the future you are
seeing as it is today.
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April 26, 1973
McDermott
moderates
panel at
London
Conference
Dr. Robert E. McDermott,
Provost of Capitol Campus, has
been selected as a panel
moderator for the Third Annual
Joint Adult Education Services
Conference, now being held in
London , England.
Topic for the panel is
"Changes and Evolution of
Education Policies and Practices'
- Relevance to Military
Situations." More than 250 Key
personnel involved in
educational and personnel
programs for the Navy, Army
and Air Force in Europe are in
attendance.
Arrangements for the
conference, which is staged in
the U.S. Embassy, were made by
the staff of the Commander in
Chief, United States Naval
Forces, Europe.
Questions under
consideration by the conference
include the challenge of
increasing awareness of
education opportunities
available to service people,
stimulating participation, use of
materials, ideas and
opportunities available through
the British Open University and
external degree programs, and
improvement of interservice
cooperation while providing
maximum educational
opportunities at minimum cost.
Dr. McDermott has
participated in two previous
Tri-Service Conference held in
Berchtesgaden and Heidleberg,
Germany.
Other panel participants
include Dr. J. Cudd Brown,
Director, International Program
Development for Penn State; Dr.
Palmer Pilcher, Vice President,
Academic Affairs, University of
Arkansas; Dr. T. Benjamin
Massey, European Director,
University of Maryland; Dr.
James C. Hall, Dean, Continuing
Education, Roosevelt University;
and Dr. John Dunworth, Dean,
Teacher's College, Ball State
University.
McDermott holds a Bachelor
and Master of Science from the
lowa State University and a
Ph.D from Duke and has been
cited by
Science, The Dictionary of
International Biography, Who's
Who in America and Who's Who
in American Education.
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