Is the bookstorefor learning or ear ill tig First impressions are often accurate as you look inside the Capitol Campus Bookstore doorway to see empty shelves and an institu tional atmosphere. X *P^w in new approach Ww» Haley For tile first time, the Capitol thenwiU hi-coDiiidtef entirely for ami by each division’s * jfhe tt*i«i Phone*a thon. sDonsored bv the Caoitot Campus Alumni Society, will run from Monday, Feb. m through Thursday, Feb. 10th Feb.l4th through Himes Published by students of Penn Stote University, Capitol Campus Former All-American to sing at cultural event Former All-American quarterback Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick, who now is a Baptist minister and folk singer known as the “troubadour of non-violence,” will perform at Penn State Capitol Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 12:15 p.m. in the auditorium of the Olmsted Building. The presentation is free and open to the public. A fearless opponent of racism and injustice, Rev. Kirkpatrick sings contemporary folk songs, which have been described by The New York Times as a “powerful weapon of ideas.” Kirkpatrick has performed with Peter Seeger and has four recordings to his credit, including “Ballads of Black America,” which was recorded in 1970. For his involvement in New York City’s West Side com munity affairs and his founding of the Many Races Cultural Foundation there, Rev. Kirkpatrick was bestowed an honorary Phd.D. degree from the School of Social Work of Columbia University. Coming February 8 "Our bookstore doesn’t have enough books and it's hard to read and learn without books." says an Bth-term education major. "It's not a bookstore. It's a warehouse," a Humanities professor says. “You can't set your books here or buy used ones, so you and up keeping them and not having any use for them,"says a 10th term engineering major. “The bookstore's policies are inflexible in reference to student and faculty services," says an Education professor. 'The books you want they don’t have, but if you don't need one it's always there," says an Bth-term business major. Prompted by numerous complaints against the Capitol Campus Bookstore—complaints from both students and faculty—a team of Capitol Times reporters set out to compare our store’s services with five other college bookstores in Central Pennsylvania. In every major area of comparison, the Capitol Campus Bookstore taired poorly. The sampling of other school bookstores included two other PSU commonwealth campuses, Please see “BOOKSTORE” pages 8, 9 Monica Auld Vol. 17N0.4 January 24,1983
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