"How long do you think it will be before the majority of students begin to purchase their textbooks on-line?"
Faisal Hafiz
Information Systems
As the technology has skyrocketed,
it seems now you can literally buy
anything on-line. As far as text
books for colleges are concerned,
it is just a click away. Lately, I
surfed on “www.varsitybooks.com”
and the prices were fairly decent.
It is the way to go.
PSH Society News
Susan E. Stegall (Accountancy Catherine Denise Stewart
Class of '97) and Ronald P. (Secondary Education English)
Stegall (Literature major) are the had a baby girl, Catherine M., on
proud parents of Sarah Catherine, August 23, 1999. She weighed
I bom August 13,1999. Shewighed seven pounds, seven ounces at
' eight pounds and was 21 inches birth,
long at birth.
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Mike Johnson
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Not until the information about pur- I figure that it will be about three
chasing textbooks becomes avail- years before most textbooks are
able for the students. Also, the purchased on-line,
availability of computers for stu
dents needs to be expanded.
CAMPUS POLICE NEWS
By Kristy Pipher
Capital Times Staff Writer
August 23, 1999
3:31 p.m. Traffic control at the
bookstore. Conducted traffic con
trol and ticket enforcement for ob
served violations and congestion.
August 24, 1999
12:45 p.m. Traffic stop on College
Avenue. A citation was issued for
a speed-related moving violation.
August 24, 1999
1:58 p.m. Suspicious activity.
There was a report of BB gun shots
fired in the rear Olmsted parking
lot.
August 24,1999
10:30 p.m. Noise complaint on
Kirtland Avenue. An incident in
volving fireworks being shot off at
a residence on August 21 is under
investigation.
August 26,1999
11:37 a.m. Weapons policy. There
was a request to store a student’s
weapon as per university policy.
August 26, 1999
2:38 p.m. Health and safety. The
police were called to check the
welfare of a person sleeping in a
vehicle in the Olmsted parking lot.
August 26, 1999
6:09 p.m. Traffic stop at College
Avenue and O Street. A citation
was issued for a speed-related
Jordan Merkel
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moving violation,
August 27, 1999
9:53 p.m. Traffic detail on Nelson
Drive. Several phone calls were re
ceived in relation to speeding in the
Meade Heights area. Traffic in the
area was monitored in response.
August 29, 1999
2:52 p.m. Mulch fire at the Olmsted
Building. There was a tan bark fire
in front of the Olmsted Building at
the handicap accessible ramp. Po
lice extinguished the fire.
August 29, 1999
4:00 p.m. Community relations.
Police attended the new semester
picnic at Meade Heights and spoke
with the community.
August 30,1999
2:20 p.m. Vehicle lockout in the
childcare parking lot. Car keys and
small child were locked in a vehicle.
Police gained access to the vehicle.
August 30, 1999
5:45 p.m. Possible theft. Money
was reported missing from the
glovebox of a vehicle while parked
either on campus or at home. There
were no signs of forced entry to the
vehicle.
August 30, 1999
8:58 p.m. Vehicle assistance in the
Olmsted Building parking lot. A
jumpstart was provided.
Michele Myers
Public Policy
Most students that know about it
already do. However, 1 still go to
the bookstore. But only because 1
didn’t know about it until classes
started.
August 30, 1999
9:35 p.m. Vehicle assistance in the
Olmsted Building parking lot. A
jumpstart was provided.
August 31, 1999
3:00 p.m. Traffic accident. Report
of a two vehicle accident in
Swatara Township involving a uni
versity vehicle. Minor injuries and
damage to vehicles.
August 31, 1999
6:25 p.m. Vehicle lockout in the
Olmsted Building parking lot. Car
keys were locked in a vehicle that
was left running.
August 31, 1999
6:48 p.m. Found property. Keys
were found in the bookstore. The
owner was contacted.
August 31, 1999
6:59 p.m. Health and safety. Re
port of a motorcycle leaking a
small amount of gasoline in the
rear Olmsted Building parking lot.
The owner was contacted.
September 1, 1999
5:25 p.m. Traffic stop at College
Avenue and O Street. A citation
was issued for a speed-related
moving violiftion.
September 1, 1999
6:02 p.m. Traffic stop on Univer
sity Drive. A citation was issued
for a speed-related moving viola
tion.