Voter’s Guide
for the Bookstore Board of Directors.
Sophomore
Two positions with two year terms
Janet Eggleston
The position of Bookstore Board Member
is one that is not much in the public view. This
despite the fact that most of the Board s ac
tivities have a direct effect on every student
I believe that we need more consumer
oriented people on the Board. For the last
three years the Bookstore has made
$100,000 annually in profits. We need to
explore ways to rebate this to the students
either through further reductions in other
areas such as tradebooks or supplies. The
Bookstore is supposed to be non-profit and
my foremost goal would be to ensure that it is.
by rebating excess income to students.
1 was employed by the Bookstore last year,
hence I know the inner workings of the store
and have good communication with those
who work there. This open communication is
important for implementation of changes.
I know the Bookstore and would like to
make it truly responsive to students' needs. A
common sense position, a common sense
vote.
Mark Farley
1 ask for your attention for a few moments
as I. Mark Farley, wish to be elected to the
Bookstore Board of Directors and am confi
dent that for the price you pay for books each
term you will be willing to give of your time.
I seek to enlist your support believing that
as a diligent worker and a consistent thinker. 1
will be an extension of each person as 1 carry
out my duties.
Through my duties 1 will be first concerned
with obtaining a higher return for the used
books that we sell to the Bookstore at the end
of each term. Beyond this I simply expect to
represent fearlessly what each of you would
want accomplished at the Bookstore.
As the Bookstore is indeed a concern for
each of us. I entreat you to give a portion of
your time next week and to invest it in some
one worthwhile.
Thank-you.
Ed Conn
The University Bookstore is a major focal
point of our academic and daily needs. In
many instances, we fall prey to the “Did
Not-Order-Enough-Books’ teacher or the
‘Tll-Charge-A-Mint-I'm-the-Author’’ profes
sor. As a member of the Board of Directors I
would look into the publishers cost and the
actual retail cost of our “required” textbooks
and see what can be done about lowering
prices. 1 realize that most of us find ourselves
in tight financial corners after paying fees and
housing rent and believe that a short term
loan structure for the purchase of textbooks
would be ideal. Let us see what we can do
about easing our worries a little.
A1 Whittaker
In the past the University of Oregon Book
store has passively served the student’s basic
needs. However. I feel it has not effectively
used its potential to become the invaluable
cooperative organization that it could be
come.
Because the Board of Directors sets
policies for the operation of the bookstore, a
position on that Board will enable me to ex
press my concern and innovate some im
provements.
If selected, 1 would like to use the
bookstore’s influence to get professors to
change textbooks less often. This would keep
overall prices down as the student would
have the option of selecting among many
used books that would be repurchased.
In addition, 1 would like to see the time
available to resell books expanded. This
would also reduce students costs by increas
ing the quantity of used books available.
In addition to these ideas. 1 would like to
bring a more imaginative approach to the
bookstore’s policies. However. I can’t do this
without your help. As students, it is in your
best interest to cast your vote in my direction.
Graduate Student
Two positions: the person with the highest number of votes will
receive the two year position; the person with the the second highest
number of votes will receive the one year position.
Statement not submitted:
Mary Sandell
Pete Shepherd
Where to Vote:
At the Bookstore or the EMU
When:
Monday-Wednesday
May 8-10
The Bookstore is your Bookstore so get involved and help
make it better.
BOOKSTORE
Student-at-large
One position with a one year term
Dave Tyler
The election of the Bookstore Board of
Directors isn’t of earth-shaking impor
tance to most students. However, the Di
rectors set policy, policy determines
prices, and prices effect every student. As
a student, I’m not too happy with some of
the bookstore’s management policies. 1
will bring a consumer-oriented voice to
the board.
* Last year the non-profit Bookstore
again made a profit, this time of 100,000
dollars. These profits should be redistri
buted to the student body through lower
textbook prices rather than remaining in
massive accounts for doubtful future ex
pansion.
* Increased student services. Examples
would be offering the student discount
theatre tickets, and serving as a payment
center for EWEB and phone bills.
* Increased temporary employees to
handle the first-of-the-term textbook
crunch.
* Resale of used textbooks at a more
reasonable, and lower price.
The most important criterion is flexibil
ity; the Board’s willingness to adjust to
new ideas and shifting demand. Sym
pathizing with management won't be one
of my shortcomings. 1 will bring a strong,
consumer-oriented voice to the Bookstore
Board of Directors, and will strive to see
that the highest quality service is offered at
the lowest possible price.
Statement not submitted:
Mike Haddock
John Lorenz
Max McCartry
Faculty
One position with a two year
term
Muriel Jackson
I should be pleased to represent the faculty
of the University of Oregon on the University
of Oregon Bookstore Board of Directors for a
full, two-year term. I have just completed my
first year of service and believe these past
twelve months have given me insights into
the ways the Bookstore can better serve the
University community. By giving the Board a
member with past Board service, a member
who plans to remain in service for an uninter
rupted term of office, I believe the best in
terests of the University will be served.
Freshman
One position for a two year
term
Rocky Schatz
Last year the University of Oregon Book
store Incorporated, a supposedly nonprofit
student oriented corporation profited some
$100,000, while we, as students, still stand in
long lines and pay high prices for texts at the
only place they are usually available.
The Bookstore provides us with a nominal
10% discount on all texts, yet continues to
reap exorbitant amounts. My position and
philosophy, as candidate for the freshman
position on the University of Oregon Book
store Board of Directors, is that those profits
should be returned to the students.
These profits can be returned to the stu
dents in several ways. First, as an increased
discount on texts. Secondly, in the form of
additional cash registers and temporary help
to reduce the long lines during the book buy
ing rushes. The “book buy back center” is in
dire need of reconstruction. An additional re
gister and help would decrease long lines and
increase clerical efficiency. Since the Book
store is to be a student consumer oriented
organization, it seems fitting that students
should have at their dispossal actual costs of
Bookstore products.
I hope to build the Bookstore back into a
student consumer oriented corporation, and
with your vote, we’re one step closer.
Keep this Voter s
Guide for the election.