BOOKSCAM
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thefts and book selling occur too of
ten and continue to get worse.
He said it isn't a big problem for
the University Bookstore, but he
hopes to curb the crime before it
gets out of control.
Smith Family Bookstore Manag
er Nancy Smith said this has been
an increasing problem for her busi
ness as well.
She estimates that the bookstore re
ports a new suspected book stealer to
EPD every week. She added that Smith
Family Bookstore staff has to call other
Eugene-area bookstores on a daily ba
sis to inquire about missing books.
Ellis said the majority of stolen
books are medical and science text
books because they are generally
worth more money when sold back.
He added that perpetrators usual
ly approach students outside of
bookstores. Fortunately, he said, sev
eral security officers within the Uni
versity Bookstore have noticed and
reported repeat offenders.
Stealing textbooks and selling
them back hurts more people than
just the bookstore, Ellis said,
because bookstores sometimes have
to take drastic measures to recoup
the loss in revenue.
"When textbooks get stolen, it
forces the price of textbooks up," El
lis said. "It hurts everybody."
Ellis said a student caught selling
a stolen book could be charged
with the felony of selling stolen
property if the student suspected
the book was stolen .
"Most students want to help peo
ple," Ellis said. "That's why they give
money to panhandlers. They trust
people because they know they
wouldn't do that themselves."
Ellis said students should watch out
for this scam, especially because spring
term book buy-back is approaching.
So far, the number of thefts and
book selling instances have required
the University Bookstore to pay
more attention to customer behav
ior, and the staff may look into
stronger measures to prevent theft,
Williams said.
He added that if the problem con
tinues to worsen, staff may have to
consider dosing the textbook area
during non-book buying times and
requiring staff assistance.
Smith said the staff at Smith Fami
ly Bookstore has not decided to
make any changes to their security or
methods, but the staff does use sev
eral methods to determine if some
one is selling a stolen book.
She said one safety net they have
is they require either a University stu
dent ID or an Oregon driver's license
to sell back a book. She also said the
staff talks to the book seller to see if
they can speak "a college-level sen
tence," as well as inquiring about the
dass and instructor the book was for.
She added that if staff members
are suspicious about someone sell
ing a textbook, he or she may ask if
the books belong to that person
and explain that selling stolen
books is a crime.
"(Smith Family Bookstore) and
the University Bookstore are very
fair to people who are honest,"
Smith said.
Contact the crime/
health/safety reporter
at lisacatto@dailyemerald.com.
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members conducted a survey of 161
instructional faculty members and
found that many were unaware of is
sues concerning salary, raises and how
their salaries compared to others.
"Many nontenure-track instruc
tional faculty don't have basic infor
mation," McLauchlan said.
The recommendations call for a
University-wide process for inform
ing these faculty members and their
departments.
Committee members also noted
the importance of implementing writ
ten policies governing hiring and em
ployment practices that ensure these
faculty members receive teaching as
signments and contract renewals in a
timely manner. Out of 41 departments
surveyed about N1T1F policies, 31 re
ported having no written policies.
McLauchlan discussed the need for
a systematic performance review
process that would lead to opportuni
ties for NTTIF to achieve step increas
es, merit pay and seniority status.
"We feel that it's perfecdy reason
able for departments and units to de
velop paths for NTTIF," he said.
Another recommendation calls for
more compensation equity
compared to peer institutions and
tenure-track faculty. The average salary
of University instructors working at or
near full time in winter term 2003
was $37,100, which is 55 percent of
the average salary of all tenured ranks,
according to the survey.
The final recommendations focus
on creating a culture of inclusion
and respect for these faculty mem
bers throughout the University com
munity. The committee recom
mends that departments develop
policies that allow NTTIF to partici
pate in decision making and to in
clude these faculty members in the
"departmental culture."
However, political science Assis
tant Adjunct Professor Joel Bloom
expressed concern about placing
constraints on departments by im
plementing promotion policies.
"Adding more layers of bureaucracy
seems to be a bad idea to me," he said.
"We just have to keep in mind the law
of unintended consequences."
Others noted that the committee
also needs to address the discrepan
cy in pay during the summer ses
sion and the need for their work
load to remain consistent with their
work hours.
Committee co-chairwoman Kassia
Dellabough of the Career Center re
minded audience members that the
recommendations are in a draft stage
and that input is required to ensure all
needs are being addressed.
"This is not written in stone," she
said. "This is the beginning of the
process."
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Lorraine Davis, who also attended the
meeting, said the issues addressed are
more complex than many realize and
that it is not realistic for all of the rec
ommendations to come to fruition.
"Does that mean we don't want it
to work?" she said. "No."
After the meeting, Davis said the
administration has always been con
cerned about these issues, and she
agreed nontenure- track faculty de
serve to be better informed about
their employment.
The next step for the committee is
to revise the draft of recommenda
tions for submission to the Faculty
Senate and the administration for
endorsement in the fall.
"I'm hoping that we can keep this
momentum moving forward,"
McLauchlan said.
Contact the higher education/student
life/student affairs reporter
atchelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
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CORRECTION
In “Stolen Goods,” which ran in the Moving
Guide supplement on May 21, the following errors
were discovered in the story:
• The Emerald repeatedly referred to the crime
of robbery when it intended to say burglary. To sum
marize, a robbery occurs when an individual threat
ens to use or uses force to aid in or commit a crime
against another individual. Burglary is the attempt or
actual act of unlawful entry with the intent to commit a
crime. Full definitions can be found at http://lan
dm.leg.state.or.us/ors/.
• The story stated that about 200 University
student homes are broken into each year. What it
should have said is that, during the past two years,
on average, about 200 houses and businesses
were broken into each year in the South University,
West University and University areas.
• There were 180 reported burglaries in 2003,
29 fewer reports than in 2002. The story stated
that 181 reports were filed, which was 31 fewer.
• The story stated that 8 percent of the stolen
property was recovered and returned. Eight percent
of the property was recovered; that does not nec
essarily mean the Eugene Police Department was
able to return all the property to the rightful owners.
• The story stated that 20 of the reported
crimes were solved. That number is, in fact, 19.
• The story stated that more than $6 million
worth of property was stolen for reasons of robbery,
burglary or theft. That number does not include car
thefts, which typically are placed in the category of
theft.
The Emerald thanks EPD for pointing out these
discrepancies, and the paper regrets the errors.
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