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The Clackamas Print Page 2 Wednesday, Feb. 22,1995 NEWS\OPINIONS Profit-sharing is key to success of Book Mart by Jeff Kemp Editing & Design Editor “Basically we’re just helping the students,” Associated Student Government (ASG) Senator and CCC Book Mart Chairperson Chris Powell said of the ‘Book Mart’ that begins its second term at CCC on March 13 th through 17th and again on March 27th through the 31st. “The money we get goes back in to fund the Book Mart or back into various scholarship pro grams,” Powell explained. The ideology behind the cre ation of the Book Mart is simple. The Book Mart enables you to get a substantial amount more than the book store pays. You also will pay less than the book store charges. By creating a student- facilitated book exchange you eliminate the middle man, or the profit-seeker (in this case the book store), and allow students to “make their own deal” with one another. “Every student that I talked to personally was excited about the-system, because not only can they save money buying books through us, they also save the stu dents money too who are selling their books,” Powell noted. The response to the Book Mart has been one of relief from many of the student body who feel the pinch of a tight budget and the strain of heavy book store prices. “They charge an arm and a leg over in the book store. I mean it’s ridiculous. How’s a guy sup posed to live as a full-time col lege student and afford that sh- t,” said Sophomore Randy Livingston. The Book Mart, in only its first term at CCC last fall, took in more than 300 books and sold nearly 200 of them. Powell re ported that 80 percent of the stu dents who participated sold at least one book. The revenue ex changed in the Book Mart ex-| ceeded $3500. “I just want to say thanks for operating the Book Mart,” CCC student Tiffany Berg said. “It worked great for me. I sold 3 books and bought one through it. I think this is a great opportunity for students and I hope to see it again.” The rules are simple: When selling books: * Bring your used text books to the Book Mart. * Fill out a Book Mart Con tract (contracts are $2) and ¡Mice your books. It is a good idea to see how much the book store would pay you for your book and how much it would charge some one else to buy it. Price your book between these two prices...then both you and the purchasing stu dent win! * Your books will be logged in and set out for sale for hun dreds of students to see. * When your book sells, you collect your money. If your book doesn’t sell, you get it back. When buying books: * Check out the book list and go to the class to see which books you need. Check the current prices in the book store. * Come to the Book Mart and see what is offered and how much you can save. * If your instructor is using a newer edition that is available at the Book Mart, ask your instruc tor if the older edition will meet the needs of the class...there’s a lot of money to be saved by using an older edition. * Don’t forget to bring cash. The Book Mart may be accepting checks soon but plan on paying with the green until they can iron out all the wrinkles. The average student spends about $ 180 on textbooks per term. Selling the books at the bookstore earns an average of about 32 per cent to 58 percent of that back. At the Book Mart, however, this average is 65 percent! That means that you’re getting back about twice as much, $59 more, back. If you’re buying books at the Book Mart, you’ll be saving an average of $63! That’s a total average of $121 per month. Is it worth the effort? Consider what $121 per term can buy? The Book Mart will be lo cated inside the Community Cen ter in front of the ASG office. If you have any questions you’re encouraged to call Chris Powell at ext 2247. Students and staff fall short of Editor’s challenge by Tina Guinn Editor-in-Chief Several issues ago, as a rep resentative of The Clackamas Print Staff, I challenged students and staff to come up with ways to save money and/or raise money to help alleviate increasing costs due to a decrease in full-time en rollment. The very next week, my ad visor asked me to write another article in response to the fact that we had not received even one sub mission of ideas to cut costs. But being the optimistic and trusting person I am, I thought it would be best to wait at least one more week before getting on people’s cases for not doing their part. Well, another week went by and another. And here I am, four weeks later, with no submissions. Not a single one. Nada. Zip. Zilch. And I’m disappointed. Sure, people can say, ‘Why do I care? I’m going to be out of here after his year. The budget cuts won’t affect me anyway.’ Or they can offer up any excuse for why they should not have to ac tively participate in, and be aware of what goes on at this school. But there’s not an excuse in this world that would be viable in this situa tion. I am one of those people who will be graduating this spring. Why do I care if people who are left have to deal with less money being spent on them, and more money being taken out of their pockets so they can attend a com munity college? I care because I care about education. I have been offered op portunities at CCC that I never would have had I taken the origi nal path I had planned. And I’d venture to say that I am not the only person on this campus who has benefited from the excellent instructing staff, or the programs and activities available to stu dents. The people at Clackamas Comminute College care about the students. They go out of their way in many instances to help the students. That’s why they are here, to help insure that we get the best possible education for the money we spend. What I see, by the over whelmingly negative response, is that the students don’t care what happens here in the future. They don’t seem to care whether or not anyone else has the opportunity to receive a quality education, as long as they are getting their shot at it. And I think that is a very sad attitude. President Keyser and the College Board have calledfor our help. After all they have provided us; I think it is the very least we can do to submit a few suggestions on ways to cut back and earn dol lars so that the legacy of quality education at Clackamas Commu nity college can continue on past graduation in June. So please do your part and contribute a little! Ike Ctocfaumia Pwi Sto|| -Editor-in-Chief: Tina Guinn (Ext. 2576) News Editor: Anjanette Booth (Ext. 2576) Feature Editor: Jocelyn Gauthier (Ext. 2577) Sports Editor: Jason Hunter (Ext. 2577) Photography Editor: Chad Patteson (Ext. 2578) Copy Editor: Cori Kargel (Ext. 2578) Business Manager: Donny Kemp (Ext. 2578) Editing and Design Editor: Jeff Kemp (Ext. 2578) Opinion Editor: Christi Snavely (Ext. 2576) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Staff Writers/Photographers: Eric Eatherton, Jesse Sowa, Delores Ward, Lora Wahrgren, Josh Kehler ♦ ♦♦♦ Secretary: Cheryl Willemse (Ext. 2309) Advisor: John Knowlton (Ext. 2310) The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the student body, college administration, its faculty or The Clackamas Print's advertisers. Products and services ad vertised in The Clackamas Print are not necessarily endorsed by anyone associated with The Clackamas Print. 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