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University Daily Kansan, August 23, 1983
Used books remain popular; students buying early this fall
By COLLIN HERMRECK Staff Reporter
With students registered and enrolled 'for the fall semester, traffic at area bookstores has increased as students have started to prepare for classes.
And, as tradition and pocketbooks go,
students are buying as many used
textbooks as they can find, said Steve
Wolfe, manager of the Kansas
Union bookstores.
He said he expected business to keep steady the rest of the week.
Unlike tradition, however, Word said yesterday that more students were buying their books earlier, during the first day of classes until the first day of classes.
"We're anticipating today and to-morrow to be equal to last Wednesday and to meet it."
**WORD SAID THE NEW pre-enrollment system was an important element in altering the ways students were buying their books. Word said the students were buying their books old, assured that students would get the classes in which they enrolled.**
"It's helped add a high degree of certainty." Word said. "The students know they've got that class when they pay their fees."
He said the new system seemed to give students more time during registration to buy books than when they enrolled at Allen Field House.
Bill Muggy, manager of the Jayhawk Book Store, 1420 Crescent Road, said business had been slower last week during registration compared to past years. But he said that sales had improved yesterday and that he counted on steady sales for the remainder of the week.
"WE MIGHT HAVE a dip during registration," Muggy said. "But we've always bounced back. We made up for lost ground today."
Although students can't get around
purchasing textbooks, buying used books can help save money.
Word used textbooks were the first ones off the shelves.
He said the Union bookstores tried to offer students a larger selection of used books this year, which was accomplished by placing used-book orders with companies across the country and easily visiting some of those companies.
Last year's volume of used books ranked the KU bookstores 17th highest in North America. Used books made up 14.8 percent of the stores' total sales volume, ranking KU as the ninth largest percentage in North America. Word said.
"We're really proud of that fact," Word said.
"WE STARTED OUT this season with the highest percent of used books to new books ever. Forty percent of our sales are coming from used books."
For fiscal year 1982, the Union bookstores sold 68,367 books worth approximately $682,000, compared with 94,534 new books valued at $1,600,000. Those percentages rank used book sales at a about 42 to 58 percent ratio.
Last year, an average new book cost $17.79 at the Union bookstore while a used book averaged $13.18. Used书 include paperbacks and hand-books.
Word expects the proportion of new books sold to used books sold to become smaller when this year's totals are figured. Although new-book sales are higher than the same, Word said, used book purchases will rise above last year's mark.
Used-book sales accounted for 42, 50 and 35 percent of book sales for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Word said.
Muggy, at the Jayhawk Bookstore, said used books had always been popular items in his store.
Fee payments may be over for a majority of KU students, but some found out yesterday that in some classes they would have to spend an additional dollar or two for recommended reading materials.
Reductions force sale of class materials
By LAURA SOAP Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
A random check with various departments showed that only one, the Spanish and Portuguese department, is selling class syllabi, but some departments are selling extra materials for the cost of copying.
Jim Cramer, student body vice president, said he had hoped that the
A year ago, several departments were forced to sell lengthy syllabi because of University budget cuts.
The $10 service fee was added onto the tuition of all enrolled students' tuition this fall. It was intended to be incorporated into the system and computer technology.
academic services fee passed in May by the Student Senate would eliminate "surprise voluntary fees."
ROBERT C. SPIRES, chairman of the Spanish and Portuguese department, said that only the syllabi used for multi-sections were sold for a dollar. He said it was very expensive making a lot of copies.
"I am not terribly concerned with selling sylabi. I would prefer not to sell them to the students, but I am interested in teaching teachers to put in classes," he said.
Spires said that last year was the first time the department sold syllabi
and that since then he had not had any complaints from students.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said he knew that the cutbacks had caused departments to sell what was formerly given away.
"Free handouts are a thing of the past, and the number of them will probably be reduced," he said.
SOME STUDENTS OF French and Italian are being advised to buy the copied material for additional study guides.
Norris J. Lace, French and Italian department head, said he did not know how much longer the department would sell the material. The amount of money allocated to the department varies from year to year, and the budget cuts are not helping much.
Calder Pickett, professor of journalism, said he had to sell an extra packet of reading material because it took the secretaries a long time to type and make copies of the packet
Pickett said that the small packet was not required, but that it "would make life easier for the student."
Math students are encouraged to buy old tests for 50 cents, but the purchase isn't required
ONE DEPARTMENT HEAD, JOH.
P. Augelli of geography and meteorology, expressed displeasure at the idea of selling class syllabi
Augello said, "If anyone of our people sold syllabus, I'd stop them. Personally I think it's illegal. I don't care. I hold up of Regards allowed such a thing."
Only an individual department can collect the money for materials, Cobb said. Instructors are not allowed to accept the money.
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
OPEN CALL AUDITIONS for University Theatre productions begin at 7 p.m. in Murphy Hall. Sign-up will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Murphy
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST
in the Big Eight
room of the Krobatski
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS chapter of Mortar Board will conduct a Freshman Welcome from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Union ballroom to acquaint students with some of the opportunities at KU and with administrators, faculty and students.
ON DISPLAY AT THE SPENCER Museum of Art is "Eldred and Nevelson: Another Dimension" and the Modern Art "From the Guggenheim Museum."
JAZZ CHOIR AUDITIONS will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in 300 Murphy
SUA WILL SHOW "The Adventures in
Wooldruck" at 6 p.m. in
Wooldruck Auditorium in the
THE KU SWORD & SHIELD Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Cork II on the third floor of the Union.
TOMORROW
JAZZ CHOIR AUDIUTIONS will con-
firm 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. in 300
Murphy Hall.
THE ECUMENICAL CHRISTIAN Ministries Center will have a contemplative prayer time from 7:45 p.m. to 8:15 a.m.
AUDITIONS FOR THE JAYHawk
Jayhawk 7 ft. 7 in. m. in the Big Eight
Bogom of the Line
THE KU SAILING CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Union.
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Visiting professor to teach sociology
William J. Wilson, professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, has been selected as the Langston University visiting professor for the fall semester.
A nationally recognized expert on social and economic studies of black Americans will teach two sociology courses at the University of Kansas this semester.
"Wilson is one of the most prominent black sociologists in the country today," said Norman Yetman, KU professor of sociology and of American studies.
The Langston Huntington professorship was established at KU in 1977 in honor of William R. Huntington.
Wilson will teach an undergraduate course titled "Urban Poverty, Social Dislocation and Public Policy" and a course titled "Relations and Societal Organization."
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