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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY AUGUST 28 2009
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009
Student-led Lied Center group strives for buzz
BY BETH BEAVERS bbeavers@kansan.com
Students were enjoying pizza at an informational meeting of the Lied Center Student Association last Friday, when they had a visitor. Amanda Shaw, a singer, songwriter and artist who would be performing later that night, stopped by to meet with the students.
Emily Schuster, Larner senior
and student marketing assistant for the Lied Center, said she hoped this would become a regular occurrence for members of the Lied Center Student Association, a group that is new
"This is the time for anyone interested in working with the organization."
to campus this semester.
"She came to talk to students to create some buzz," Niki Thiessen, Topeka senior and student marketing assistant for the Lied Center, said. "She talked about her activities and things she was involved in, like wetland preservation."
The association's functions include generating new ideas and sharing their opinions about what programs students want to see. They will learn more about artists
KAREN CHRISTILLES Associate director of the Lied Center
and plan events with Lied Center artists, like the pizza party with Amanda Shaw. They also decide where to focus advertising to help get the information to the public and students.
Karen Christilles, associate
"The advisory committee helps talk about how to make the Lied Center more attractive to students." Thiessen said. "We want to get our name out there."
director of the Lied Center and adviser for the group, said she was excited about student support for the Lied Center. She was impressed with the way student leadership has organized the group and previous events.
"This is the time for anyone interested
in working with the organization",
Christies said. "It is at the ground floor and they can really help shape the organization."
The group's first meeting will be at 5:30 p.m., September 14, in the conference room of the Lied Center. They will meet biweekly after that.
— Edited by Alicia Banister
PORTLAND, Ore. — Electronic coupons, arriving by cell phone, Twitter, e-mail and Facebook, are helping generate an old standby's comeback and bringing in new, younger customers.
DISCOUNTS Economy, online offers boost waning coupon use
Many shoppers, especially young consumers like 30-yearold April Englebert, used to reject coupons printed in newspapers and direct-mail booklets as passe or cumbersome.
But Englebert, an accounting clerk in Portland, Ore., was so
thrilled when she cut her monthly grocery bill from $500 to $300, mainly with electronic coupons, that she recruited friends and co-workers to try them.
"It's awesome," Englebert said. "There is a lot of free stuff to be had."
Coupon use had been declining since 1992 as consumers found less need for or some embarrassment in using them. But as the economy worsened, frugal became cool and their popularity grew.
Associated Press
MONEY
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
Dena Hodges, JCC junior, Lawrence, frequently trades clothes for cash or store credit at Arizona Trading Company, located at 736 Massachusetts St. "I come here two to three times every two weeks," Hodges said. ATC is one of the many places around town where customers can turn into items used in clothing.
Thrift shops offer a few quick bucks
BY ANNA ARCHIBALD
aarchibald@kansan.com
This year, the National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops expects college students to spend upwards of $618.12 on back-to-school materials, including electronics, clothing and school supplies, but there is one quick and easy way students can make a few extra dollars: resale shops, more commonly known as thrift stores.
Lily Boyce, Lawrence junior, said she visited Lawrence resale shops two to three times a year to sell her old or unwanted clothes. Last year, she said, she went to Plato's Closet, 3514 Clinton Parkway, and left with $80 in hand.
According to NARTS, the sec.
"I used it as spending money when I went to Chicago to visit a friend," Boyce said. "Resale shops are great because they provide a good selection of alternatively cheap clothes for people because they don't just buy anything."
ond-hand shop industry is growing by five percent every year, even as the economy continues to dwindle.
The resale trend is not only beneficial to students, but also for local businesses.
Corey Sievers, Manager of Arizona Trading Company, said they were staying open with steady sales.
Nearly all the merchandise in Arizona Trading Company comes from trade and Sievers estimated that half of their business came from students.
There are other stores in Lawrence, however, that deal in more than just clothing trade.
The Dusty Bookshelf, 708 Massachusetts St., is yet another trade option in Lawrence. All of its inventory comes from sales from the Lawrence community.
"It is an easy way to make a
Matt Kelly, Charlotte, N.C. senior, said he was a regular
"It's great if you need to buy a textbook or need some extra money for rent one month."
HAVANA MAHONEY
Manhattan Sophomore
few extra bucks or to make a trade for something you do want," Sievers said. "People bring in a few things to sell and, on average, walk out with $10 to $15. Some can get up $50 or $60, depending on what they bring in."
ria when deciding what they will buy from people who bring in merchandise, such as the brand, style, condition and a basic idea of what sells well.
Trade stores in Lawrence give anywhere from 30 to 40 percent of what the item is worth in cash for items people bring in to sell and upwards of 50 to 60 percent in-store trade.
Sievers said stores use a variety of crite-
Similarly, Game Guy, 7 E. 7th St., looks at the condition of the video games and DVDs they buy, as well as how old a game is and its market price.
Guy. "It's great if you need to buy a textbook or need some extra money for rent one month."
Juan Requesen and Oscar Gutierrez, Kansas City freshmen, said that they began trading video games at Game Guy and other gaming trade stores when they arrived in Lawrence for school to make a few extra dollars.
"There're not really any point in keeping a game once you beat it," Gutierrez said. "So we might as well trade it for another game or use it to buy some ramen."
More than 10 trade stores are open within the city to buy and sell from students in addition to Arizona Trading Company, Game Guy and The Dusty Bookshelf.
Mahoney said she also shops at Wild Man Vintage and Arizona Trading Company because it's not only easier, but a lot less likely that someone else will have it.
"We have arrived," said Gail Siegel, NARTS Director of Membership Services, in a press release on August 10th. "Inclusion in the National Retail Federation survey proves how notable the resale industry has become in retailing."
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