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Signs to point way to discounts
By Jennifer Freund Kansan staff writer
Starting in the spring semester, Lawrence stores will post signs informing students that they offer student discounts.
The University Affairs Committee of Student Senate will be in charge of recruiting businesses and distributing the signs.
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"KU students are a substantial part of the Lawrence economy," said Sherman Reeves, student body president. "To understand how important students are to businesses, just look at how many bars close down in the summer when the students are gone."
Reeves said that Senate released a pamphlet last April that included 31
Lawrence businesses offering discounts.
The committee will work on the promotion and have it enacted by the spring,he said.
Paden said that she hoped the promotion would help bring more student business to her restaurant.
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FiFI's offers a 25 percent discount to students Sunday evenings.
FIFi's Restaurant, 925 Iowa St., was listed in the brochure last year and planned to participate in Senate's discount program in the spring.
Bobbi's Bedroom, 2429 Iowa St.
also was listed in last year's brochure
"I'd like to get more student business because we enjoy the students, and we hire mostly students," said FIEF1 Padan, co-owner of FIFE's.
and planned to participate in the promotion.
"We offer various discounts to students on different merchandise," said Julie Buchanan, manager of Bobbi's Bedroom. "But, we can't offer discounts on our outlet merchandise."
"We will not offer a student discount because it's discriminatory," said Tom Patel, owner of University Audio, 2319 Louisiana St. "If we offer a discount, we can offer it to anyone. I believe in giving discounts to people who work for a living."
But some businesses that participated last year will not participate this year.
Some students said that the program would encourage them to patronize participating stores more
often.
"If I saw the sign advertising the discount, I would probably go in just to see what they had," said Renee Tetuan, Topeka sophomore. "I might be a little more interested."
Natalie Garcia, Wichita senior, said that she also would be interested in knowing which companies offered discounts.
"I would be more likely to go into a store that had a sign up offering discounts to students," she said. "Since students bring so much business into Lawrence, I think that it's a good idea to give them some kind of discount."
A copy of the brochure listing businesses that participated last semester may be picked up at the Senate office in the Kansas Union.
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