NEWS
The Clarion
Internet market opens
for outdoor enthusiasts
PROVO, UT -
November 17,
1999 - Today,
BurlyZone.com
launched an online
ski and snowboard
swap in time for the
upcoming snow-
sports season.
SkiTrade.com and
BoardTrade.com
are specifically in
tended to help col
lege students. Stu
dents can save
money by finding
great deals on last
year’s closeouts and
used ski and
snowboard equipment, or earn money
by selling their personal gear.
BurlyZone.com was co-founded
in June 1999 in Provo, UT. A group
of outdoor enthusiasts and entrepre
neurs noticed a need for a convenient
marketplace for individuals and com
panies looking to buy and sell per
sonal and retail outdoor gear. They
realized that the problem was not a
lack of gear, but simply a lack of com
munication between buyers and sell
ers of used and/or closeout gear and
equipment. The Internet was the ob
vious choice for such a marketplace.
SkiTrade and BoardTrade are the
first online ski and snowboard equip
ment swaps. The swaps establish a
connection between those who have
gear and those who are searching for
gear, and provide users with a search
engine to easily find gear listed at
SkiTrade and BoardTrade.
“The Internet provides an op
portunity for SkiTrade and
BoardTrade to create a network of
specialty retailers and enthusiasts.
This network will add significant
value to the outdoor industry,” said
Jeremy Hanks, President and CEO of
BurlyZone.com.
SkiTrade and BoardTrade boast
an innovative means for linking out
door enthusiasts together and to out
door retailers.
Hanks said, “We know that
plenty of used and closeout gear ex
ists, but enthusiasts have faced geo
graphical limitations in trying to lo
cate this gear. SkiTrade and
Photo by Jeff McIntosh (Newsmakers)
Snowboarder Nick Boyer soars through the air at Lake Luoise
skill hill in the Canadian Rockies.
BoardTrade eliminate these geo
graphical limitations by creating a
central marketplace on the Internet.”
SkiTrade and BoardTrade pro
tect both the buyer and the seller by
providing a gear inspection guaran
tee for the buyer and guaranteeing
payment to the seller. This promotes
a fair transaction process and ensures
the quality of every item sold at the
SkiTrade and BoardTrade swaps.
Transactions done at SkiTrade and
BoardTrade are processed using the
latest SSL technology, enabling ab
solute transaction security.
In the future, BurlyZone.com will
feature and continue to develop the fol
lowing websites:
mountaintrade.com:
climbing, mountaineering,
backcountry adventuring
geartrade.com:
backpacking, camping, hiking
skitrade.com:
downhill, telemark, cross-country
skiing mtbtrade.com:
road and mountain biking
boardtrade.com:
snowboarding, skateboarding,
in-line skating paddletrade.com-
kayaking, canoeing, rafting
This development will include the
addition of features, content, and func
tionality. These enhancements and the
leverage made available bythe net
work of specialty retailers and enthu
siasts will allow BurlyZone.com to
have a positive effect on the outdoor
industry.
Pre-Registration.». Continued from Page 1
when she sent e-mails to students,
which informed them to meet with
their advisors, plan a schedule and
be ready to register. Students reg
istered at times set aside by their
accumulated semester hours, deter
mining them as seniors, juniors,
sophomores or freshmen, as stated
in the 1999-2000 Brevard College
Handbook. Many students did not
agree with this process of classifi
cation. Kimberly “Cricket” Kittle
said, “I should be classified as a
junior, but the registrar’s office has
me classified as a sophomore.” She
remarked she has been in college
four years and how ridiculous she
felt being classified as a sopho
more. Kittle added Brevard Col
lege did not accept some of her
credits upon her transfer.
Kersh said a
student’s semester hours
do not count until the
end of the semester, de
pendent on whether the
student passed all of
their courses. Student
graduation requirements
can be obtained by do
ing a “Grad check” and
help students select
classes they need.
This semester
marked the second oc
currence of online reg
istration through an ad
visor. Many students, staff and fac
ulty prefer this electronic method
to the old paper trail.
Although Kersh believes the
electronic method saves time and
creates contact with the advisor,
she liked “registering with the stu
dent the old way,” because of “the
personal contact.”
Many students prefer this
closer contact with their advisor
when planning a semester. Kittle
replied she liked the fact she could
discuss more with her advisor: “At
my old school I was left on my
own.”
Alyse Hollingsworth, com
puter instructor, stated she liked the
electronic method: “it gives instant
feedback.”
Accuracy brings another plus
to online pre-registration. Kersh
described the registration process
before online registration as mul
tiple hours spent correcting a
student’s classes, finding classes a
student could take to fulfill require
ments or seeing if there was a great
need to open up another section
of a class. Kersh said this
took much time and many meet
ings. However, online registration
makes life easier on everyone.
Online pre-registration allows ad
visors, staff or faculty to make
changes or ensure a student ob
tains a certain class.
Last semester online pre-reg
istration went through beautifully.
“There have been a few bugs this
semester, but computer services
took care of them,” said
Hollingsworth. “With something
this new there will always be bugs
to work out.”
Nine new classes start next
semester. Traits of Personality and
Introduction to Feature Writing
were among the new classes.
Should students and teachers ex
pect future changes in pre-regis
tration? Kersh said most definitely.
The computer services and
registrars office are working on
ways to improve pre-registration.
One way they’ve looked at gives
students the capability to register
online themselves. Kittle remarked
on trying this type of pre-registra-
tion at Tampa. She said, “It was
very quick, but I did not like loos
ing the contact with my advisor.”
Kersh stated there are still prob
lem areas with this type of pre-reg
istration. However, Brevard Col
lege continues to work them out.
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