The
WCC
44th
issue
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CAMPUS VOICE
Fall Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC 27533-8002
Hurricane Isabel
destroys trees,
bleachers, fence
December 10,2003
By KASEY HORNE and
HEATHER WILSON
Hurricane Isabel hit the
North Carolina coast on
Thursday September 18,
2003. Wayne County
residents prepared for the
worst considering past
hurricane disasters.
Although Isabel did not do
as much damage to Wayne
County as previous
hurricanes, it had much effect
on Wayne Community’s
campus.
Wayne Community suffered
approximately $60-65,000
worth of damage.
According to Ken Ritt, Vice
President for Educational
Support Services, the most
expensive damage was done
to the bleachers, which were
blown over and destroyed.
Ritt said possible reasoning
for the bleachers blowing
over was the direction of the
wind.
The bleachers were
moveable, which made it
easier for Isabel to destroy
them. Ritt said anchoring
them down might have
prevented the damage.
Costing almost as much as
they were worth and making
them immobile.
The bleachers were expected
to last 20-25 years under
normal conditions. Damage
to the bleachers totaled
approximately $20,000.
Thijs bleachers being blown
over also caused damage to
the fence and the ground of
the termis courts. The fence
was replaced and the tennis
courts were resurfaced
totaling $4,560.
Maintenance workers Mike Sasser, left, and Jeff
Bailey, examine the damage to the bleachers and
fencing at the Elmer Grumpier Tennis Complex.
PHOTO: VOICE STAFF
Ritt said 29 trees were either
damaged or destroyed,
costing 4,300.
WCC maintenance staff
worked hard to clean up
debris off the campus after
Isabel was gone. “We really
appreciate the work of
maintenance staff so quickly
after the damage,” said Ritt.
Many shingles were blown
off some of the buildings
costing $9,500 to replace.
There was no water damage
to any buildings.
continued p. 28
New company takes over Bookstore operations
By APRIL MARSHELL
STEVENS
‘ Students returning for the
fall semester discovered that
they had an additional
challenge because of a lack of
books in the bookstore.
Students had to wait up to 2
weeks for books to arrive.
Looking for a remedy for
bookstore problems, the
Board of Trustees agreed to
sign a 3-year contract with
College Books Stores of
America Inc. (CBA)
The company took over in
mid-October, according to
Ken Ritt, Vice President of
Education Support Services.
Ritt said the change
will help students. “The big
advantage is it will provide
our students a wide variety of
used books.”
CBA will buy the college’s
complete inventory in
exchange for a larger variety
of books.
CBA will provide the
college with the staff, books,
bookkeeping, and the
administrative work.
CBA was founded in 1984.
The first store opened at
Cornell College in
Mt.Vernon, Iowa.
The bookstore has agreed to
buy books at half the original
price retail cost and sell them
at 75 percent of the value.
Trustee Tommy Cox,
chairman of the Board’s
finance committee, estimated
the move could bring in
$112,000 in revenues for the
college.
He also said that as part of
the agreement, the company
would^ make an annual
payment of $15,000 to the
college.
WCC has agreed to buy the
software, registers, and
fixtures for the new
bookstore.
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Trellie Herring, left, assists computer instructor Lou
Carreras with finding textbooks.
PHOTO: APRIL BAARSHELL STEVENS
New manager Trellie
Herring was formerly the
manager at Berkeley Mall’s
Walden Bookstore for 26 V2
years.
continued p. 28