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March 31, 2000 Bookstore: campus central, part 2 By Elizabeth Baltaro GUEST WRITER Editors Note: This is the sec ond half of Ms. Baltaro's essay, "How My College Bookstore Con tributes to Our Campus Commu nity." The essay was selected as the winner of the Fourth Rainey Bookstore Scholarship Essay Con test. The college bookstore is also a part of the college's influ ence on people beyond the staff and students. The bookstore is one of the few place on campus where most prospective stu dents and their relatives go when they come to visit my col lege. The staff can recognize prospective students and offer assistance that extends beyond the help given at most stores. Maintenance workers stop at the bookstore to drop off a pack age or purchase a drink, and update anyone willing to listen THE 01A N Vi vlVl#i/lA 1 STAFF MEETINGS ARE MONDAYS AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE PASSION FIT. .. ■ S|: •• jf if Al ibt" MfKJI Statement of Purpose: 'Hie Forum exists to Facilitate dialogic and expression on matters of importance to Guilford College and its mission. Toward this end, active community participation in d*se pages is vital. Editorial Policy: Every effort will lie made to print appropriate submis sions of editorials, cartoons, and letters to the editor. They must be signed, with the phone number of the author or artist included and turned in to the box outside the publications suite by 3:00 on Monday before that Friday's j>ublkalion date. Editorials must be no longer than 400 words and letters to the editor must be no more tiian 250 words. The Guilfordian reserves die right to edit submissions for grammatical correctness and brevity. St aft: News editor ... Maijorie Hall 316-3969 Feaittres/Ari5.ediM>r.v..>.....,,...,^ 316-357& Forum Fleming^; World editor Lara Handler 316-3239 Sports editor,..^.Jp|lL....„. 4£.:Pter Mwtissdk Layout edit0r....... ...Gigi Burkhalter 316-3245 Photography editor Aaron Thompson 316-3843 Copy editor . Ellen Yutzy 316-3237 Business manager .Jeff Heybruck 316-3917 Circulation director Kalindi LaTorre 316-3356 Technical support .Jon Hicks 316-3477 Subscriptions editor ....Melissa Starr 316-3674 Faculty adviser.. JeffJeske 316-2216 Staff miters: Jared Axelrod, Tom Brewster, Chris Brown, Sarah Byrne, Kelton Cofer, the fat chick from Wilson Phillips, James Fishwick, Daniel Fleishman, Tom Gallagher, Margaret Griffin, Zack Hample, Ben Mebner, Charles Heiner, Sarah Heradon, Jonathan Hicks, Jeff Irving, Karie Johnson, Tim U-adem, Honor McElroy, Mark Merkel, Peter Morscheek, Rebecca Muller, Jacob Noble, Laurah Norton, Anna Belle Pecvey, James l atum. Forum about how their mother's opera tion went last week or whatever else is new in their lives. Stu dents visit the bookstore with their parents, and say, "Mom and Dad, I want you to meet the managers of my college store." The friendliness of bookstore employees and manage ment, and the diverse people on campus who shop at the store em body the wonderful sense of com munity that is found on our campus. The friendliness of bookstore employees and management, and the diverse people on campus who shop at the store embody the wonderful sense of community that is found on our campus. ii Every time I work at the _ > colle£e i j3oo^ The Guilfordian ness, and personally experi ence, the positive influence that the bookstore has on each of the many different people on cam pus. I encounter my own pro meet everyone at the bookstore. When I sort through the store's mail, I occasionally find post cards or letters from alumni, updating the managers on what is happening in their lives. My college bookstore is much more than a place where books and supplies can be purchased. People come to our bookstore to get advice, to share their lives with people they know will listen, to get a hug, to re ceive a smile, to meet a friend, and to make connec tions with other people on campus. Our bookstore is the living center of our cam pus. It is now almost a year since the initial protest at the trustee's meeting last spring. The decision has Sfadeot Voice" Random responses "One time when I was younger I fell out of this tree I was climbing and my mom didn't even put medicine on it and it got infected. I\e been in therapy ever since." Call The Guilfordian at 316-2306 and speak your mind We'll print a sampling of your messages. HO explicit language please! We will print messages vettatim, so if you look stupid, it's all you. been made to outsource the bookstore. I am afraid that put ting our small bookstore in cor porate hands may make it more difficult to keep the store a "friendly" place. However, I have learned that what charac terizes any college's bookstore does not come from size, quan tity, or fancy equipment. The people who work for, shop at, and most importantly, manage our bookstore are the power behind each store's positive con tribution to its community. Watching how my managers op erate our store has taught me that I can be a part of my bookstore's contribution by working hard, being optimistic, and portraying the helpful atti tude that I observe in other bookstore employees. Working at the college bookstore has given me confidence that everyone's role in a business, no matter how big or small, influ ences the store's overall contri bution. fessors in the bookstore, and talk with them about topics other than class work. I also see many other stu dents having conversa tions with their profes sors, even asking ad vice on what to read or buy. One fac ulty member brought her new baby to I - MitHfl fljHLk i;-Si . ' Jilt-■■■ ■■ §- ■ ■ vJS "' ' i] 1 f iiiMfmri o*. lip UfM ill j| jp;v-r^Q^B^p 'lhsH Kit I I Hh *&& | THIS WEEK'S SUGGESTED TOPIC: THOVGHTS ON •' PATRICIA IRELAND (N. O. W. DENT)? . Page 7 AARON THOMPSON
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