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2 The PILOT I Msrch 1, 1995 Editorial Page — Gardner-Webb University THE PILOT Campus Box 5384 Phone exL 4145 Jason Farr Michael Owens Editor Editor June Hobbs Advisor Rebekah Cloninger, Wendy Davidson, Brandy Faught, Michelle Hill, Reggie Hunt, Julianne Kuykendall, Nikol McKinney, Jay Pass, Jill Selph, Ryan West. Printed by Republic Newspaper Inc. Tuition rise minimal n an effort to increase enrollment, the Gardner-Webb administration in conjunction with the Board of Trustees would like to announce the lowest tuition increase in the histoiy of the school. According to an ar ticle printed in The Charlotte Observer, many private colleges and universities around the Carolinas are keeping tuition hikes at a mini mal because they (colleges) are, “mindful that today's prospective college students want a bargain.” According to The Observer, the increase of 4% at Gardner-Webb is the second lowest of all the private Carolinas colleges. Only Lenoir-Rhyne has a lower increase (2.4%). Below is a itemized cost comparison of the tuition increase from this year to next year. Also according to The Observer, G-W has the 2nd lowest tuition as well. Only Wingate College is lower at $12,400. If you think that Gardner-Webb is expensive, try go ing to another private institution! Jason Farr, editor WHY DOESN'T G-W OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY? here has been recent controversy over the nonobservance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and about not get ting Good Friday off. This is the reason for this editorial. Some students and professors have been quite upset that the university does not observe Good Friday since it is a religious holiday and this is a Baptist institution. A university administrator was confronted about not observing King's birthday, and the student was told that we only observe religious holi- days and get days off for them. If this is the case, then why do we not observe Good Fri day? This dajy is one of the most important in the life of Cljiristians and for the world. We take off Easter Monday, the day after Christ rose from the dead, but we do not observe the day on which Christ died on the cross for our sins. It is obvious that Good Friday is an important day historically and religiously. The policy for dismissing classes on religious holi days is highly inconsistent. I feel we need to take national and religious holidays off with all other Americans. ' Jay Pass More than what you bargained for Bookstore is not Let’s Make a DeaV Cost Comparison m4^95 imM TUITION $SJSO $8,590 ROOM 2,040 2,040 BOARD 2,230 2,320 TOTAL INCREASE - 4% by Michael Owens editor This year, during both fall and spring semesters, students and faculty alike have been forced to endure problems and countless in conveniences at the campus bookstore. At the beginning of each semester, professors such as Dr. Joyce Brown of the English Department, have had difficulties with book orders. Dr. Brown submitted the correct order for her Southern Literature course which included the request that all copies of The Hamlet be of the same edition. This written request was also followed by several verbal reminders. Yet when students came to class with their books, half had one edition while the rest of the class had another. Unfortunately problems affect not only faculty, but students as well. According to Uni versity policy, the bookstore provides text books as a convenience to students. The price of novels and other textbooks is not to be greater than the list price. However, the per centage of profit on other items is greater. However, this policy has also been a problem with this. One of the books that I purchased for the spring semester was a used edition of Huckleberry Finn. The retail price stamped on the back of the book by the publisher was $1.95. The sticker placed by the bookstore on the book indicated that the book was used and the price was $2.50. What logic is there be hind charging students more than retail for a book - especially for a used book? I though perhaps this was an accident. It could have been that the book was mistak enly overpriced. However, it appears that this was not the case. Another used book that I pur chased at the same time. Why am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am?, had its original retail price of $2.25 stamped on the back by the pub lisher. On the! front of the book was GWU’s used book price tag — $3.55! During a conversation with Mike Hardin, Assistant to the VP for Business/Fi nance, he reiterated the University’s policy and offered to t^lk with students who have been overcharged. He said that when such prob lems arose, they have been taken care of. Hardin also offered to talk with those who feel that they have| been unnecessarily overcharged to discuss returning the excess amount So, if you have experienced such problems, take ad vantage of this opportunity and get some of your money Isack! FORUM The Pilot Editorial Policy The Pilot's policy for letters to the Editor requires that all letters be signed by the author(s). Names may be withheld only with consent of The Pilot's Editorial Board. The Pilot reserves the right not to publish articles which are defamatory in nature. Views expressed in editorials are not necessarily those of The Pilot. We also reserve the right to edit letters for brevity and clarity. Advertising Policy The Pilot reserves the right to refuse any advertisement deemed detrimental to the Christian nature of this institution. Rates are $3 a column inch.
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