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the Seahawk | NEWS | October 23,2003
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decisions on building locations, building
size and roads to and from campus have not
included biological considerations.”
“I still maintain that we could be meet
ing our growth demands with good long
term planning, where we could replace
existing paved areas and parking lots with
parking decks and buildings and not lose
anymore forested areas,” Emslie said. j
Other alternatives exist such as buying
already developed land nearby off-campus i
for parking and parking garages.
Some members of the university want to *
see the campus become more pedestrian-,
biker- and public transportation-oriented i
instead of vehicle-oriented. Emslie said
this will not only take campus cooperation j
but furthermore from the town as well. For j
instance, pedestrian crosswalks, bike lanes j
and other roadway issues.
“I believe it is extremely important for :
UNCW to undergo a thorough physical [
master planning process. That process !
should involve input from the entire uni- |
versity community,” said Chancellor
Rosemary DePaolo. “We all need to be !
involved in the discussions of what our j
campus should be like physically to create i
the specific learning environment we want,
and one that is appropriate for our natural
environment.”
UNCW will benefit fi'om the bookstore
Kiara Jones
Assistant News Editor
If students have been griping about the
prices at the UNCW bookstore, the fact that
the store will give $1 million of capital
investment and put it toward the university
may smooth some ruffled feathers.
According to Richard Fauson, director
of Auxiliary Services, the bookstore, oper
ated under a contractual agreement with
Barnes & Noble College Bookstores and
UNCW, will give $1 million to “purchase
furniture, fixtures, special lighting, etc. for
our new store planned for the Union.”
“In addition to this amount, Barnes and
Noble is to pay 9.1 percent of net commis-
sionable sales with a minimum annual
commission set at $400,000,” Fauson said.
In other words, no matter what the book
store makes, the university will get
$400,000 back, said Andy Shaffer, manag
er of the bookstore.
The commission given will rise to 10.1
percent after the bookstore has been in the
new building for a year.
Shaffer also said that the new bookstore
will look upscale.
In addition to contributing to the new
University Union, the bookstore gives the
school $15,000 annually toward scholar
ships; $5,000 of that is used for departmen
tal textbook scholarships, which depart
ments give to deserving students, Fauson
J9li Wunsch/the Seahawk
The UNCW bookstore will
put $1 million toward the
new store in the new Union.
said. The remaining $10,000 is used for
other scholarships based on the needs of the
university.
There are 30 department textbook schol
arships awarded at $125 each per semester.
At a total of $7,500 given, Bames and
Noble supports $5,000 and the bookstore
provides the other $2,500.
Shaffer added that the more people who
buy at the store, the more the money that
goes to the university and that buybacks are
important. “We have increased the total
money back to students each semester. Last
academic year, we put nearly 400K back
into students’ hands, lowering the overall
cost of textbooks for UNCW students.”
Some students do not know about the
things their university bookstore offers.
“Honestly, I’ve heard a lot of bad things
about them (the bookstore). At one point,
they were run by the school, I think, and
now they’re not. I haven’t heard anything
good so far,” said sophomore Scott Smith.
There are many positive things about the
bookstore. “The UNCW Bookstore is com
mitted to serving each faculty, staff and stu
dent in our community,” Shaffer said.
The store holds numerous community
outreach events such as an annual canned
food drive and a book drive to help Virgo
Middle School. It also employs over 100
UNCW students each year.
“Basically close to 10 percent of sales is
returned to the university,” Shaffer said,
“and that’s an honest and clear statement.”
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