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Students get used in book war .By Brian Kulpin The Columbia bookstore recently store cash register bells to ring rudely in But Follett has no sympathy for and Anne Marie Ligas purchased several examination copies students' ears. South-Western. orthe students. that were ·distributed by Follett under South-Western Publishing Company, " It 's a very competitive market and The nation's leading college book the guise of "used books." who printed Hwnan Behavior in Orga­ publishers have control of the books." distributor is engaged in a business " I didn't know I was getting exami­ niwtions, loses money annually be­ Weber said , "Once you introduce a practice that is making students the nation copies, .. said Bookstore .Man­ cause of companies like Follett. book onto the market, it takes on a life losers in the bookstore checkout lines. ager Frances.Camberis. ''I'm upset that South-Western's regional manager, of its own. We simply recognize the Follen College Book Company in Follen has done this to me." Gary Rutcosky, explained why the stu­ value of these books." Chicago. is selling examination text What Follett did was sell Camberis dents are the victims when examination "We have a no-win situation:· Rut­ books under the guise of " used books" 6-10 copies of a book. Hwnan Behavior copies nood the book market. cosky said, " We are, in fact. supplying to Columbia. as well as other colleges. in Organiwtions. The bold black letters the competition." "When we come out with a book we An examination copy, or professor's on the cover. "Examination Copy Not However. the competition has .also have to plan out expenses: How much copy. is a text book that is sent out free for Resale,.. were completely con­ run into some problems while market­ for printing costs. advertising. publish­ by a publishing. company to instructors cealed by a brown sticker that read. ing exam copies. ing. paying sales reps and the authors. ,for their perusal. The professors review "Used Book." So we decide we need to make a million the book to determine if they'll order it " We didn't put the 'Used Book' ''From time to time chere is a misun­ and that million will give us a profit. fortheirclass. lfnot. the book is usually sticker on." Camberis said. "Follett derstanding where a student obtains a thrown away or ends up on the profes­ did." " But what if20.000 of the texts sold book and thinks the book was obtained sor's shelf. But the Follen Company says their to students were sample texts sold by by the store free." Weber said. But increasingly. these examination practice is entirely legal. professors to distributors and were Camberis faced this situation after a A copy of an examination te.tbook copies are ending up on the shelves of "The courts have spoken about never sold by South-~tern? That student who purchased Human Behav­ college bookstores and being Sold as this, .. said Fred Weber. Follen's market­ means we sold 30.000 and distributors ior in Orgauizarious unjustly accused purchased by a student in the bookstore. It books like these that used books. ing director. "There is nothing at all im­ sold the rest. Now to make our million her of pocketing the profits. is Folleit obtains these books from the proper about the way we handle prof we have to raise the per book price to " I've been in the bookstore bus ines~ are.causing book prices to rise. instructors as a, minimal cost. ln turn, copjes." say, $30 apiece, to break even. The per for 17 years and this has never happened they resell them to college bookstores at .book cost must go up." Rutcosky ex­ · before, "· Camberis said. ''I'm very up­ Follen's actions may be legally Regardless of the problems that ex­ a marlrup as high as 300 percent. plained. set." sound. but they have caused t~e book- As a result. "it might be possible that amination copies cause. Follett does not I will change my policy and not sell intend to stop distributing them. used books in the bookstore " Cam- "The way a book is procured." said Blouin brings beris said. ' Weber, ''is of no interest to us." tutor program Ono joins in. back to basics peace jubilee By Dean P Golemis lions. we still have hope," Ono replied guideline_s of the new English Depart­ By Penny Mateck Yoko Ono. widow of the late John to a question pertaining to the possibil­ ment. Lennon. commemomted the birthday ity of a World War III . When the Columbia College Writ-. Rose Blouin, former director of the "Both John and I believed very ing/English Department formally split tutoring department. at Chicago State of her late husband . and celebrated the strongly that through communication of to become two separate entities, the tu­ University, was hired to direct the new Rose Blouin fifth anniversary of The Peace Mu· artwork we could really try to bring toring program, which had long worked tutoring program. scum, 430 W. Eric. at a benefit party at does not give the instructor an adequate about peace in the world . We have to get hand in hand with Story Workshop "When·! was hired, it was explained the museum Oct. 10. picture of what the student can do on teaching methods, was rebuilt under the to me that they (the school) needed a Ono, addressing an audience of many songs and artwork to communi­ his/her own. Secondly, I think it's im­ about 250 peace advocates and fans. re­ cate the idea." she said about the arts. tutoring program that addressed the portant for a student to talk to their in­ called Lennon's solution for obtaining which arc integml to the museum's needs of the students," Blouin said. structor first, not the tutor. if that student world peace. "we can make it to­ peace education program. "I have some knowledge of the tutor­ doesn't know how to go about complet­ gether." and lauded the Peace Museum Lennon. who would have turned 46 ing program which was here before, in­ ing an assignment. If the instructors are as "one of the most beautiful things in on Oct. 9. was assassinated in New volving the Story Workshop methods. going to be requiring writing assign­ the world today." York City in December 1980. While that may have been good fo r stu­ ments, it's important that they make She also helped launch the museum's During the press conference. Scan dents interested in writing and students sure their students understand how to fifth anniversary exhibition, which fea­ said nothing. but peered at his mother who do not have basic skills problems. proceed." tures highlights from past peace ex­ and at the reporters' cameras. it didn't function too adequately serve A third major difference involves the .hibits. Ono. sporting her distinctive glasse>. the non-writing majors. My focus has amount of credit hours a student may been on sening up..a tutoring program At an earlier press conference in the appeared later at the benefit reception. take for tutoring. Up until last year, a museum's gallery. Ono, sitting beside The proceeds from the party mised from tailored to serve individual students' student could register for up to fou r her 11 -year·old son. Scan Ono Lennon, lhe $100 tickets, helped fund rhc muse­ necdSl-no matter what those needs are. credit hours. Now the maximum um's Fifth Anniversary Exhibition. We'll now be able to address everything answered questions on world peace and amount is two. John Lennon: The museum's anniversary exhibit from basic skills to organizing ideas to Because the new tutoring program is .. I think that we have more chances consists of past exhibits such as "Give editing and polishing but there will no set up to address writing needs across Peace A Chance.·· Lennon's and other · longer be the kind ofs ingle focus frame­ now to really have world peace than the curriculum, a variety of services arc musicians' works for peace: .. The Un­ work and reinforcement of Story Work­ ever before because of the public's .also being offered to all . awareness of war and how dangerous forgettable Fire." dmwing> by ;urvi­ shop training." Blouin said. the arms mce is." vors of the Hiro~hi ma and Nagasak i "Another major difference in the Weekly Skills Workshops will be Ono also cited the "tmgic" melt­ bombmgs: "The Ribbon.·· hand-made new piogram ," continued Blouin. ''is conducted by Blouin. exploring spe· down at the Chernobyl nuclear power fabric panels lhat were tied arouna the the fact that we will not be involved in cific areas of English gmmmar or usage plant near Kiev as an incidcm that will Pentagon building in 1985: and "Dr. h<;lping students generate assignments.

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