Immimmumi Ox Stampeding to Princess Street
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It will be located that there's definitely a need at the centre of the completed for something like the Ox2. Princess Street campus, in the "It's somewhere to go on area right outside the doors your break, maybe to get some beside the newsroom. candy, or talk about whatev- "It's a big step," says Todd er," Guy says. Buchanan, retail manager for Guy especially misses the the Red River College freedom to buy bus passes at Students' Association. "It's different times of the month. something that wasn't even on "I'd like to have some place anyone's roadmap five years where I could go get [bus pass- ago." es] whenever I want, and not According to the business just at certain times. Like now, plan, the Ox2 will give stu- you can only go between 10 dents the convenience of a.m. and 2 p.m. to pick up being able to buy bus passes, your bus pass." stamps, lottery tickets, ciga- Currently, Princess Street rettes, and other items without students can only buy bus leaving the campus. passes at designated times, photo by Scott Prouse "It's a good location," says usually during a two day peri- Contruction continues on the Students' Association's new Princess Street store, tentative- Victor Olson, who teaches od at the beginning and end ly titled Ox2 and forcasted to be ready in time for students and staff by September 2003. business courses at Red River of each month. College's department of "I know the [Notre Dame] ing even by the second year, Continuing Education. "You campus has somebody come and making a substantial prof- have to walk at least three or out now," Guy says. But it'd be it from then on. College blows smoke over four blocks to get all of the nice not to have to go running "These are conservative esti- services you can get at the around the college looking for mates," says Olson. "Very con- convenience store." ' the bus pass guy." servative. There is the poten- smoking solution The Notre Dame Ox opened According to the business tial to make a lot more money in 1971, selling school sup- plan, the Ox2 will make most than they say they're going to plies and some clothing, but of its money on drinks, candy, make." By Jeanne Fronda has since sold everything from and cigarettes. Most of the The Notre Dame Ox pulls in hile solutions to Red River College's tobacco and candy to beauty money going out will be to between $30,000 and $40,000 existing for the SA each year. With the smoking policy are cloudy, products and computer soft- students who work at the some students are clear about their store. new store, profits will jump to W irri- ware. tation with the smoke accumulating outside the Olson reviewed the business The Red River College between $45,000 and $50,000, Students' Association plans to money that goes into provid- college doors. plan. and says it looks good. Natalie Seaba, recycling co-ordinator for the college, was "The store doesn't have any take a heavy loss with the Ox2 ing other services to students, in its first year, but says it will like beer bashes and the health asked to present possible solutions. A focus group was organ- direct competition, and it's ized but the results regarding the smoking policy have not convenient to a large number make money by the second. plan. Meanwhile, the losses will be But Buchanan cautions that been compiled yet. of people," Olson said. "The Students' Association President David Lyman explains that store could even sell services offset by the profits from the although it's a remote possibil- to people who live and work Notre Dame Ox. The SA plans ity, a lack of initiative among the main issues discussed at the focus group included people nearby." to run them both as one store. the SA executive and the having to walk through groups of smokers, reactions to the litter created from the cigarette butts, and the fact that some The project is pricey, at least "It's the same students, just Student Advisory Board might a different location," kill the plan. students hold doors open while smoking, which increased when compared to a regular the college's heating costs. student income. The SA plans Buchanan says. "We just want "After all, it's a student run to spend $50,000 on the store to provide these services to organization," Buchanan says. "Sometimes (smokers) leave the doors, open during the students and staff on campus." "If the SA decides it's too winter when it's cold," says Business Administration student in the first year alone. But in Jacques Lambert. terms of starting up a conven- Although profits aren't on expensive, if people don't ience store, it's done on the the agenda for now, the busi- want to go there, then we "The D and E entrances: those are sick. You open the cheap. Lots of the equipment ness plan sees the store break- won't go. There are so many doors and you're supposed to get fresh air and all you get is different variables." second hand smoke." continued on page 2 2 THE PROJECTOR- APRIL 14, 2003 Smoking poky co d from rOnt page BEEN DONE WRONG? • hd.t still r.'t.J BROKEN-HEARTED? Sr:duct Feel like getting some revenge by kidnapping him and leading him to an aban- nt of Finance Lars doned train yard....? ate the; Smoking lx ^iicy at Ic asi good idea, "; says even times cars be expelled oT If yes, you need some serious help. 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