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Algier Williamson searches among the shelves at Goodwill. Williamson goes thrift shopping almost every weekend for three hours at a time.
POPPIN’ TAGS Resale overtakes retail as thrift store shopping takes center stage as a national phenomenon SETH JOHNSON 72HRS REPORTER | smjohnson5@bsu.edu
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Williamson’s favorite part of shopping at thrift stores is the unexpected finds nestled in among the store racks.
ince Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were seen sailing through the aisles of Goodwill with giant fur coats, capes and footy pajamas, the thrift shop scene has gone mainstream. It’s clear that thrift stores aren’t just for old ladies and pennypinchers anymore. The trend has reached beyond the billboard chart topping song “Thrift Shop” and has been a consistently growing business. According to the National Association of Resale Professionals, the number of resale shops have increased by 7 percent in the last year. Goodwill currently operates 2,500 non-profit stores in the nation, and other similar stores are expanding. See THRIFT SHOP, page 3
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City council discusses proposal to rezone area, have less parking CHOKEY STAFF REPORTER | ARIC aachokey@bsu.edu Zoning into four districts, less parking and sustainable standards are some initiatives proposed for Village revitalization in a City Council meeting on Monday. Council members voted in favor of considering the newly proposed Ordinance 7-13, which is an amendment to the current Muncie Zoning Ordinance that will redistribute use of the Village and the area south of it. The entire district will be split up into four distinct areas that will be reserved for university expansion, commercial space and two different residential areas for multi-family and single family housing, according to the plan. The commercial space that will be reserved addresses a desire of bringing businesses to the Village area, which was one aim of the University Village Development Plan, adopted in 2001 and absorbed into the bigger Muncie-Delaware Comprehensive Plan.
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Scouts reject troop sponsored by gay rights group Organization attributes application rejection to different missions, views | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization. The Utah Pride Center recently asked permission to start a troop for 10 middle-school aged children with straight troop leaders, said executive director Valerie Larabee. Many of the boys’ parents had previously left Scouts or opted not to join because of their opposition to the Boy Scouts’ long-standing policy excluding gays and lesbians. After spending four months prepar-
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ing a proposal to adhere to Scouts’ standards, Utah Pride Center officials said a local representative from the Boy Scouts’ Great Salt Lake Council returned the entire application intact four days later — including the business cards they had given him. They were told that the mission of their organization didn’t properly align with the goals of Boy Scouts, said Charles Frost, Utah Pride Center director of community engagement. The Salt Lake Citybased group is an advocacy and service group for gays and lesbians. The rejected proposal was first reported by The Salt Lake Tribune. Rick Barnes, executive of the Boy Scouts’ Great Salt Lake Council, said it was a decision made by the national organization and forwarded inquiries there. Boy Scouts of America spokesman Deron Smith said in an emailed statement that, “Based on the mission
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The Utah Pride Center asked to start a troop with 10 middle-school aged students with straight troop leaders. Their application was denied, based on differing missions. SO WHAT
The Boy Scouts of America has been deliberating its no-gay membership policy. WHAT’S NEXT
The decision by The Boy Scouts of America is expected to be made and released in May. of this organization, we do not believe a chartered partner relationship is beneficial to Scouting.”
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Protesters gather outside the Boy Scouts of America national headquarters on Feb. 6 in Irving, Texas, to voice their opposition to the anti-gay policy. The Boy Scouts of America stated on Monday that the Utah Pride Center, a gay rights organization, could not start its own scouting troop.
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