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Clarion Call CLARION UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1913
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
VOL. 100 ED. 2
Bookstore brings new features to campus Emily Miller NEWS EDITOR
CLARION, Pa. - During the summer, Clarion University’s on-campus bookstore became the Clarion University Store, operated by Neebo, Inc. Neebo, Inc. operates under several names, including Nebraska Book Company, Inc. and Neebo. The company began in 1915 with a single college store near the University of Nebraska campus and is still headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to Jen Suggitt, manager of organizational effectiveness at Neebo. “Our mission to be the most innovative, welcoming and knowledgeable provider of collegiate products and services drives our commitment to fulfilling the needs of each unique university community,” Suggitt said. “Neebo prides itself on placing its guests first and offering the programs and services that will enhance the college experience for students, parents and faculty.” Shelly Wilson, director of Clarion Student’s Association, has received feedback from students regarding the bookstore. “The students who have been in touch with
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Merchandise is on display in the Clarion University store newly operated by Neebo, Inc. me have indicated that the prices were good, and that they were very enthusiastic about the Best Price Promise as well as the rental program,” Wilson said. Neebo’s Best Price Promise allows students who have found their textbook at a cheaper price at another company’s store or website to present that to Clarion’s
store, which will allow the student to buy that price for 10 percent less than the competing store. “Through our used textbooks, rent every textbook program and our Best Price Promise, students will have an immediate way to save money . . . we want to make the college experience better for students, parents and faculty at
Clarion,” Suggitt said. Due to the overwhelming reaction to the Best Price Promise, a few problems have risen for the Clarion University Store, causing some textbooks to run out quicker than expected. “We’ve addressed those problems and are doing everything in our power to correct them,” Wilson said. “To us, the
disappointment in not having that book there to price match is something that we do not want to see. We want to make that a positive experience, not a negative.” Some students have expressed concerns to Wilson regarding the amount of merchandise in the store, not seeing the same amount of choices as there used to be.
Students receive research awards at convention Tiffany Yeager STAFF WRITER
CLARION, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Psychological Association recognized the work and research done by senior Clarion students Nicole Morine and Sara Dickson by awarding them with the 2013 Undergraduate Research Award. Together with two university professors, they presented their research titled “Caregivers of Children with ASD who Receive More Support Report Poorer Well Being” in Harrisburg at annual meetings of association during the summer. Their research showed that some forms of social support seem to be more beneficial than others for caregivers of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. “The research was a long process and because of the, specifications on our target participants we did hit a
few roadblocks along the way, but being able to overcome the difficulties we encountered helped us to learn a lot more about the research process,” Dickson said. While it was not an easy journey for the students, Dickson says she loved the experience and recommends it to students who want to try their hand at undergraduate research. One of the professors who helped these students was Professor Jeanne Slattery of the psychology department. When asked about Dickson and Morine’s work, Slattery said, “Both Nicole [Morine] and Sara [Dickson] are lovely and hard-working people, who went above and beyond what I really could have asked of them.” Slattery said, “Their research question was a difficult one, but they found very interesting results, which put caregiving in a very different light. I’m sure they received this award both because it was unusual
work and because it was interesting findings.” Professor Kenn Staub of the communications sciences and disorders department also assisted with the research. Both Staub and Slattery played a role in Dickson and Morine’s research, but it is the students’ interest that drove the research. “My work with students inside and out of the classroom is the most rewarding part of my job—seeing students light up as they do ‘hard things,’ things they wouldn’t have believed that they could do,” Slattery said. In addition to the groups presentation, Slattery presented a workshop with colleagues from around the state titled “Psychology as an Inter-Cultural Profession: Developing Strategies for Bridging Differences.” The presentation concentrated on ways to meet aspirations and ethical guidelines in clinical work.
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Elisabeth Donato featured as teacher of the week. FEATURES PAGE 6
Clarion campus holds Miss CU pageant. ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 9
Football team defeats Lock Haven University. SPORTS PAGE 12
News Opinion Features Classifieds Puzzles & Comics Arts & Entertainment Sports Standings
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Wilson explained that Neebo has assured them that there will be more selections coming to the store throughout the semester while the company evaluates the interests of the university, stocking the store accordingly. “One of our biggest challenges in the past was that our store was overstocked. There was a lot of merchandise that did not move,” Wilson said. “Neebo is evaluating which brands are popular on the Clarion campus. I look for the store to be much better stocked in the near future.” In addition to the Best Price Promise feature, Neebo pledged $25,000 per year for student scholarship textbook rentals, trying to help as many students as possible. Each semester, a selection of students from Clarion and Venango will be chosen at random to receive a scholarship. This semester, there were 45 Clarion students and five Venango students selected to each receive a $250 scholarship. The scholarships will continue each year for the seven years of the contract with Neebo. Neebo now serves more than two million students and guests in services with more than 200 college stores nationwide.