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September
Vol. 85, No. 6
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Bookstore charges more for items By Kim Voynar
Associate Editor The Student Association could have saved nearly $300 by purchasing all of the supplies bought for the Student Senate office this summer at Super Saver Discount Warehouse, according to Student Association President Jeff Shilling. Shilling said he discovered in May the Student Association had nearly $1500 in account which hadn't been spent. The funds had to be allocated by June 20 or they couldn't be used at all, he said. According to Dr. Larry Williams, vice president of administration, the funds for the student association come from the student activity fee, which is paid by every student upon enrollment. Shilling spent part of the funds as the Student Senate had requested in the Spring 1986 semester by purchasing a cornputer for the student senate office. After the purchase of the computer, there was still approximately $500 left in the account, he said. Shilling said he sent a letter to every senator inviting them to a meeting. Six senators attended the meeting and discussed how the $500 would be spent. They agreed to purchase a banner bearing the Student Association logo which would be displayed at all SA functions. The banner was purchased for $250 and it was decided the remainder of the money would be
spent on supplies for the senate office. Before purchasing any items, Shilling said he and Roger Acebo, director of public relations, compared the prices at Super Saver and at the University Center Bookstore. They discovered Super Saver offered most of the needed items for considerably less money. Shilling said he spoke to Dr. Dudley Ryan, dean of student services, about filling out a check request to purchase the items from Super Saver. Shilling said Ryan told him he could fill out a check request if it was accompanied by an itemized list of the supplies to be purchased. Shilling said he requested the check on June 20, and was informed a week later the request had been denied by Lindsey Owlsley, the comptroller, on the grounds that the items could be purchased at the University Center Bookstore. Shilling said he then informed Ryan that the reason he wanted to purchase the items from Super Saver was because he was purchasing items in large quantities and could get a good discount at Super Saver. Shilling said Ryan suggested he speak to Owlsley about the request. Owlsley said he was unaware the price difference was so great, Shilling said, and he would investigate the matter. Owlsley then suggested Shilling speak with Williams. Williams said he suggested to
Shilling that whenever possible, any expenditure should be made on campus. Williams said the bookstore is part of Auxiliary Enterprises, an entity which has provided many facilities on campus. He said because Auxiliary Enterprises supports the educational aspect of CSU throughout the year, students and faculty should support it by purchasing on campus whenever possible. He also mentioned the Student Senate office is housed in the University Center free of charge because Auxiliary Enterprises pays for rent and utilities as a service to the Student Association. Shilling said he conferred with Owlsley and they agreed that seven of the nineteen items on the list could be purchased at Super Saver and the remainder would be purchased at the bookstore (for a complete list of the price differences between the stores on the items purchased see the chart at right. Items purchased at Super Saver are listed in boldface). The biggest price difference is on the Post-it note pads. Shilling said Super Saver offered the pads and two holders as a complete set, while the items had to be purchased seperately at the bookstore. The cost at Super Saver was $5.49, while the total cost at the bookstore was $34.50. Shilling said more than two months elapsed between the original check request and the day
Photographic services: Tom Gilbert
Alison Horn (left) and Ora Pittman (right) cast their votes for student senators and Homecoming queen Wednesday at the Activities Corner in the University Center. The winner of the Homecoming queen election will be announced during halftime of the CSU vs. Howard Payne football game Sept. 27.
he received the check and was able to purchase the items from Super Saver. Owlsley said he really doesn't see what all the concern is. He said the reason he rejected the original check request is the pro-
cedure is considerably more timeconsuming if items are being purchased off-campus. "It's ten times more inconvenient to go through Super Saver instead of the Bookstore," Owlsley said.
Item
Bookstore
Super Saver
Electripak surge protector 3 doz. pack Paper Mate pens Weber dry-erase board Weber cork board 12 pack white legal pads 500 sheet pack SCM paper 3500 sheet SCM continuous paper 5 Scotch DSDD diskettes Mead clipboad Box of 1000 press-a-ply labels Mead ledger 10 pack paper clips 24 pack Post-it note pads w/2 holders Poly braided rope Tucker trash can 2 pack Cardinal binders 10 pack 3 x 5 SCM index cards Seth Thomas office clock Duracell AA batteries
$92.50 $8.70 $35.00 $23.75 $7.08 $44.50 n/a $171.75 $1.50 $7.50 n/a $3.00 $34.50
$11.99 $2.99 $9.47 $8.57 $3.19 $18.90 $19.97 $57.45 $1.17 $3.28 $5.79 $1.29 $5.49
n/a $22.50 $7.90 $5.00 n/a n/a
$2.97 $4.29 $2.39 $2.17 $14.97 $1.99
Homecoming includes , student, alumni events From Staff Reports "Proving Our Pride" is the theme for the 1986 CSU Homecoming Week, Sept. 22-27. Activities for students, faculty and alumni are listed below. Monday: Student Senate is sponsoring a video-dance at 8 p.m in the University Center Ballroom. Tuesday and Wednesday: the movies "Beverly Hills Cop" (Tuesday) and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (Wednesday) are scheduled to be shown at 9 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Thursday: University Center Activities Board is sponsoring a Homecoming video-dance at 8:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballrooms. The queen candidates will be announced at 9:30 p.m. Friday: An "Old Timers Dinner" for all who attended CSU before 1950 will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Tickets will be available at the door for $8 per person. A Hospitality Room, sponsored by the "Green Country Chapter" of the CSU Alumni Association, will be provided from 5-9 p.m. at the home of Stanley and Kathryn Kunc, 607 Timberlane, Edmond.
Saturday: Registration of all alumni and former students will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Center lobby. A Breakfast for Past Presidents of the CSU Alumni Association will be offered at 8 a.m. in the University Center Red Bud Room. Tickets will be available at the door for $4. A Letterman's Breakfast for all athletic lettermen and their guests will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the Frontier Room, fourth floor, University Center. Tickets will be available at the door for $4. The Homecoming parade will begin 10 a.m. Saturday at the corner of University and Ayers and travel through downtown Edmond, featuring floats, marching bands, decorated bicycles and twirlers. CSU plays Howard Payne University at 2 p.m. in Wantland Stadium, free admission with validated CSU ID, reserved seats $7, general admission $5 and high school age and below $3.50. The Tau Kappa Quartet will sing the national anthem. Halftime events will feature the crowning of the 1986 Homecoming Queen and performances by the CSU Broncho Marching Band and the Fillies drill team.