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News October I, 1992, Page 11 Store friendly. They come to the store and just hang out and talk," she From Page 1 added. Patton also enjoys a bet- signs so the students have more ter budget and the beautiful variety, and increased bookstore scenery in the area. hours until 7 pm on Tuesdays Patton was pleased with a and Wednesdays. comment she overheard of one Approximately 12 students student's first impression of the are presently employed at The new store: "Oh, my God, it's Book Store which is almost actually a 'book' store." double the amount employed Karen Downs, a sophomore last year. Employees arc not political science major, worked hired for work-study, although at the store last semester as well whether you have work-study or as this fall. not does not affect whether you '01 was against the idea [of get thcjob. the new store] at first," she ex- Although the stock will de- plained, "but after I met man- crease at certain times, books agement and saw the changes will remain on the shelves year that were happening, Iwas very round. happy." A bookstore advisory com- Downs had been worried that mittee will meet four times a prices would raise after the ~ year. It willconsistofl4mem- changeover. However, she soon f bers: four students, five faculty discovered the opposite happen- Manager Bruce Evatt and Assistant Manager Zoe Patton proudly display the new and members, four administrators. ing. "The prices of supplies improved WMC Book Store. and Bruce Evatt. went down drastically, and the Mary Bell Gring, former managers are looking into new were happening," she observed. who has worked in the store be- Although one sophomore manager, decided to retire while clothing companies so clothes Downs is enjoying working fore, during, and after the English major, Richard Tho- the renovations were taking will be less expensive." in the new store. "It's much changeover. 'The store looks mas, agreed the new textbook place. according to Patton. Since she was on campus more organized than before," better; runs more efficiently; layout is more convenient, he Patton enjoys her job at during the summer, Downs got she concluded. management is nicer; there are believes "we still get ripped off WMC better than her Iast job at to see the changes as they were "The new bookstore is ten more advantages for the stu- just as much as before since the a Graduate school in Laurel. happening. "I couldn't believe times better," asserted Damon dents, and there seems to be less prices of the books arc just the "The people here are more how fast and bow nice things Lewis, a junior biology major problems than before," he said. . 0 ROLM may dial phone-mail directly to leave a Ogle. Students need to he aware of this of the system can he frustrating for many . message. If a student receives an exter- problem when making international students. Faris said, "They need to put From Page 1 nal call while talking internally, calls. all the pamphlets in one book and have or AT&T Direct Dial Rate. Students phone mail will automatically receive the Some students have expressed con- an appropriate index to handle all situa- have a $75 limit on long-distance calls. call. cern that the phone will go out during a tions." Once the limit is reached, long-distance All students get the same services, power outage. Ogle explains, "We have Despite the complexity of the phone service is shut off. "The limit protects whereas with C&P, they could choose an uninterrupted power supply with a system, the Telecommunication Center the college and the student," said Don which services they wanted. "I don't like battery backup that would keep us safe says that over 400 rooms currently bave Ehrhardt, Director of Administrative not having the option of C&P with just for at least four hours." phones, and 650 long-distance authoriza- Computing Services, Students can ex- the basic service," said Paul Pawlowski, Students also have had difficulties in tion codes have been issued. "It went tend their service by paying off the bill or a senior communication major. Among learning how to use the phone system. "I over with most students, and more are increasing their limit by paying in ad- those students who might like having the still haven't figured out how to get a asking for the service," said Ogle. Stu- vance. option of C&P are the international stu- message on my phone," said John Faris, dents may still get the phone service at a Students can find out bow much their dents. ajunior business major. The complexity monthly pro-rated fee. IJ bill is by dialing 8000 and then their stu- AT~; i~~~~g:ti~~~r:a~e~od~~:eU~::::~ ~ ~ .... dent I. D. number. This new service offers students with pay new features such as phonemail services, AT&T rates, so we can't get 20% off data service, and call waiting, which dif- with Mel," said Preetam Shah, a sopho- fers from C&P's definition of call wait- more math ing. "Being able to call people on earn- major. Students may use their calling pus and leave messages is easier," ex- card for long distance calls, but interna- plained Joy Otgeous. a junior biology tional calls have a $1.75 surcharge with major. calling cards. "We are looking at a dis- If a student get a busy Signal on an count for international calls right now," internal call, be or she may camp-on that said Ehrhardt. $ 11.25/ Hour number, by pushing the "camp-on" but- Furthennore, when an international ton and banging-up. When the other line call rings fouror five times, it sometimes is free, the student's phone will ring. As will be charged to the student even if no soon as he or she picks it up, call will get one answers the phone. "It has to do with " No Experience Necessary through. If a student does not wish to answer supervision. We cannot get those wait by "camping-on" the line, he or she countries to not charge for the calls," said " All Maj01'8 " Flexible Hours Chambers President thinks The End lege has come far in handicapped the col- acces- From page 10 sibility but still needs to strive for im- Westminster, MD provements, "I think we are proud of O'Connell speculates that cost may what we have done but there is still along .Location prohibit many disabled students from way to go," said Chambers. applying to the college. While the school Reiff also wants to change the way the for both students and faculty. rnrnm.~ attracts few wheelchair users, O'Connell campus community views the disabled says that the school does draw a large and handicapped access. He is planning ~ number of learning disabled students. workshops "The parents of learning disabled stu- "We are ail going to be happier when Please Call: dents are often very pro-active and they people's sense of equality is so developed National !i!nic!1Inc, (201) 305-5950 use a word-of-mouth network to find that we don 't think of accessibility as spe- schools," she said. cial accommodations," said Reiff. Q -r