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Wednesday, February ]9,2003 - Page 2 NEWS Students pleased with new apartments, Seidel revealed that "significant of parking will spaces apartments number" to "catch up with the parking be con- situa- structed Continuedfrom page 1 tion." Towle explained that the apartments are Vice president of administration and fi- not "the nail in the coffin" for the parking ance Dr. Ethan Seidel believes that the situation, as some students may believe. orth Village will "alleviate pressure on "The current [parking] situation is pretty xistlng halls." stinky," Towle commented. "But more park- After moving the students from the Best ing is being made." estern and students from dormitories con- The only complaint that Fannin voiced isting of three roommates. . was the insulation of the new apartments. Seidel explains that the increase in the "I can hear every word that they [my tudent body will be "modest." Fifty new neighbors] are saying if they are loud," she rudents are estimated to reside in the North explained laughing. illage after the existing students are relo- But to her, she would not want to live ated. anywhere else on campus, "To be in an apart- With two buildings already in use, four men! with my best friends, there is nothing ore North Village Apartments are being better." Construction continues on the North Village Apartments. Pennsylvania Avenue houses 189 onsuucted day by day. through 197 will be torn down to make room/or the complex. McDaniel College students living on ennsylvania Avenue housing will also be elocated to the new apartments. Room Draw Process Pennsylvania Avenue homes 189 through 97 will be tom down to make room for a Remember: KATIE CHAMPION North Village will be based primarily on se orth Village Apartment building. New£Edilor monty. For example, even if a group of fiv Compared to McDaniel College's Gar- Room draw for the North Village Apart- sophomores draws number one, they canno en Apartments, Seidel revealed that the Housing deposits ments will take place in mid-April accord- get an apartment before a group of five se orth Village Apartments are "more costly." ing to assistant dean of Residence Life Liz niors who draw a number 22, she said. After surveying prices of other colleges are due to the Towle. The six-person units are on the secon nd universities, such as UMBC, that boast floor and all five-person units are located a Groups of five and six can apply for the imilar facilities, a price was settled upon. housing. Applications will be placed in or- the first floor. There will be 22 apartmen A single room costs $4,200.00 whereas a Bursar's office by available for students in the fall, ten-fiv will be ouble room costs $3,800.00. der of seniority. Pure senior groups from the person, ten-six person, and two for RA's. the first to be placed. One person After a tittle under month of residency, Monday, March group will select a lottery number and that "The best way to guarantee not being lef annin has not complained about the park- number will be the group number. After the out is to meet the housing deposit deadlin ng situation. 3,2003 senior groups are placed, senior and junior date," Towle said. "I've never had an issue with parking," mixed groups will be placed according to Affinity housing selection is taking plac he explained. "I've never heard my room- their lottery numbers. this week. Next, Greek, substance free ares complain either." Towle emphasized that placement in the North Village, Garden, then dorms will draw Along with the construction of the new hand- research "We're Technology grant brings more Coley said. extremely excited about this," Internet before letting and loose," holding classrooms into the future The last grant received by the college Breslin said. "It has made my Continued/rom page J from the George I. Alden Trust was $30,000 classes more interactive." donated in 1995. That money went to reno- The LCD has a picture-in- to various colleges and universities for tech- vate the science center. picture feature so that if a class nology across the country. According to Rabab Crawford, director is learning about Iraq, for ex- The eight new smart classrooms will be of corporate and foundation relations, it will ample, a video or presentation in Hill Hall, Lewis Hall of Science and Big cost $6,250 [0 transform one classroom. The about Iraq can run while news Baker Hall and should be completed by fall LCD player alone is $3,250, she said and current events about Iraq terrn. Information Services and Physical Plant can scroll across the screen, she McDaniel College President Joan Coley workers have been working together to come said. said that she believes that bringing technol- up with a design for a 'technology cabinet' The installation of the new ogy to the classroom is an important forward to house the equipment, Ethan Seidel, vice- technology is scheduled to lake step in the advancement of quality educa- president of finance and administration said. place this summer while stu- tion. Each renovated classroom will have one dents are out of school. She traveled to Worcester, Mass., to of these cabinets containing DVDIVCR "Teaching methodologies present a proposal for the project to the grant players and computer systems that are wired are rapidly evolving and they trustees. to the LCD projector in the ceiling. are evolving around technol- "I can't think of a field that technology The college will save money by design- ogy," Seidel said. "If faculty is not important," Coley said. ing and constructing the cabinets, Seidel said. and students are going to keep Once the plan is implemented. there will English instructor and Writing Centerdi- up, it is going to have to begin be at least one smart classroom in every rector Lisa Breslin said she likes teaching in -Original story by Katie building on campus except for Gill learn- smart classrooms. Champion, printed in the ing Center. "It [LCD) essentially allows us to do Carroll County Times, Jan. 25, 2003. money is the sum of the rent, commission, merchandise, school supplies, and Bookstore merchandise and extra amenities, and an additional $10,000. cold beverages to be a profitable business. book prices go up for the The money that the school receives from ''There are more expensive books be- spring 2003 semester leaving the payment is used for various things within The money that the school the school's budget, such as guest speakers students with sticker shock and special events. receives is used for various Continuedfrom page 1 Thirdly, he pointed out that only a small things within the school's percent of a book's cost is profit for the book- Meloche showed that from May I through store. Ifthe market price of the book is $75, budget such as guest speakers October 31, the bookstore paid $91,000 to the bookstore will only charge as much as and special events the college from purchases alone. $100 for the book, which is a 25% profit. In the Woe period or time, the bookstore cause the used book market is being de- has only made $100,000 profit, said With other expenses and upholding the con- creased by marketers who are adding CDs, tract, it is not really a 25% profit. Meloche. In fact. Meloche said that the bookstore CD-Roms, and shrink. wrap to the books." In addition (0 the percentage from each would go out of business if it only sold Students are therefore spending more on sale, there is other money paid to the school, books. books because of the book retailers are not as written in the five-year contract This other getting as many years out of it. It needs other items to sell like college !