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Textbook Rental saves money By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
The Textbook Rental Service is one that is used by every student on campus. In the few days before classes begin each fall and spring semester, students flock to the building behind Carman Hall to collect the books they need for the first day of class. Susan Allen, who is in charge of textbook assignments at Textbook Rental, and Christina Coffey, who is in charge of customer service, said Eastern students can save up to 80 percent on textbooks from the list price each semester. Eastern students pay $9.95 per credit hour for their textbooks, which is only a $1 increase since the ne w building was built in 2010. Coffey said although each course is only supposed to be allotted $100, the Textbook Rental staff makes arrangements so students do not have to pay extra. “If we had to purchase our books, students would have to switch to the new edition every semester or every year,” Coffey said. She said each semester, if a professor increases the number of seats in a class, Textbook Rental has to order additional books. “For summer and fall additionals, we spent over a million dollars on those alone,” Coffey said. Both Coffey and Allen said
things change from semester to semester because professors can add or drop seats in their classes. “We have an allotted budget that we use, and if students lose or have to pay for a book, all those funds go back into our budget,” she said. Coffey also mentioned that late fees and drop fines aid Textbook Rental’s budget. “We’re seeing a lot less late fees since the 24-hour drop book was installed,” Allen said. The Textbook Rental staff works year-round, but both Allen and Coffey said the two weeks before and after the beginning of the semester are the busiest. “We’re already getting ready to order the new books for spring,” Coffey said. Back in 1899 when the Textbook Rental service was started, Allen said the cost of book rental was significantly lower. “Back then, the rental fee was only a dollar,” Allen said. She said the difference between how things are run at the new Textbook Rental building are drastically different from how things used to be run at the old rental place on Edgar Drive. “Students would stand an hour or more outside and the lines were so long,” Allen said. Coffey said some of the changes Textbook Rental is seeing for the future include the increased digitalization of textbooks. TEXTBOOK, page 5
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
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FOOD PANTRY
Retired professor wants to solve hunger on campus By Elizabeth Edwards Editor-in-Chief
A retired professor wants to solve the problem of hunger at Eastern by opening a student food pantry near campus. Phyllis Croisant wanted to open a pantry after researching students’ hunger and discovered about 40 per-
cent of students do not know where their next meal is coming from. “It was shocking,” Croisant said after realizing 40 percent of students are considered food insecure. The research, conducted by Croisant and Tatjana Magoc, a former graduate student, in Fall 2011, showed that food insecurity at East-
ern is 2.8 percent higher than the general U.S population reported in 2010 at 14.5 percent. The potential food pantry could be funded by donations and volunteers by student organizations, Greek life and community members, Croisant said. HUNGER, page 5
Volunteers needed for Olympics By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
The 29th annual Consolidated Communications Special Olympics Family Festival is a day of friendship for many Special Olympians. This festival connects an Olympian with a volunteer who is their friend throughout the period of the day. The festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Lake Land College in Mattoon. Kathlene Shank, the special education department chair, said the
program is about 200 volunteers short of matching the almost 700 Olympians who need friends. Shank said they actually need more than 700 volunteers all together because some Olympians have mobility problems and need more than just one person’s assistance. She said this is the first year having problems getting enough volunteers. “Eastern students are wonderful and volunteers come from all over the university,” Shank said. Shank said they have had
groups from campus volunteer before, but have not had as many this semester. Shank said people do not have to be special education majors to participate in the event. She said many people from Lake Land College, the community and local high schools volunteer for the event as well. “Everybody that goes comes back and says how much fun they had and how good it makes them feel to spend that day that way,” Shank said. VOLUNTEERS, page 5
Family festival in its 29th year By Miranda Ploss Assistant Photo Editor
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For the past 29 years, Special Olympics athletes have gathered at the Lake Land College grounds for a day that is made especially for them. The Special Olympics Family Festival is a non-traditional Special Olympics event that features carnival-style
fun and games. The festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Lake Land College. SOFF was conceived from a concept developed by Consolidated Communications and Special Olympics Region 9. The first SOFF took place in 1984 at the grounds of Lake Land College with support from Eastern student volunteers. Brian Carr, a vice president at Consol-
idated Communication and executive liaison to SOFF, said he remembers the very first year of SOFF being just as exciting as it is now, only with fewer athletes. “The essence of the day is still the same, it is all about having fun,” Carr said. “It’s not an athletic competitive event, it’s all about entertaining and developing friendships and fellowships.”
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