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Me ISSUE 9 AA ACC MILL AG EDEFEATED For the third time, Alpena voters decided to deny ACC of its one-mill charter increase on the 1,5-mill levy it was granted by voters.in 1979. The request did not pass in the city of Alpena by 16 votes, but the request was denied by a margin of 48 votes in Alpena Township, and was defeated two to one in the townships, with a margin of 449, votes. In August of 1986, the millage was turned down by 1094 votes. The college said this was a "program maintenance" increase, allowing ACC to keep staff, ee and programs. The enrollment at ACC did expand, but other income sources continued to decreas In all three Se ACC continued to insist it had to have a permanent one-mill increase to insure the long-term financial stability of the college. College President Donald Newport stated, “Looking at our ee ae ne plan for anothe ai ACC Board Chairman Roger ery disappointed. There seems to be a Since 1982 when Follets smaller branches closed, the Paperworks office supply store, owned by Bob Dickinson, has been carrying textbooks for ACC's students. Because of complaints by students and faculty alike, the Lumberjack conducted a survey to determine the extent of ill feelings toward the bookstore. The: total number of polls filled out were 197, 26 of them faculty and 171 from students. The outcome of the poll is as follows: STUDENTS: How do you feel about the service when you go to purchase your books? 32 yes 147_no. . Is the downtown bookstore conveniently located for you? 54yes 108no Sundecided. Are you satisfied with the price | you pay for your college books? Do you feel the prices are reasonable? 6yes 167n0 1 undecided. Do you get a Teasonable refund when you return. you books? 10.yes 153 no 9 positive. 136 negative 24 undecided. FACULTY: Does: the undecided. Other comments 3. bookstore keep you up-to-date on the new book editions? Lyes 22 no 2undecided. Is there a good communication line between the bookstore and faculty? 2yes 23 no 3 undecided. Other comments Q positive _23 negative 2 undecided. There are a few pressing problems that the students kept Tepeating. These problems include outrageous prices, the book return deadline needs to be ‘Helpers ‘make call the night of the voting to last minute “yes _ voters. extended, and poor buy-back prices. The leading complaint was that Mr. Dickinson, the owner, is rude,-inconsiderate and yery unprofessional. The students and faculty are demanding a change. It has been proven through this poll that there is a problem with the downtown bookstore. The problem lies with the bookstore and also the administration of ACC for allowing this problem to. get out THE PAPER ~ WORKS} FOR THE THIRD TIME general voter apathy, We had identified 4000 yes voters and spent the past two weeks on the phone reminding them to vote. They just did not come out. We are going to have to come back, possibly in the primary in August. We will discuss it at our next “board meeting.” In a final statement from President Newport he commented that "There were more ACC staff and students that were registered to vote than the total number of ‘yes’ ° one knows just wher will be made, but expenditures will be cut and monies will be taken from other revenues, of hand. The administration has known about this problem for some time now and there has been no change as of yet. Instead of solving this problem they have let it continue. This poll demonsstrates that more than 3/4 of our student and faculty population is displeased with the status quo. The way in which the Paperworks operates is very different compared to most other bookstores run on a campus about the same size as ACC's (Kirtland, Glen Oaks, Gogebic, Bay de Nac). The following facts were taken from a previous report made on the bookstore and also from calls made to other college bookstores. While the Paperworks mark-up from wholesale to retail is 33%, it was discovered that the average mark-up is approximately 23%. Most bookstores who ~ participate in buy-backs refund up to 50% for books, new and used, turned in. The Paperworks has made it clear that only 33% (maximum) will be given. Student reports (taken from polls) indicate that the actual CONTROVERSY OVER DOWNTOWN BOOKSTORE refund price is between 20-23%. One student reported that, "last semester my books cost over $200 (new books), on the return I received $45, and they were in the same ‘contition as when I bought the any guilexe bpeklices in order to insure that their students are given a fair shake, deal with companies such as the Nebraska College Book Company. This is one of the many companies that will visit campus and organize their own buy-backs. In some cases they buy back eT that will Tig ie used next quite as as that ae Ca faculty members are disappointed in the Paperworks service. One of the problems, faculty members maintain, is the ~lack of communication with the bookstore But see main problem, according to people answering the survey, is that the bookstore needs to be more responsive to student needs. A surveyed faculty member summed it up with this, "The bookstore needs to be | back here on campus to help us all |” out”.