Volume 2, Issue 14 CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College, Alpena, Ml April 23, 1980. Follett contracts with Bookstore Cathy Mason , Edito At the ‘April 17 meeting, the ACC Board of Trustees approved a contract with Follett Corporation of Chicago to «operate: the ACC Bookstore. The Board passed the agreement with a 5-1 vote. Current- ly the college itself is responsible for the bookstore. Follett will operate its book- store in the same spot the ACC Bookstore now occupies. In ex- change for a percentage of the pro- fits, ACC will provide space, and utilities to Follett. The-ACC com- mission is a percentage of the net re- venue: 3% of the net revenue up to $300,000, 4% up to 500,000 and5% over $500,000, Also, as part of the lease, Follett has agreed to purchase all saleable materials currently in the bookstore. Follett promises to provide the same kinds of supplies now provided by the bookstore: textbooks, mag- Ken Lechtanski , Sports Editor It has been a long winter with the weather as exciting as toothpaste, schoolwork. as fun as leprosy, and enthusiasm as high as the 1Q of a turnip. But wait, suffer no more as ACC's annual Spring Fling prepares to let students jubilantly celebrate the coming of the long awaited sum- mer vacation. Spring Fling will last the entire week of April 28th-May 2nd. Dif- ferent campus. organizations will sponsor the various scheduled events. profits from these events will be used to help pay for the concluding dance which will wrap up the cere- monies. Throughout ACC’s recent history students have marked the last few ' weeks of college with some type of celebration. When the school year used to end in early dune, an out- door picnic was held. Later, when ~ the drinking age was dropped to 18. ‘students toasted their achievements with a beer bash. Last year, a dance was held. The Spring Fling will be the last _ major student activity before the a- ACC celebrates with Spring Fling typewriters.” Follett is a nation-wide company which. operates many college book- stores. The contract with ACC ex- tends for five years, from May 1, 1980 to April 30, 1985. ACC President, Dr. Charles Don- nelly, has long desired to place the operations of the college bookstore in the hands of an outside firm. One reason is that in the past six years, the bookstore has lost $2,500. The other reason lies in Donnelly’s phi- losophy on community colleges, “It has long been my contention... that college bookstores are better operated by private industry than by colleges themselves.’” Benefits for having outside oper- ation of the bookstore include: pro- fessional and speedy service by an experienced company, guaranteed income from the bookstore’s profits, out is expected this year. The rites of spring have been celebrated many different ways; this year at ACC, the rites include these events-- Kite flight, Kiss Sale, Tug-of-war, Doughnut-eating contest, Canoe Race, and a Dance. Board approves rate hikes The ACC Board of ‘Trustees ap- proved a 9.2% hike in’ dormitory room and meal rates for the 1980- 81 school year. At their April 17 meeting, the Trustees voted to in- crease the rates from $1720,$916 for 13 meals per week and $804 for a double room. ~ This is an increase of $145 over the 1979-80 school year. The Rus- sel Wilson Residence Hall had charg- ed $702 for rooms, while Kentucky Inn has provided meals for $873; the total cost being $1575. Citing inflation as the cause, ACC President Dr. Charles Donnelly, not- ed the increase is routine. Other Michigan C: ity colleges with wards banquet and proceedings. iParticipation: has been good in past years and a good turn- dormitories have comparable charges 19) ranging from $1700 to $1933, Wurtsmith graduates 34 The Wurtsmith AFB Branch of ACC is proud to.announce the grad- uation of 34 students for the 1979- 1980 school year. There will be 19 graduates participating in the cere- mony which will be held at the Wurtsmith Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Dinner at the Lakewood Shores Country Club- will follow the cere- mony. The graduates will wear maroon and silver caps and gowns, most of which were donated by the previous class. The schedule of events includes. Introduction by the Master of Cere- monies, ACC President, Dr. Charles* Donnelly; Welcome by Irma Mac- Kenzie, graduate; Congratulatory remarks by Greg Longacre, Coor- dinator of Wurtsmith ACC, and Colonel Jesse Hocker, Wing Com-- mander; Commencement Address by John MacCormack, ACC Dean of Studetits; Remarks by Rose Ray- mack, graduate; and Invocation and Benediction by Chaplain George Kendall. Museum features German & Oriental Art Rhonda Pomranke, Staff Reporter ‘man Expressionist Art is on exhibit now through May 1st at Jesse Besser Museum. This exhibi- tion was designed to present a se- lection of works from public and private collections in Western Mich- igan and-was organized by the Kal- amazoo Institute of Arts. Express- ionist Art depicts inner experience and personal vision. Fifty-three pieces of artwork clearly demonstrate the richness of German Expressionist .Art. in West- ern Michigan Collections. This ex- ice and Mrs. Williams, while the. Justice was the U.S. Ambassador to. the Phillipines. The earliest pieces in his exhibit date from the Southern Sung period (1127-1279) and all the pieces were intended for daily use. Most of them were recovered from burial sites in the Philippines, an area of the Far East where Chinese ceram- ics were highly prized. This exhibit comes to Alpena from the Detroit Institute of Arts and can be seen at the Jesse Besser Museum Monday thru Friday 9:00 hibition can be seen Monday through to 5:00. Thursday evening 7:00 to Friday 9:00am, to 5:00pm., Thurs- day evening 7:00 to 9:00pm., and —— and Sundays 1:00 to 5:00. Jesse Besser Museum an- ja the opening of a new ex- hibition, “Orie ital Ceramics from the collection of Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams,’“which can be seen from April 10 through May 11, - 80. ‘The ceramics which form this exhibit were collected by Just-_ 9:00,and ape aon Sunday ae noons 1:00 to 5: Insomniacs try night school : Insomniacs and night-shift workers © are the students targeted to attend a new a of 1:30 a.m. classes at ercy College. The ie four ull college credit and sh ee eran