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| Title | Houstonian, 2010 |
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| Date | 2010 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published by the students of the university in 2010, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 2009/10 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | In Copyright |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Fall |
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| File Name | yearb_2010_021.jpg |
| Transcript | SEP20 09 BOOK LOAN RESTRICTION PUTS STUDENTS IN BIND A change in the University's book loan policy left some students without required course texts well into their third week of classes. The new policy stipulated that University-issued book loan funds, issued to nearly 1,500 students this fall, would be available only at the campus Barnes & Noble. Since the UH Bookstore failed to fill all required textbook orders by the start of the semester, some students had to wait up to three weeks for their books to be shipped. When asked about UH's move to cut neighboring book vendorThe College Store out of the back-to- school book sales equation, UH Director of Financial Services Gene Gillis said the switch was more cost effective for the University. "The cost benefits are just not there," he said. Manager of The College Store Matthew Bublitz said the loan restriction cost the store between 400 and 500 of its student clientele. In an effort to alleviate the problem many students were facing because of Barnes & Noble's book shortage, The College Store proposed a 30-day deferred payment on its course texts. Steven Oster DISCUSSION ONLINE I'm sure Barnes & Noble offered something to sweeten the deal to the UH management for this monopoly contract this policy is anti-democratic, bad public policy and making it harder on students to excel. -Taken from The Daily Cougar web comments from a Sept. 10 news article titled, "Some students still await books," user "Rob." 32 • Fall |