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Aiternativ ByBookE BY DAN TOWERY The Student Book Exchange gives students an alternative to buying and selling books at the local book stores. Charles Young, manager of the exchange, said "We are not in it to make a profit, but instead we want to give the students a fairer chance at buying and selling books than they would receive at other places on campus." Plans for the book excnange were started in the spring of 1973. Young was upset with the refund that he received on a book and decided to do something about it. He went to the student government association (SGA) and asked them to help him start a student book exchange. Two other book ex changes had been started and both were unsuccessful. David Spinazzolo, SGA president at that time, asked Young why he thought he could make one work after two others had failed. Young told him thet he could make it work if he contacted the approximately 100 other schools who had book exchanges and asked them for information. I TODAY! CONVERSE COACH Tennis Shoe reg. 9"5 $796 BLOUSI reg. to NOW $100 S e Offered :xchange Twenty of these schools replied and with their ideas and his own, Young was ready to put the ex change into operation. The SGA gave Young j $6,000) to get started and he used the money to buy adding machines, typewriters and copies from Crowson-Stone for the sale prices of books. The exchange works on a con signment basis Young said. The student brings his books in and they are put on the shelf. If the books are bought, then the student receives the money "We want to give (everything: we can back to the students, and keep very little for ourselves." Young said. Right now, only students work at the exchange on a volunteer basis. So far we have not broken even or even come close. However, each time we are open, more and more students are taking advantage of our services." The book exchange was first opened for the 1973 summer session. In this first, effort, $500 worth of books were sold. This increased to $1,800 for the second summer session and the fall term and so far this term, $1,600 worth of p LADIES LADI SPANTIES SLAC siz { reg. ' 184 *2 : &SPORT 3'" COATS 398 Double Knii reg. $1950o $2950 UNSHINE 3501 1 Solumbia, 5 Charles Young books have been sold. Students are beginning to come to the exchange first, Young said, and they are receiving better results than they realized was possible. "In fact, he added, "one of the professors on campus cane and asked me to order books for his class. However, SGA is not allowed to do this, but if the book exchange continues to expand as it has, then maybe one day it can order books." Young thinks the main reason for more student participation is a better selection of books. The more books we have for sale, he said, then more students pur Hi FASHiOI Coats-Su itc Hats-Shoe4 ALL REDUCE ES Hi FASHiOI MEN'S SHOE KS 397 reg. $1788 $7 9 Men's V ELVATEEN Slacks reg. $2150 $700 SFamily Clot aQrrow Road outh Caroli PAC For the first time in recent'; is devoting a specified sectioi Carolina Community at largc Called "Page Four," this st any student, faculty membe: member who believes he has a Gamecock's readers. The material for such a c olui satire, analysis, mood, news suitable. However, the editor edit such work for style, spellii to deter anyone from writin rather to insure that the stand not suffer as a result of this If something is bothering bureaucracy or the housing you, let us know. If you wani anything, we'll make every questions. All suggestions for be weighed by the editors bi print. If some particular ides you do not want to write it, a i Any suggestions or prewri submitted to "Page Four," TI So tell us about something ft the other day. Ask us question this campus. Complain abou about anything that concerns NOW! CONVERSE 4 FAST BREAK S3Sneakers) 9 Now $398 LADlES BOOTS C $200 Sic 1 lot arc hinq ENTIRE Si E 20-7( 1nO OFF years, the The Gamecock: i of the newspaper to the anding column is open to r administrator or staff subject of interest to The nn is virtually unlimited: md feature pieces all are s do reserve the right to rt and taste. This is not g what he believes, but mrds of this newspaper do venture. you, if the University people are getting to to know :anything about attempt to answer your the column will carefully :fore anything goes into is appealing to you, but nember of our staff will. tten columns should be ie Gamecock, Drawer A. tnny that happened to you s. Inform us about life on t a grade. Let us know you. Shirts 50* I ot sual icks Price e lot OCK