Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Aher a long wait in line. Paul Bai- ley gets ready to shell out the man ey lor his books. Billy Hall tills out his checkbook belore getting m the checks-ap- provedhere line. 10 — buying books

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Trying to find our own way TUDENT LIFE could mean almost any- thing. At Marshall, it meant everything from attending classes to partying in our free time. We all had our priorities. Whether we wanted to attend a fraternity or sorority party, hurried to get to work on time or tried to balance our checkbooks, we found time to do what was important to us. Students routinely faced problems with roommates, classes, transportation, money or dating. We had attacks of munchie fever at midnight. We cheered for the Herd at one time or another. We tried to get a jump on the summer by tanning ourselves on the roofs of residence halls. We worried about cramming for exams and put it off until the night before. Not only did we face those situations, we usually dealt with them as best as we were able. But the methods we used to handle our crises were not always apparent. The hours we spent trying to cope were hid- den in plain sight. Sidewalks lead students to classes. Sunny days lead students to dream o f beaches and pools and golden brown tans, like Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority members Darlene Willett, Tammy Richardson and Tma Boggess.

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Lines plus time equal books Sometimes buying text books was time consuming. Often it was frustrating. But almost always it was expensive. Thie average price of a book purschased from Mar- sfiall ' s bookstore in 1982 was $18.75, according to store manager Joe Vance. This price reflected a nine percent increase from 1981 and was based on the 25 most popular books sold in the b- okstore, he added. About 20 percent of the bookstore ' s fall inventory consisted of used books, Vance said. Students could save money by purchasing used books, since new books cost two to three times as much, he said. Resale on books at the end of each semester de- pended on supply and demand, Vance explained. The larger the supply of the text book, the lower the price the bookstore would pay for it to the student. Again, however, students could save money by reselling their books at the end of the semester, Vance suggested. The first three days of the fall semester were the busiest for the MU bookstore, Vance said. Almost 2,000 students went through the turnstiles each eleven hour day, he added. Students chit-chat, shift their weight hack and loiih and sigh collectively as the Una] line seems to stagnate. The final destination- bookstore carry-out bag. -the Using her books as a table, Sabnna Okamura-Johnson writes out her check. buying books-