lydgate@reed.UUCP (Chris Lydgate) (03/24/85)
<munch munch munch> Here at Reed there has been a lot of argument recently about how decisions involving the college community should be made. Although the community Constitution gives enormous powers to an elected Senate, made up of students and faculty, some people feel that these decisions are being made instead by the administration. Examples such as the locking of dorms at 7 pm, the removal of free phones in dorms, and interference in disciplinary cases, are often cited by people who feel that the administration is making decisions in areas traditionally reserved for students and faculty. Have any other collges or universities on the net had similar controversies? What degree of influence/control do students or faculty have over the running of other institutions? Mail, postings, flames, all appreciated. -- chris lydgate c/o the information vortex !tektronix!reed!lydgate
swift@reed.UUCP (Theodore Swift) (03/24/85)
operations, and whether their *management* of the Reed
Co-op would result in a radical change for the worse in terms of
service (e.g.,prices, selection, community control over stock
composition) and atmosphere (e.g., commercial marketing tech-
niques). As in any situation, there is lots of potential for
good or bad in this proposal.
I'm looking for impressions pro or con about other netland
folk's experience with B&N stores *expecially* college and
university bookstores (of which all are presently on the East
Coast. Specifically, are prices reasonable, is the book selec-
tion diverse or limited to "bestsellers", does the store seem to
be primarily an academic bookstore (as opposed to a craft or com-
puter store), and does anyone have experience with special or
rush orders of hard-to-find or out-of-print books (e.g., where
there additional charges or paperwork hassles)? Whew. Get all
that?
Any impressions are welcome. Please reply either to the news-
group (maybe someone else is interested) or just to me (either
through net mail or ol' paper mail). Thanks in advance for any
help you can give us.
Netspace: Ted Swift at tektronix!reed!swift
Real World: box 750, Reed College, Portland Oregon 97202.