January 24, 2000

“How can | respond to a compa-
ny that purposely [undercuts
book prices] just to hurt all the
college bookstores across
Canada?” he asked. “They sell
books below what we can buy
them for - they lose money - but

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Chapters at the Bookstore
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they have deep pockets and can

do this.”

Pinchea also pointed out that
while people have been using
alternative methods for buying
books such as online shopping
and going to Chapters, these
vendors don’t
offer full money-
back refunds, or
used textbooks,

Greetings to all! It has already been'a busy second |ike the

semester already!

University

Student’s have been dropping by the office to ask Bookstore does.
what we’re all about. | encourage all the curious to In addition, he

NEWS

store is required to have every
textbook for each class in stock,
whereas Chapters often doesn’t
have them in stock and requires
shipping that can take weeks.
“We are cognisant that students
do look at pricing, but we’re not
out to gouge students,” he said.
“That's not our mandate. We try
to make it affordable.”

Pinchea feels that lifting GST on
textbooks and broadening tax
exemptions are more viable solu-
tions for students seeking cheap-
er books.

Over The Edge Pa

drop by, say hello and find out more about PIRG. said the book-

Get involved and meet other students. Just a
reminder, the focus of PIRG is social justice and
environmental issues. Currently there are

student activities focusing on interests (action
groups) such as recycling, organic food (ordering
and education), carpooling, and composting. The
list continues; PIRG welcomes new ideas/interests
for other action groups.

Remember, every Monday night at 7 pm is Movie
Night. This is free to everyone! Drop by the PIRG
office for a list of the movies to come and to sug-
gest your favourite social justice &/or environmen-
tal flick.

PIRG’s library is continuously expanding with new
magazines,

newspapers, videos, and books. Before your essay

deadlines, drop by PIRG and browse our shelves
for sources not available at the UNBC library.

Note: all students pay a small fee to PIRG when
registering. Anyone who doesn’t agree with the
PIRG mandate can stop by and ask for a refund.
You'll need proof of registration and your student
card.

Shelley Milstein is the PIRG office coordinator.
She is available
Tues., Wed., and Thurs. from 10 am to 4 pm each
week. If you're interested in getting involved with
PIRG, consider volunteering time in the office help-
ing others or an action group. See you soon!

C. Callihoo

Bee Yosther

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