Accounting
      Office
     
     
      Changes
      Rules
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bookstore
      Charges
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Before
      the
      start
      of
      UPEI's
     
     
      2003
      fall
      semester,
      the
      campus
      book-
     
     
      store
      was
      informed.
      by
      the
      accounting
     
     
      office
      that
      they
      would
      not
      be
      permit-
     
     
      ted
      to
      charge
      items
      to
      their
      individual
     
     
      student
      accounts
      after
      September
     
     
      30th.
      While
      this
      may
      seem
      trivial
      to
     
     
      some,
      there
      are
      students
      who
      would
     
     
      prefer
      that
      the
      system
      remained
      the
     
     
      same
      as
      it
      was
      in
      previous
      years,
     
     
      where
      students
      were
      permitted
      to
     
     
      charge
      bookstore
      items
      to
      their
     
     
      accounts
      during
      the
      entire
      semester.
     
    

    
     
      "The
      original
      policy
      was
     
     
      based
      on
      the
      premise
      that
      students
      in
     
     
      general
      should
      have
      obtained
      their
     
     
      textbooks
      within
      the
      first
      4
      weeks
      of
     
     
      the
      semester,"
      says
      Belinda
      Rogers,
     
     
      Manager
      of
      the
      Accounting
      Office
      at
     
     
      UPEI;
      she
      adds
      that
      the
      original
      poli-
     
     
      cy
      came
      into
      effect
      to
      aid
      students
     
     
      who
      were
      awaiting
      student
      loans
      and
     
     
      did
      not
      yet
      have
      the
      means
      to
      pay
      for
     
     
      any
      course
      materials.
      "Operationally,
     
     
      over
      the
      years,
      the
      timelines
      have
     
     
      expanded,"
      Ms.
      Rogers
      explains.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
      majority
      of
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      do
      not
      usually
      require
      course
     
     
      materials
      after
      the
      first
      month
      of
      the
     
     
      semester,
      there
      are
      still
      some
      issues
     
     
      that
      may
      warrant
      this
      extension
      of
      the
     
     
      timelines
      over
      the
      years.
      Many
      Arts
     
     
      students,
      for
      example,
      may
      have
     
     
      English
      courses
      that
      require
      several
     
     
      texts
      to
      be
      read
      on
      a
      book-by-book
     
     
      basis
      according
      to
      their
      syllabus.
      The
     
     
      extended
      policy
      would
      have
      a
      greater
     
     
      advantage
      to
      these
      students,
      as
      they
     
     
      do
      not
      necessarily
      need
      all
      of
      these
     
     
      books
      at
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
      semes-
     
     
      ter.
      Some
      of
      the
      books
      may
      also
     
     
      become
      unnecessary
      as
      an
      absence
      of
     
     
      a
      professor
      due
      to
      illness,
      winter
     
     
      storm
      cancellations,
      and
      miss
      sched-
     
     
      uling
      could
      affect
      the
      course
      schedule
     
     
      and
      lead
      to
      a
      book
      being
      dropped
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      the
      syllabus.
     
    

    
     
      The
      accounting
      office
      is
     
     
      quick
      to
      point
      out,
      however,
      that
      they
     
     
      are
      more
      than
      willing
      to
      work
      with
     
     
      students
      who
      express
      concern
      with
     
     
      the
      change
      in
      policy,
      and
      it
      is
      sensi-
     
     
      tive
      to
      the
      various
      needs
      of
      students.
     
    

    
     
      This
      policy
      will
      also
      be
      in
     
     
      effect
      for
      the
      2004
      winter
      semester,
     
     
      and
      additional
      notifications
      through-
     
     
      out
      the
      campus,
      not
      solely
      within
      the
     
     
      bookstore,
      will
      be
      provided.
      "As
      it
      is
     
     
      believed
      that
      all
      students
      should
      have
     
     
      their
      books
      by
      the
      4th
      week
      of
      class-
     
     
      es,
      more
      publicity
      did
      not
      seem
      war-
     
     
      ranted
      (for
      this
      semester),"
      Ms.
     
     
      Rogers
      says.
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      accounting
      office
     
     
      is
      understandably
      clearing
      up
      a
      sys-
     
     
      tem
      that
      may
      have
      stretched
      out
      of
     
     
      hand,
      there
      are
      legitimate
      arguments
     
     
      for
      allowing
      the
      all-semester
      charge
     
     
      system
      to
      remain
      in
      place.
      Students
     
     
      are
      given
      the
      duration
      of
      the
      semester
     
     
      to
      pay
      off
      their
      accounts,
      and
      it
      is
     
     
      true
      that
      most
      students
      do
      have
      all
     
     
      their
      course
      material
      by
      the
      first
      few
     
     
      weeks
      of
      the
      semester.
      This
      does
      not
     
     
      extend,
      however,
      to
      supplies
      and
     
     
      clothing
      articles
      which
      students
      may
     
     
      wish
      to
      purchase
      for
      Christmas
      gifts,
     
     
      or
      for
      other
      occasions
      and
      may
      not
     
     
      have
      the
      available
      funds
      to
      pay
      for
     
     
      the
      items
      on
      the
      spot.
     
    

    
     
      Discussion
      about
      this
      idea
     
     
      would
      be
      helpful,
      and
      —-
      who
      knows?
     
     
      —
      It
      could
      become
      a
      platform
      issue
     
     
      for
      next
      year's
      student
      council
      elec-
     
     
      tions
      if
      the
      rule
      doesn't
      change
      before
     
     
      that.
      The
      costs
      of
      education
      are
     
     
      arguably
      unreasonable
      for
      students
     
     
      today,
      so
      might
      not
      the
      administration
     
     
      be
      able
      to
      help
      us
      out
      with
      this
      small
     
     
      aspect
      of
      campus
      life?
      I
      think
      so.
     
    

    
     
      For
      any
      students
      who
      have
      an
      issue
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      they
      would
      like
      to
      raise
      with
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      change
      in
      bookstore
      policy,
      the
     
     
      accounting
      office
      urges
      anyone
      to
     
     
      drop
      by
      and
      they
      will
      attempt
      to
      help
     
     
      to
      the
      best
      of
      their
      abilities.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      &
      Largest
      Selection
      of
     
     
      Accessories
      Ever!!!
     
     
      Wings,
      Whips
      &
      Wigs
     
     
      Masks:
      29¢
      -
      $14.95
      Hats:
      $1.29
      -
      $8.99
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Be
      a
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      The
      In-School
      Mentoring
      program
     
     
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      fun
      and
      rewarding.
     
    

    
     
      An
      adult
      volunteer
      In-School
      Mentor
      is
      matched
      to
     
     
      a
      child
      in
      a
      school
      environment.
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      the
     
     
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      and
      child
      build
      a
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      new
      friendship
     
     
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      is
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      great
      benefit
      to
      the
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      and
     
    

    
     
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      for
      the
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      required
     
     
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      me
      as
      a
      mentor?
     
     
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      week
     
     
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      year
     
     
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