2008 Woodie Awards
Lengthy lines persist despite construction
Stephanie Wagner
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: News
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With the new school year in full swing, bookstores in the area have been swamped with long lines and employees doing their best to keep up with them.
"We try to make it as pleasant a process as possible," said Jennifer Brannan, assistant manager of the Husky Bookstore on campus. The store has taken on a new look this year, and the new setup has made things run a little smoother for students.
Cliff Ewert, vice president of public and campus relations for Follett Higher Education Group, said he believes these changes in the Husky Bookstore will be positive for business.
"The flow through the store is enhanced," Ewert said. "We are trying to enhance the total shopping experience."
Improvements being made on the bookstore are a work in progress, and Ewert said asking for the input of people attending the university is how to make things better for everyone.
The construction being done in Centennial Hall has left only one place to enter the building and has caused quite a distraction.
However, it hasn't seemed to have a major affect on the amount of business the bookstore has been getting.
Even with three other bookstores in the area, students who live on campus don't have much choice whether the construction is an inconvenience or not.
Freshman Marisa Johnson, 18, will continue to shop at the bookstore no matter what, because even with the construction, the on-campus bookstore is the most convenient.
"There's nowhere else," Johnson said.
The only way to know if there has been much of a change in the business of the Husky Bookstore this year is by waiting it out.
"It's too early to tell," Ewert said of the sales. "We just had our semester book rush, so we cannot really know until later."
Whether or not the business at the on-campus bookstore has been on the decline, there are several more improvements to the quality of the store yet to come.
When all the doors of Centennial reopen, students and faculty can experience in full the new features of the store.
Ewert said he is excited about the finishing touches on the Husky Bookstore, and hopes to please people with it.
"We look forward to giving you a good bookstore in which you can take pride," he said.
Centennial Hall is scheduled to reopen in spring 2008.
"We try to make it as pleasant a process as possible," said Jennifer Brannan, assistant manager of the Husky Bookstore on campus. The store has taken on a new look this year, and the new setup has made things run a little smoother for students.
Cliff Ewert, vice president of public and campus relations for Follett Higher Education Group, said he believes these changes in the Husky Bookstore will be positive for business.
"The flow through the store is enhanced," Ewert said. "We are trying to enhance the total shopping experience."
Improvements being made on the bookstore are a work in progress, and Ewert said asking for the input of people attending the university is how to make things better for everyone.
The construction being done in Centennial Hall has left only one place to enter the building and has caused quite a distraction.
However, it hasn't seemed to have a major affect on the amount of business the bookstore has been getting.
Even with three other bookstores in the area, students who live on campus don't have much choice whether the construction is an inconvenience or not.
Freshman Marisa Johnson, 18, will continue to shop at the bookstore no matter what, because even with the construction, the on-campus bookstore is the most convenient.
"There's nowhere else," Johnson said.
The only way to know if there has been much of a change in the business of the Husky Bookstore this year is by waiting it out.
"It's too early to tell," Ewert said of the sales. "We just had our semester book rush, so we cannot really know until later."
Whether or not the business at the on-campus bookstore has been on the decline, there are several more improvements to the quality of the store yet to come.
When all the doors of Centennial reopen, students and faculty can experience in full the new features of the store.
Ewert said he is excited about the finishing touches on the Husky Bookstore, and hopes to please people with it.
"We look forward to giving you a good bookstore in which you can take pride," he said.
Centennial Hall is scheduled to reopen in spring 2008.