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Battalion Oil Change *49.95 Tune-Up Free Brake Inspections Free 27-point Safety inspection Page 4 • Wednesday, August 25, 1999 GGIELIFE Mom, Dad — Send Mom High hook prices give students crash course in econom 601 Haruey Rd. 695-9400 3210 S. Texas Ave. 779-3912 BY HEATHER BRONDY The Battalion VICTOR'S Quality Mens & Ladies Boot & Shoe Repair Custom Hand Made Aggie Senior Boots • Regular Delivery 3-4 months • Best warranty in B/CS $ 784.82 including tax & deposit 3601 Texas Ave.( at Dunn), Bryan 11/2 miles north of University Intersection Serving Aggie's Since 1966 Hours Mon.-Fri. 8-6:30 Sat. 9-4 846-4114 T he hectic days of move-in week are here and if students are not driving dangerously over-packed trucks down Texas Avenue, then they are standing in text book lines struggling with the problems of having no-dough. No one feels the blow of a $650 book pur chase quite like the bright and shiny new freshmen, who had no idea that the need to hit mom and dad up for a loan was going to happen so fast. Nick Summerville, a book manager at the Bother’s Bookstore and a senior construction science major, knows book-buying is often a bad way to start the year. “It’s a big hassle, and everyone goes through it,” Summerville said. “There are a lot of factors that can hurt the bookstore and make us look bad, such as pro fessors who turn in late book requests.” But the hassle does not just end with find ing non-existent books. Finding a way to pay for the books can also be troublesome. Philip Beard, general manager of the Village Center University Bookstore, said many peo ple have to be accounted for when purchas ing text books. “Books are priced so high because everyone involved has to make a ^ little money off it,” Beard said. “That includes the publisher, the au thors, the editors and the bookstores.” Beard said the publisher sets the prices, ac counting for all who should profit. Bookstores usually make about 20 percent on the books they sell. The mechanics of textbook sales understood as well, for the student ing to make sense of the high-prii Beard .said textbooks do not sell lar books. Their limited production to an increase in price for both hi students. “Textbooks are very differentfrom,! a book written about Texas W said. “Ten thousand copies of a will be printed, but only 1,0 textbook are [printed]. “When there’s a limitedr there are no printing discount! Summerville said most bool ways sell their used books firsi this practice is beneficial for bookstores and their patrons. “If we had it our way, we’d used books,” Summerville said. "Not only are they cheaperfw dents to buy, but the stores money off of them. "We only make one or tw on new books, but withusedi have more freedom.” Used books are most oils using a guide, which sets at 75 percent of what the would have cost. Jason Schleter, a Univers; store employee, said it is bes 4 r .4 ; Bre A Cheap CD C Traun the bookstores early. dth a sultry h sounds li t’s and cle\ |to find at le< ining songs Jtse A Cheap §he already l her song “ I Iprobably wi e. |n today’s en ry, origina 1 i ;evity, so s h < e future as € ■wonder that jradio—none the lyrics t o Otigs are clever Eric Andraos/Thk Battalion see Books (Arp 615 * ntr ig L1 i 1 BCD player o i “It’s Your Money. . .Why Should You Pay Someone To Keep It? 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She is considered transgi which usually describesp who live and dress ast sex but have not necessar; dergone a sex change. Davis has not saidwhelt has had surgery. A teacher, Carla Cruzan; complaint with the state® her about having to bathroom with Davis. “I have a right to privat modesty which the schook must respect,” Cruzan said Davis said she is usiE proper bathroom and hast® to change. ‘‘It’s too bad peopleare> accepting and intolerant, said. Minnesota is the onlys®j affords protection by law®! who identify themselvesas| gender. Principal Robert said, ‘‘To our best knowAl are operating within theL[. 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