Volume XCVIII, Number 7	University	of	Southern	California	Monday,	January	21,	1985
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dent attempts to sell back a book that has been replaced by a new edition. Thomson said the bookstore will not buy an outdated edition.
The second case occurs when a student goes to the buy back window with a book not on the list of books for the next semester. But Thomson said the bookstore will buy these books for wholesalers at 10 to 33 percent of the original retail price.
The third case occurs when the bookstore has already bought all the books needed for a certain course according to a projected enrollment figure.
Students are then given only
25	to 30 percent of the retail price for these surplus books, Thomson said.
For this reason, he advises students to sell their books as early as possible at the end of the semester.
Finals week is the best time for selling back books, he added.
Newmann said UCLA buys back books that are not required the next quarter at wholesale price — 10 to 40 percent of the retail price — which is basically the same rate offered by the Trojan Bookstore.
After buying books at 50 percent of the original price, the Trojan Bookstore — along with those at Long Beach State and UCLA — sell the used books at 75 percent of the original price, Thompson said.
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Little change in store for students in book
ED BATT OAILY TROJAN
Most of the money students shell out for books in January won't be given back when classes end in May. The university bookstores rank extremely lower in ‘‘buyback’' percentage than those at UCLA.
By Leslie Ann White
Staff Writer
When many students leave textbook buy back windows with less than half the money they spent on books the previous semester, they may wonder whether they have gotten the best possible deal.
But the reality is that the Trojan Bookstore's buy back policies differ very little from those of Tam's or other university bookstores.
Bob Thomson, general manager of the Trojan Bookstore, said students gain “lots of knowledge” from the books they sell back, and therefore aren't really being cheated.
“There aren't a whole lot of items you can benefit from and sell back at half the price," he said.
Many students believe they will get a better deal at Tam's than at the Trojan Bookstore, and Thomson said this could be because Tam's may still need more books when the Trojan Bookstore has already bought all it needs.
But this does not mean the buy back policy at Tam's is different than that of the Trojan Bookstore.
Thomson said there is “most definitely” a competition between Tam's and the university bookstore in acquiring used books.
At Long Beach State, there is no limit to the number of books the bookstore will buy back, said Jerry Tarver, the textbook manager.
Like the bookstore at Long Beach State, the Trojan Bookstore buys back books at 50 percent of the retail price, Thomson said.
But students at UCLA are given a slightly better deal at their bookstore, receiving 60 percent
—	instead of 50 percent — of the
retail price for their books, said Greg Newmann, supervisor of UCLA's textbook department.
At the Trojan Bookstore, if a student buys a new book for $20, he will receive $10 for it during the buy back period, Thom son said.
But if a student buys a used book — originally priced at $20
—	for $15, Thomson said he will still receive $10 for it at the end of the semester.
There are three cases, however, when students may not receive the full 50 percent for their books.
The first occurs when a stu-
Local committee charges Gates' criticism is counterproductive
By Eric Spotts
Staff Writer
A spokeswoman for a com-munity group called Police Chief Darryl Gates' criticism of efforts to strengthen the police force in South Central Los Angeles counterproductive and untrue.
Edith Nealy, chairperson for the South Central Organizing Committee, responded to Gates' comments about the community group's efforts to bolster the police force in South Central and East Los Angeles.
In the Los Angeles Times Thursday, Gates said the police department has been overly generous in "deploying a greater balance" of officers to the South Central area.
During the Olympics, the police increased its manpower in South Central Los Angeles by moving people from other positions and not allowing officers to take days off or vacations.
Since the end of the Games, the SCOC and the United Neighborhood Organization have lobbied for increased police deployment in their areas, but have had little success.
Gates responded to the UNO and SCOC's threat not to support the city's new' tax plan — which would deploy 1,000 more police officers to Los Angeles — unless the city council changes the current criteria that deter-
mine the deployment of the officers.
Father Bryan Jones, executive vice president of the UNO, said in a Los Angeles Times interview, that “it would be more constructive for the police chief to agree to an independent study of police deployment rather than say things that would pit one part of the city against another."
Nealy said the current criteria place a greater emphasis on stolen property than "victim” crimes such as murder and rape.
"The police department seems to feel they can't stop crimes such as murder and rape," Nealy said.
"The police department seems to feel they can't stop crimes such as murder and rape," Nealy said.
She said that during the Olympics, there was a marked decrease in crime because of the increase in the police force.
"Increased pressure can deter anything," Nealy said.
In October, the police department transferred nine officers to the South Central area. But Nealy said the additional officers
and a special task force that fights gang violence have hardly made a difference.
The task force is also trying to crack down on the drug trafficking and accompanying murders that have marred Los Angeles in recent months.
One of its biggest tasks has been attempting to raid “rock" houses, fortress-like residences that store large quantities of narcotics.
“As fast as they close (a rock house) down, they open up a new one," Nealy said. "The task force is nothing permanent. It just floats to the 'hot spots.' "
Nealy said it has become increasingly obvious that the South Central area's crime rate is far above normal, yet the police department has failed to provide an adequate number of officers to curb crime.
She said she heard a report Thursday that the U.S. Postal Service is considering halting its service to the area because of frequent thefts from mail carriers.
Nealy said the city council will meet Tuesday and reach some decision on the issue of deployment.
She said the current method of determining the way officers are deployed is 37 years old and badly in need of updating.
Gay and lesbian students strive for enhanced status
By Jennifer Cray
Assistant City Editor
This is the first of a two-part series chronicling the efforts of the Gay and Lesbian Student Union to expand its services, obtain additional funds and enhance its status at the university.
Ten years ago, the Gay and Lesbian Student Union was a studept group struggling to be recognized by the administration. Not until the California State Legislature passed a bill in 1975 forcing colleges to allow campus gay and lesbian groups, did the university administration officially recognize the GLSU.
Now the GLSU is once more dealing with the issue of its status at the university.
Currently, the GLSU is one of 200 student groups officially recognized by the administration, which puts it in the same category as other diverse groups such as the Rugby Club, the Trojan Knights and the amateur radio club.
As a recognized group, the GLSU is eligible for funding through the student Program Board's discretionary fund, established to support the various student groups on campus.
In the last few years, available funding from the board's discretionary fund has been sufficient to fund the GLSU's programs. However, this year the group has experienced significant financial pressures as it has increased the scope of its programs.
Paul Ballard, present co-chairman of the GLSU, said the organization is in transition.
"We're like the Chrysler Corporation. This is the new GLSU," Ballard said.
Ballard said he sees a more expansive role for the GLSU than his predecessors did. He sees it as a service, rather than a club.
"Our interest isn't in being the name on our door, like the Frisbee Club. The goal — the ultimate goal — is to become a student service," Ballard said.
Aside from its regular meetings, the GLSU sponsors special events both on and off campus, has a speakers bureau which supplies students and professionals to speak in classrooms and to the campus at large, and serves as a support group and resource for gays and lesbians on campus, Ballard said.
But Ballard and the GLSU have encountered problems this year in trying to find the funds to pay for additional programs they want to implement. Ballard said he was unable to get enough money from the discretionary fund last semester to keep the group doing as much as he'd like.
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