by LINDA THOMAS
Improvements to the Student Center was the main topic of discussion at the Committee of 12 meeting last week; TC president Dr. J. W. Cady presided.
The first presentation was made by Benny Cox, manager of the Student Center and special visitor to the meeting. Cox said that plans for having the bookstore open from 6-7 nightly have been finalized and this will provide night students with an opportunity to purchase supplies and textbooks. It was suggested by one member that the registrar and business offices also be opened at night, and Dr. Cady said that this idea will be placed under consideration.
Cox then explained plans for a magazine rack to be placed in the bookstore and stocked regularly with current magazines and periodicals for sale. The rack can be purchased for an initial cost of $300-$500, he said, and TC can receive 21 per cent profit from all sales. Dr. Cady suggested that Cox go ahead with plans for the magazine rack and that students be asked to relay requests for periodicals to the bookstore manager’s office. Both measures were approved by the committee.
Student member Diane Carraway then proposed plans that she had made concerning the Student Center. She said that she had talked with several other students about her ideas and found them in favor of the proposals. They include painting the interior of the Student Center black and white and using red accents throughout the building.
Another plan included moving the counselors’ offices to the area where the television set is now located.
Georgia McFaul said that this proposal met with the counselors’ approval since it would provide more privacy for conferences with students.
The next presentation was by Richman White, engineering instructor. White had been asked by Dr. Cady to draw up tentative plans for the center’s upstairs lounge area. These plans included moving the counselor offices to the large open area.