Bookstore changes

By Alli Hill
Cardinal Staff

Over the summer, the Saint Mary’s University bookstore made the decision to discontinue charging to student accounts.
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In the past, students were allowed to charge items from the bookstore to their tuition accounts. Students were then able to add those charges to their minimum monthly balance.

Cindy Marek, vice president of financial affairs, said, “We learned last year that there were almost no Barnes and Nobles-operated bookstores in the country using this type of charge system. The internal charging created more difficulties in collecting from students and was inefficient.”

Even though this causes a discomfort for returning students, the bookstore is trying to render this problem.

“We were disappointed to see it discontinued, but we support Saint Mary’s decision with the student charging system,” said Donna White, bookstore manager. “We have instituted the parent/student card to give the students another option.” This card acts as a gift card for parents to ensure that students have some disposable income.