Prepare to stand in a tent to get your books this quarter.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the word from Sinclair Community College Tartan Bookstore Manager Ronald Bultema and Customer Service Manager Elizabeth Schleman.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to keep it organized in a first-in-first-out kind of process,\u201d Bultema said.\u00a0 \u201cBy us having to take over the lobby \u2026 we ran out of room for the number of people coming in, and we needed to have the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not the only change you can expect during the rush.\u00a0 The bookstore is also adding more registers and looking up schedule and bus pass information while students are in line instead of when they\u2019re checking out.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the rush period, we will be using all 12 registers in the physical building as sale registers as well as an additional four out in the lobby,\u201d Schleman said.\u00a0 \u201cThen there will be three registers that we will be using for return and buy back in the lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n
All of the changes are meant to create organization and flow during the rush period, according to Bultema.\u00a0 He said the bookstore has worked closely with Sinclair\u2019s IT department to improve processing time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThink of a funnel,\u201d Bultema said.\u00a0 \u201cAt the top of the funnel more water, or more students, are being poured into the funnel, but at the bottom of the funnel it\u2019s only so big.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter how much more you put in it, you can only process it at a certain speed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fine Arts student Kristin Bailey thinks having the tent outside is a positive thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually support it, especially with spring coming up,\u201d Bailey said.\u00a0 \u201cI think it will be more conducive to the students if they have someplace to wait, especially if (the bookstore) suspect people are having to wait outside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dental Hygiene students Julie sink and Michele Tubbs both thought having more registers for students is a good idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe there could be a line for programs,\u201d Tubbs said.<\/p>\n
Music major Robert Morrow had to wait in line for his financial aid information in winter quarter, and he likes that the tent will have a way for students to get bus pass information.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat should get people through the line faster,\u201d Morrow said.<\/p>\n
Both Bultema and Schleman said that students who don\u2019t want to stand in a long line should either purchase books online or come in the evening when lines are shorter.<\/p>\n
\u201cMonday morning first thing: if you\u2019re trying to avoid the rush, that\u2019s not the time to come,\u201d Schleman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I say it\u2019s exactly like a Black Friday,\u201d Bultema added.\u00a0 \u201cEveryone wants to be there on the first day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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