The Copy Center at the College is one of the best unintentionally kept secrets regarding resources for students.† If my job did not entail being sent there weekly for printed brochures, I still may never have discovered the Copy Center and their always-cheerful workers Joyce Heitger and Jeff Gonser.
Part of this secret lies in its location: take a right at the C-Store and go through the double doors, on you’re right you’ll see another hallway that seems as if you’re not supposed to be there. If you follow the sound of the printers to a door on the left, you will find it.
Students will come across massive printers spitting out copies faster than any other printer students have access to on campus.† Along the back wall any crafty person will fall in love with the array of colored paper ó materials which students are allowed to use.
For regular black and white printing on 8Ω x 11 white paper, the price is† five cents per side, and eight cents for double-sided printing and can be charged to students’ COW printing account.
Students can print black and white ink on colored paper for the same price, however it will cost an additional two cents for pastel paper and three cents for bright colors. These additional fees can be paid in the bookstore.
These printers are also able to collate and staple as well, a feature not available on the students’ public printers.
Color copies have different stipulations.† Since the color printer is different from the color printers such as the one in the Wired Scot, students are not able to use their personal printing account.
The prices for color copies, payable in the bookstore, are 39 cents for 8Ω x 11, 70 cents for 11 x 17, and $1 for 13 x 19.† However, with these higher prices comes much better quality than students can find on the public color printers.
When asked what types of documents students can print out in the Copy Center, Heitger said that anything from a two-page paper for class to an entire Independent Study, something she and Gosner can also comb bind or coil bind for a price of $2.95.† What the copy center is unable to copy are books (which are copyrighted) or professional photographs.
Students can bring in their work to be copied in a number of ways.† Often it is easiest to e-mail the document or photo to copycenter@wooster.edu, but a flash drive as well as simply bringing in a hard copy will also suffice.† Word documents should be submitted as a PDF with photos turned in as a JPEG.
The Copy Center also offers students a laminating option.† The cost for 8Ω x 11 is 70 cents and for 11 x 17 the cost is $1.25.† Scratch pads on recycled paper are also offered for no cost.
Though the Copy Center may be the best unintentionally kept secret, the bookstore, in prime view and location, also has a few features that students may not be aware of. Dry cleaning, which I originally thought was new this year, is a service that has been offered since 1984, with the College currently partnering with Ray Crow Cleaners, a local company. Dry-cleaning may be dropped off and picked up at the bookstore on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
While prices are subject to change depending on garment and material, some of the general prices to dry-clean a blouse, shirt, sweater or skirt is $5.35.† Trousers, slacks, shorts and jeans are $5.10.† Two piece suits are $9.85.† Coats and Jackets start at $9.60.† A complete list of prices is also available by the cash registers in the bookstore.
Other services the bookstore offers are faxing, binding, ordering of general books and software, and Fed-Ex and UPS shipping.† Students (or parents) are also able to put money on their COW cards with a minimum of $5 for cash and a $25† minimum for checks or credit cards.† Checks can also be cashed for up to $50/day with a fifty cent fee.† Tickets for campus events can be bought at the Financial counter.† Additionally, any bills from the College can be paid in check or cash at the financial counter.
Any returning student who has stepped into the bookstore this semester has noticed the brighter and more open feel the bookstore has.† Last spring, the “Store of 2015” project began, which involved six students from the class of 2010† helping to remodel the bookstore.
Because of these changes, the Florence O. Wilson Bookstore was featured in the May/June 2010 issue of “The College Store.” A copy of the article is located in the bookstore to read.
The bookstore strives each year to make the establishment more useful and up-to-date for its students and are open to all suggestions regarding changes or additions to services or products to improve.† Comments can be sent to bookstore@wooster.edu.