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UI auxiliary services feel slight pinch as students start saving more
November 18, 2008, 9:20 am
For starters, he’s shopping around for the best deals on textbooks rather than going straight to the University of Idaho Bookstore.
“People are shopping less,” the UI sophomore said.
University officials are concerned about students cutting back on bookstore shopping and campus dining in the face of a shaky state, national and world economy.
UI Vice President for Finance and Administration Lloyd Mues said auxiliary services is typically the first area to feel the effects of an economic downturn.
“When the economy gets tighter, what happens is there is less conferencing and events.” He said. “Our auxiliary services is that support industry that provides the labor and service for those events. So there is less business.”
Auxiliary services receive no state funding and, with the exception of the Kibbie Dome, are entirely self-supporting. Some areas are beginning to feel the effect of reduced consumer spending.
For the full story, see today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News or DNews.com
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