Despite this, in December, over the Christmas break when no one would really notice, it was announced that the ability to charge items at UBS to the U-bill would end June 7. This fall, when students buy their books, I am sure they will notice. This does not allow equal opportunity for students to get books and supplies for classes. Books and supplies are required like fees and tuition for classes. Many students cannot always afford to get books at the beginning of the semester for many reasons, one being that their checks have not arrived at the university by the start of the semester.
Goodness knows that enough students get into credit card dilemmas as it is.
If we took this by the letter of the law we shouldn't even have dormitories at ISU because it is competing with property management companies. If it is unfair, by the logic used, students who live in dormitories should have to pay the entire semester's living expenses at the start of the semester without any credit because it is unfair to local landlords. So now 24,000 students have to give up a needed service at the nonprofit University Book Store for the personal wealth of one man, Floyd Ballein. With the old system students didn't have to apply, and transactions were quicker than they will be this fall. If students are wondering why the lines are so long, they can thank the Board of Rejects.