The Alumni Student Centre was built in 1991, and Nicholson said the architect in charge had a lot of restrictions on the design. The result was a feeling that the building is not as functional as it could have been, because of what Nicholson calls a lot of dead space. BUSU says that initially the focus will rest on the pharmacy service, beginning with a same day prescription drop-off service for next year. There was strong support for the pharmacy from both on and off campus students, stated Nicholson, as students were 81.1 per cent in favour of a pharmacy on campus, according to the survey. We are going to look at it from a business perspective.
Less capital means less risk.
If the pharmaceutical service proves to be successful, then a full-fledged pharmacy will be explored for the future. Darren Fox, BUSU vice-president finance and administration, thought that a pharmacy would work well in conjunction with the possible new health plan, which is more extensive than the one currently in place. The fate of the health plan will be decided this week in a student referendum. The pharmacy plan is a long and involved process, according to Fox, who also said that BUSU has already been in contact with a pharmacy to determine the feasibility of one on campus. Nicholson thought that BUSU would most likely merge the coffee shop and sofa lounge ideas, as both received support from students with 36.5 and 45.6 per cent respectively in favour.