Kiosk Proposal

The Tides proposal would raise up to $3,600 annually without cost to the college campus.

The Harbor Tides student newspaper asks the architectural design committee of Los Angeles Harbor College to consider the following proposal to raise funds for publication of the school newspaper, which at present does not receive college or board funding. This proposal also aids in beautifying our campus.

PROPOSAL:

Install up to six “newspaper” kiosks at selected campus locations in order to generate revenue for the school newspaper, The Tides, so that the latter can generate a revenue stream in order to continue publishing. Installation will be provided by the kiosk supplier at no cost to the school or district. The installer agrees to pay $50 per month, per kiosk, to The Tides newspaper. The percentage rate paid is based on enrollment. Monies would be sent to The Foundation, or suitable campus account, for use in publishing the newspaper. The installer is known to be reputable and has kiosks in place at many two and four-year institutions in California.

Six kiosks would generate $3,600 in annual revenue, enough to publish approximately six, eight-page editions of The Tides per year. (In 2006 The Tides is expected to publish eight times or approximately once a month each semester.) The Tides would seek other sources of revenue to fill the gap with the goal of publishing a minimum of every other week. The latter is a standard in place at most community colleges in the state (and the minimum instructional level for a hands-on teaching program such as journalism).

BACKGROUND:

Currently, The Tides receives no funding from the school or school board. It survives on meager advertising revenue generated from various campus departments, occasional walk-ins, or whatever students or the adviser drum up when it doesn’t take away from class time. The Job Placement Center provides funding to fill in the gaps and continues to be the paper’s biggest financial booster. A $10,000 grant from the Copley Foundation, issued for the 2005-2006 school year, has been nearly exhausted.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS:

Subject to agreeability of all parties, we propose the following sites for new kiosks:

Cafeteria/Eatery – outside West wall

Seahawk Center/Bookstore – adjacent entry wall, East

Gymnasium entrances - (replaces existing “bulletin board” kiosk next to bus stop)

Corner of Nursing building & Southeast G parking lot

Northern entrance/“L” Street - TBA pending Liberal Arts demo, etc.

Library - (next to building; replaces existing “bulletin board” kiosk in central quad)

VIEWS

Proposed kiosks can be converted to “bulletin boards” to replace old LAHC campus kiosks. College may choose to sell advertising instead of use the area as a bulletin board. (Note “Union” advertisement at top, above).

Proposed kiosks are more environmentally pleasing when compared to standard news racks.

Current “bulletin board” kiosks on LAHC campus are eyesores.

In proposed replacements, one side of the kiosk belongs to the installer. He sells ads and splits the revenue in exchange for the use and maintenance of the kiosk. Display ads change out monthly.

FRONT VIEW

Proposed kiosks have three levels for placement of The Tides, as well as other campus and/or outside publications The bottom third is a recycling drawer that cuts down on campus waste and encourages environmental responsibility.

Current manner in which publications are strewn about haphazardly without supervision at Harbor College contributes to waste and clutter on campus.

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