Reading Time: 2 minutesStarting out at U of O, you probably find the amount of reading material excessive, but you are not alone.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWith Uoswap, a group of students at the U of O are streamlining the practice of reselling textbooks.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversities are already riddled with institutional barriers given their entry price — textbooks only exacerbate this issue.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome students prefer online readings, others prefer physical textbooks. A third group, faced with this dilemma, just opt out of doing readings at all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe average class requires students to own and/or have permanent access to anywhere between one to three core books, never mind all the external reading material. For a student studying in five classes per semester, the maximum amount you pay could run into hundreds of dollars per semester.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis new campaign, titled Textbroke, began in early September to measure how students get their textbooks and how much they pay for them.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe sorry state of the Canadian dollar isn’t just tied to dismal oil prices. According to News Editor Eric Davidson, students should be on the look-out for how the struggling loonie will influence the prices of food, textbooks, and even booze.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the number of global refugees, especially from war-torn Syria growing, Canadian provinces and cities are looking for ways to do more.
