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Editorial: Book shopping should not be a scavenger hunt
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2010
The start of a new semester is always a hectic time for students. Coming back from break, students must choose precepts, purchase school supplies and buy textbooks. While the first two tasks are straightforward, the absence of a University-published list ...
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AMEN to this! In on of my classes we actually had to ask our professor to submit the book to Labyrinth today!
This is a great recommendation, but I wish the Edit Board would have done some research into the current problem. I have heard from a few Senators who worked on the Labyrinth and textbook prices as their pet projects last year that the University has some sort of contract with Labyrinth that prevents it from releasing the book list for all courses until after classes start. Individual professors can do it, but I have heard that the University or Registrar's office cannot. I'm not sure if this is true, but if it is, the University should definitely look into revising that policy.
Excellent editorial. Good job edits board!