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MASSPIRG launches new open textbooks campaign
(Collegian File Photo) A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness about open-source textbooks by MASSPIRG. Open source textbooks are textbooks licensed under an open copyright license, which...
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Amazon @ UMass to provide convenient ordering and pick-up experience
The Amazon @ UMass pick-up location in the Campus Center.(Shannon Broderick/Daily Collegian) Amazon anticipates that its new partnership with the University of Massachusetts will provide students with...
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Letter: Open source textbooks can combat rising prices
(wohnai/Flickr) To the Editor: My name is Meghan Healey. I’m an undeclared freshman. Being on this exploratory track, most of my textbooks were relatively cheap, but they were still more expensive than...
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Textbook Broke
(Wesley Fryer/Flickr) College students spend a staggering amount of money on textbooks each year. The College Board currently recommends that the average undergraduate student should spend up to $1,200...
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The triumph of anti-intellectualism
Erica Lowenkron/Collegian There is a cult of anti-intellectualism in our country, and it did not arise in a single election cycle. Donald Trump represents the newest low in this downward race to the...
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Letter to the Editor: Open Education Initiative could save students money
Christina Yacono/Collegian To the UMass Amherst Community, According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, the price of textbooks has risen 1041 percent since 1977. As a result,...
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MASSPIRG holds panel to discuss solutions for high textbook prices
Christina Yacono/Collegian A panel hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst chapter of Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG) addressed the rising prices of textbooks and...
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Online shopping may be easy, but retail stores are feeling the effects
(Mike Mozart/Flickr) This past weekend, I spent the Easter holiday with my roommate and her family. Going back to her hometown, my friend was excited to drive me around and show me the landmarks of her...
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Open up our education
Collegian File Photo It’s around the time of year when I start buying textbooks. One thing I’ve learned from college is that you should never buy the textbooks in the course description until the class...
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Trust the professors, and trust the system
(Katherine Mayo/ Daily Collegian) About a week into the semester, rumors circled amongst students of possible ethical violations faculty could be involved in. Word was that professors who had authored...
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