ASU Textbook Rental
On December 6, 2004, the Faculty Senate at Appalachian State University voted 18-3 to dissolve the textbook rental program and institute "alternative methods for saving students money". The minutes of... continue reading »
"I transfered to Appalachian from Campbell, because I felt Appalachian had a good tuition price, making us pay for books, can sometimes raise our bill an additional 200 or more dollars a semester."
"save the rental books"
"we pay too much already and we always have to buy books for classes anyways.. if this goes then we will have to pay twice as much"
"One of my favorite parts about the system is that I don't waste books. As an english major I love and value books so much, but me spending hundreds of dollars on science and math text books is an astronimical waste not just monetarily but to the environen"
"The book rental system played a big part in my choosing to come to ASU. Now that I have fallen in love with Boone and the school, I would HATE to see us loose future students because money was the deciding factor betweem App and some other school."
"I am very upset that they are trying to get rid of our text book rental system. That is one of the reasons why most athletes as myself and my teammates, along with other sports, love this school, because that is one less bill we have to worry about. Most "
"It is not right to force students to purchase books, when many of these same students are forced to have 2 and 3 jobs just to pay for rent and tuition"
"This is the best thing the school has going for it. Take this away, and what's next?"
