Here’s a piece of advice.
In order to talk about how we can cut back on the money we spend on our textbooks, we may need to kick our school and its rules out the door. Now, don’t go all policeman on me. It’s all about benefitting the good of the people. Our emotionally-laced cries have been ignored by public speaking higher ups. What we’re left with are threadbare wallets and never-ending reading lists.
We need to make a powerful, impressionable, unequaled stand. This the least we can do for our comrades and those who will join our ranks. Perhaps we’ll look a little stupid, but let’s all reach this agreement: we are students who can no longer shell out money for books that we’ll glance at once or twice. Maybe we should starts telling our organs. Will the university take notice then?
If anyone asks, we are trying to responsibly take ownership of our education. Besides, realistically-speaking, people are beginning to upload, download, and circulate textbook files to their classmates. (Kicking rules out the door, remember?) Because book prices have been jacked up so high, students are resorting to slightly illegal means. Dear university, how does it feel having that on your conscience? (Do you have a conscience…? It makes you wonder. Despite years and years of all these comments, nothing has been addressed…)
Life would be so much more enjoyable if this weight was off our shoulders. Affordability is the key to our happiness. Nowhere else can our joy be found. Why, then, should we give it up? It’s pretty simple. Low book cost makes happy students who succeed. I guess our school’s not as intelligent and accommodating than we thought. If they had only listened, we would not be having this conversation, right? While students have been pleading with professors, them higher-ups have been crossing their arms and saying “let’s make the books cost even more!” Just like typing into a computer with a disconnected keyboard. We are guinea pigs that the smart ones just keep testing on.