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October 30, 2003
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Bookstore defends prices
An article that appeared in The New York Times last week brought to light the skyrocketing costs of college course materials and some students’ discovery that American publishers sell their textbooks for much less abroad.
Whether the Swarthmore Bookstore has lost sales because of publishers’ high domestic prices is not easy to tell.
“Lost sales are difficult to track,” Bookstore Director Kathy Grace said, “but I’m sure there has been some effect.” In general, she said, the percentage of assi…
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News
- Election memos now hosted by 30 schools
- Students discuss freedom of speech
- Capital campaign raises $139 million
- ITS block on P2P traffic may be permanent
- Students, professor offended by Zionist speaker
- Israeli women share a peaceful vision
- CNN correspondent defends right-wing viewpoint
- Large-Scale Event Committee form
- Globalization symposium begins
- Students join ACT UP in AIDS fight
Living & Arts
- The Left: 'rocking, really, really hard'
- Passing the time: a meditation on the noblest of arts
- Getting your long distance groove on
- Capitol Steps: tell me something I don't know
- Masters of Disguise
- Bloomin' costumes for All Hallow's Eve
- Get the skeletons out of yo' closet
- What Was Your Best Halloween Costume?
- 'You're never too old for free candy'
- When old love reignites
- Putting the 'R' in R and B
- Editor's Picks
Opinions
- Irrational fear
- 'Recruit' slogan serves important purpose
- Joy of Ramadan month arrives
- Bush erodes environmental protection
- Spirituality and holistic health for us and Earth
- Diebold proves futility of voting
- Standing up to Diebold
- College should back students
- 'Copyright stuff' main issue for some
- Swat does what it can
- College's role not neutral
- Memos will survive
- Protesters should work with the law
Sports
- Buzzards pick apart foe
- When life was Life
- Tide hope to make CC playoffs
- IM basketball: Where did the competition go?
- Saturation point
- Swat defeats Haverford
- Tide wipes out Bryn Mawr in a wet one
- Swarthmore Sports by the Numbers
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