Textbook costs have increased at 278 per cent of the rate of inflation over the past 12 years. (Tyler Ball)

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A price tag for the books

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But can you judge it by its price tag?

Previously in Features

September 9, 2008

Knot your average sport

Among the dizzying array of facts that bombard new students during frosh week, Kingston’s status as the freshwater sailing capital of the world is often overlooked.

September 5, 2008

Moving ‘from field to fork’

As visiting parents taxi students to and from grocery stores this week, Kraft Dinner and Pizza Pockets are flying off the shelves. But for some, university life doesn’t necessarily mean microwaves and meal plans. Last Saturday, vendors at the Kingston Public Market downtown watched as students stocked up on fresh, local produce.

September 5, 2008

Talking Frosh

Why do you shop at the Farmers Market?

July 29, 2008

When sports and politics collide

The world’s eyes will be on Beijing this month as it hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic Games with the mantra, “One World, One Dream.” But for Kathy Xu, Sci ’99, this year’s Olympics will only serve to uphold the practices of a regime whose human rights record has inspired talk of boycotts—the loudest since the 1980 Olympics in Moscow when 62 countries, including Canada, skipped the Games.

June 24, 2008

From Hitchcock to headhunters

When former Principal Karen Hitchcock resigned April 16—more than a year before the end of her term—the University’s hunt for a stand-in didn’t take long. Principal Tom Williams took on the role on May 1.