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Once a reader, always a reader

Siena Griffin March 27, 2024
I was far from a troublemaker as a child, but I was frequently chastised for the one reason you would never expect an adult to take issue with. I was reading too much. But since entering college in September 2022, I’ve faced the opposite problem: I don’t read nearly enough. I’ve developed imposter syndrome of the literary kind. Do I still have the right to call myself a reader if I don’t read like I used to?
Buying textbooks can be an expensive endeavour. FreeP has some tips to help you. PHOTO COURTESY WOHNAI/ FLICKR

How to pay less for expensive textbooks

Eduard Miska June 5, 2018

To buy or not to buy — when it comes to buying textbooks, your options can be limited. To save or not to save, here are some FreeP tips on the costly world of buying textbooks at Boston University. Barnes...

High textbook prices push students to seek other options

JenRacoosin January 23, 2018

In the face of high textbook prices, students are increasingly looking for cheaper ways to obtain course materials. According to a 2017 report from College Board, the average full-time undergraduate...

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 12 – 19

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 12 – 19

Anna Whitelaw September 21, 2016

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department from Sept. 15-19. Heroine found in bag in Allston A female student reported on Sept. 15 at 7:36 p.m. that she had picked...

Students in Massachusetts who wish to purchase textbooks tax-free can use a form during or after purchase that grants them an exemption on all class-mandated books. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University students eligible for tax-exempt textbooks 

Jaime Bennis September 11, 2014

Boston University students may be overpaying for their textbooks due to an unacknowledged fact that in Massachusetts, books required for college courses are tax-exempt. In order to raise awareness of...

The Brave Bunch: BU psychologists help children find their voices

Becca DeGregorio September 4, 2014

As Robin Williams said in the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society,” “You must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.” Recently,...

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