Share your awesome cheap text book stories!

Do you know any faculty or staff on your campus who have made a commitment to keeping the price of academic materials low for students?

Do you have any stories about any creative initiatives taken by local groups or associations that are making a difference at your University in regards to textbook costs?

We want to hear your stories!! Log on to - www.theCRAM.ca - and connect to the FORUM (upper right hand corner), register for a portal name and document how local efforts are changing the way post-secondary institutions are taking on the academic materials issue. We need lots of Saint Mary’s students to log on and share! Here is an example from the University of Calgary:

"The U of C Students' Union Faculty of Science representative (Ms. Mohajer) asked me if I ever had a professor that helps students by cutting some of the course costs. I am currently enrolled in Psyc 369: Sensation and Perception, and the professor (His name is Charles Thomas Scialfa) provided us with an online textbook so we did not have to buy one. We had 24/7 access to the text, we could print out certain portions of it if we needed, saving me about $80. I was very appreciative of the fact that I did not have to spend another $100 for at least one of my 5 courses." - Malik El-Bekai

So, log onto the forum and share your stories! Or send them to vpacademic@smusa.ca