Fall break should be taken seriously by all

Even though I am an instructor and not a student, I along with Jason Poreda would appreciate the entire week off, rather than just Thursday and Friday, for the holiday (and so would the many wage-workers around the country who are denied the holiday). Yet, in his column, Jason highlights two reasons why the idea is not feasible. As he puts it, most students would not use the extra time to study but would be "sitting on the couch without a care in the world, ... goofing off." Secondly, his description of what classes will look like come Wednesday is unfortunately accurate: Far too many empty chairs. [Read article]

Tomorrow, UA students will sit down to dinner tables scattered across the country and give thanks for the past year. On the eve of Turkey Day, what blessings in particular should students be counting? We asked our columnists: So what are you thankful for?

In homage to caffeine, the key to survival

Thanksgiving is a great day. If you can overlook the history regarding conquered indigenous peoples and instead concentrate on the marathon of football games and enormous amounts of food, then it's one of the better holidays that we have. [Read article]

Stop textbook price-gouging by buying from overseas retailers

After Thanksgiving, we only have a few weeks until - gulp - finals. Academically, the only thing to look forward to at the end of the semester is the possibility of selling our loathed books for a profit. Then it's back to the bookstore to drop another wad of cash and do it all over again.

Textbooks at the UofA Bookstore and at college bookstores around the country are ridiculously expensive. By shopping online at overseas retailers, such as www.amazon. [Read article]