#textbookbroke campaign targets steep costs of textbooks – The Cord

"Jan. 15 marked the first day of this year’s local advocacy week for the #textbookbroke campaign which will conclude this Friday. To find a solution to mitigate the large sum of money students spend every year on textbooks, the Ontario Undergraduate Students Alliance (OUSA) and students at Laurier have joined the #textbookbroke campaign. “We know textbooks are very expensive and students can’t afford to pay for textbooks especially when they have to pay for their own rent or groceries,” Stephanie Bellotto, vice-president of university affairs, said. The #textbookbroke campaign is collecting students’ receipts online to see how much money students are spending on textbooks at Laurier this semester. Students can tweet with the #textbookbroke to share their spending...."