Students should get behind SRC letters idea

Textbooks are one of students' most costly tools. Finally a step has been taken that, with hope and hard work, will reform the expensive prices.

The Student Representative Council is working on a textbook campaign that will combine students, faculty and bookstores in reforming the prices of books. We commend the council on dedicating their time to help students save money.

Many students have found that buying books is a waste of money when professors do not even relate their notes to the book. Other times, textbooks are a students' best friend when read from cover to cover.

Students would be better off using their textbooks as kindling to their winter fires than to sell them back for less than half the price they originally paid for them. It's amazing how students can be robbed for a used book when they buy it and then get nothing in return on the buyback.

When it comes to buying textbooks, there are not very many options of places where students can purchase them in Greeley. It would help if professors turned in their lists sooner, so that students could use online sites, such as Amazon.

Not only would an earlier list help students out, but also help the bookstores order more used books, which again, will help students save money.

It is a great idea for SRC to get students involved with the campaign. Writing letters to the legislature is a great way for students to finally let those who have power to make changes understand their concerns and issues.

Students should get involved in order to make a difference. With hard work and dedication, there will be power with numbers. The University of Northern Colorado will not be the only students campaigning in Colorado; this initiative will be statewide. The question then is: Will one state be able to sway an entire market?

Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror's editorial board: Emily Freed, Christina Romero, Nate Taylor, Donnae Wahl, Lindsey Walker and Mitchell Woll. Let us know what you think! E-mail us at editor@uncmirror.com.