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ASO fights fee hike

 Pierce students are encouraged to start a letter writing campaign to protest a fee increase from $26 to $40 a unit.

The Pierce College Associated Student Organization (ASO) president Nick Naczinski plans to encourage Pierce College students to write letters to protest the planned fee increase from $26 a unit to $40 a unit.  

During a Student Affairs Committee (SAC) meeting last Friday Naczinski and the presidents’ from the eight other colleges in the LACCD discussed the possibility of a rally to protest the proposed fee hike.

“It’s my job to represent the students interests and I don’t want to see prices go up,” Naczinski said.

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BOOKWORMS

 

Members of the Pierce College Academic Senate struggled with a failing bookstore, amongst other economic uncertainties on their Sept. 27 meeting.

“The price in textbooks has, in the past four years, increased by 40 percent,” said anthropology Professor Phil Stein, who writes his own textbooks for his classes.

The bookstore now sells books at a higher price than offered by publishers at the retail price, according to evidence compiled by Stein and others.

On the other hand, the Bookstore’s profits have fallen roughly 30%, as many members of the Senate pointed out during the meeting.

Possible solutions such as using eBooks, cutting back on new editions for introductory textbooks, and an address to the District Board of Trustees were put forward.

While a formal vote was not made, the Senate made motion to form a new task force to examine the causes of the price spike, and, hopefully, find a solution.

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