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...ideal schedule would have me shell out $500 for sourcebooks alone—not including another $300 for real, honest-to-God books. Some of these sourcebooks cost almost $200 apiece, for example the infamous sourcebook for Literature and Arts B-20, “Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form” that costs an astounding $200.50. Is there any logical constraint on what we will be asked to pay for an item with little, if any, residual value once the semester is over...
There seems to be no easy solution to this problem. We cannot demand that Harvard Printing and Publications Services (HPPS) or the Coop produce sourcebooks in violation of copyright law. We can ask that professors attempt to choose readings frugally and wisely, but this does not guarantee results. For example, the history of science department assured me in writing that “every effort was made to keep costs down.” Then they blithely informed me that my sourcebook for this semester’s tutorial would be $180, plus tax and shipping. I hope...
...attempt to relieve the heavy traffic that clogs the halls of the Science Center basement at the beginning of each semester, Harvard Printing and Publications Services (HPPS) has developed a new method of sourcebook distribution...
RLISP: “Runners left in scoring position.” Often this term is associated with a team devoid of “clutch” players. Sourcebook articles indicate Oakland A’s as most lucid case study...
...from literature, music and art—these aid us in understanding our condition and in discerning our purposes. The claim of liberal education—persuasive, though by no means proven—is that there is something vitally important to life that a book (yes, even a sourcebook) can provide...