The University Student Senate (USS) sent out a survey on Oct. 13 to the student body as part of a larger campus-wide initiative to address the cost of textbooks and class materials. The survey is part of a larger study from the United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), a nonprofit organization that aims to promote citizen activism through its coalition of statewide branches. From their last textbook survey in fall 2019, U.S. PIRG reported that 63% of students skipped buying or renting a textbook and 17% skipped buying or renting an access code needed for their course.
