 Media Credit: Jeremy Blanchard
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LCC OSPIRG campus organizer Joe Marino looks on while OSPIRG board member Jesiah Hallford holds an open source textbook. On Friday, April 25, OSPIRG gathered at the University of Oregon to celebrate over 1,000 professors at 300 different schools in all 50 states signing a statement declaring their preference for affordable textbooks. Open source textbooks, which can be used online for no cost and printed for minimal cost. "The idea of the open source textbook is very appealing," Bruce Lundy, who works at the UO Bookstore, said. "Even if faculty needed royalties, it would still be a lot more affordable to the student. I'm anxious to hear more." Along with OSPIRG members, Lundy was one of the speakers at the gathering.
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