Speaks Out: free online access to certain textbooks

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would provide students free online access to common undergraduate lower division textbooks. Would this be useful for you? How?

Kaitlin Amorde
Third-year, psychology
“I’m done with lower (divison courses) but I think it could make your first year a lot less stressful.”

Tiffany Chow
Fourth-year, biochemistry and microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics
“Being in south campus, that’s a lot of money you could save, but it all depends on your major.”

Omid Safiei
Third-year, anthropology
“I hate looking at textbooks online; I’m a visual person. I need to have it on paper.”

Anaika Miller
First-year, undecided
“I think it’s a great idea, especially when tution fees are on the rise.”