Textbooks for CHEAP!

Last night, fellow Aggie, Kelli Christensen, told me about a website that lets students RENT textbooks for low prices. I checked it out today and found that I can buy my textbook on Amazon for only nine more dollars. Out of respect for my dead checkbook, I'm posting all the great sites, I currently know of, that sell cheap textbooks:

www.amazon.com
www.abebooks.com
www.cheaptextbooks.com
http://usedmarketplace.borders.com
www.cheapesttextbooks.com **this offers a comparison chart from different sellers

and to rent:
www.chegg.com

many publishers also offer an online version of their books for a small fee.
*if you are in a math class...I strongly recommend you don't even buy a book. Just use the mymathlab that your instructor uses - it has a multimedia textbook included.

Good luck and be thrifty!

Merry Christmas!!

Well, fellow Aggies, it's time to admit that Christmas is barely a week away, now. I'm still in the midst of a pile of unaddressed Christmas cards...you? It's sad because, somehow, in the chaos of our last move I've misplaced my address book. No problem, I thought, I must have it all on my outlook. Nope, sorry! those are just old business contacts. Well, surely, I thought, it all must be on the old palm desktop from my ancient palm zire. Nope, sorry! those are just doctors and dentists and contacts from Nevada and New York. OOOOOKAAAAAAYYYYYYY. So, I spent the last two days, in between band concerts and choir concerts, searching through several boxes labeled "office" in our storage unit. Nope, sorry! I did come across several favorite things that required lots of reminiscence and lolly-gagging. So, as a last resort, I'm googling everyone I can remember and hoping their addresses are public knowledge...(not sure I can completely trust that, though, it still shows me living at my old house). Oh, well, Merry Christmas!

What are YOU gonna do with all this snow???

Bachelors in Social Work

Just a reminder that the open house promoting the new bachelors degree is today!
Lunch is provided ;)
Come learn about this degree and enjoy a free lunch.
To see career opportunities in the field of social work, click this link:
http://socialwork.usu.edu/BSWCareOpp.aspx

Celebrity Anatomy

Something crazy I learned today:
Some celebrity women pay big money to have their last two pairs of ribs (their floating ribs) removed so that they can enjoy a real "hourglass" figure.
Sick and wrong.

Book of the Week

FREAKONOMICS. A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING.
By Steve Levitt & Stephen Dubner

I must tell you, this is one of the most intriguing books I've ever read. I've had it checked out from the college library for about 2 months now, not because I keep reading it, but because every time I see its cover it gets me thinking again. It's difficult to explain, exactly. I read it through - there were a few bumpy spots that I just zoned out because they were, uh, boring, but, then I just didn't want to give it back! You'll just have to check it out, and see for yourself what kinds of thoughts it inspires.

USU Peeps are Amazing!

Those of you who attended the noon forum on Wednesday already know this; for those of you who couldn't make it, I'm just tellin' ya, our people are the greatest.
Mark Bradford and Alton Chamberlain, my hunnybunny, worked together to make a ginormous dutch oven lunch. Then Alton, best hunnybunny in the world, got in front of the crowd and talked up USU's four-year programs. He did a great job and had a lot of participation. Most of the crowd were first-generation college students, and he did a really good job of making his presentation easy to understand.
While I'm singing praises, I'd better make sure to mention Laurie. Laurie Francis, my personal education mentor, is absolutely terrific and very helpful in steering students to the classes and programs that best fit each individual.
Funny, because last year I was with Alton when he went around town interviewing USU-Blanding alumni. There were several who didn't have very many good things to say about it. They had a lot of difficulty in the transition from CEU to USU. Well, can I just say: times have changed! I had absolutely NO difficulties in figuring out my plan; thanks to Alton and Laurie. I'm so glad they're here!