Cheap(er) sex isn’t encouraged by Boise State University. As told in an article on the Chronicle of Higher Education website, university officials asked that coupon books sold at the university be removed due to a 20 percent discount coupon at O!Zone Condom Shop featured in the booklet.

 

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                                                     This is just plain disturbing.

The next beauty and/or geek contestant could hail from Madison.

The TV show "Beauty and the Geek" is holding auditions in Madison for its fifth season.  Representatives will be at the University Book... MORE »

If you've been in the UCSB bookstore lately, possibly to buy your UCSB sweatshirt, you may have overheard one or more of these gems:

"Wait, the books are downstairs?

"We have a ... MORE »

Overheard in the bookstore, whilst finally buying books to attempt some school work:

Asian girl: He calls me pretty much every time his puppy poops.
Asian guy: How often is that?
Asian girl: Probably ten or fifteen times a day. He also calls when the pupp... MORE »

Overheard during an afternoon stroll down State Street...

Girl on cellphone:  I hate bookstores, they're always filled with hippies. [If by hippies, she means the literate, then indeed, they are].  They are always complaining about something.  That's why I don't go

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So here you are, a freshman.  Your face is scrubbed, your hands are washed, and you have no idea what the **** you're doing.  Well, OTR is here to help.  There are certain places on campus one should never go, no matter what the university says, and we're here to help you identify them.

First up, it's... MORE »

Remember how in You've Got Mail Meg Ryan's character had this cute little bookstore called the "Shop Around the Corner," and along came Tom Hanks and opened his bookstore giant "Fox Books," and put her out of business?

Well, the same thing's happening right under our noses and no one's doing anything about it. ... MORE »

The bookstore is once again trying to convince students that its overcrowded, overpriced, overhyped textbook sales are superior to Amazon and half.com’s heavily discounted merchandise.

This time, the store set up its first-ever “I don’t hate the bookstore student f... MORE »

Dropping $400 on books each semester is kind of outrageous, particularly when professors don't assign readings... but now, there's a cheaper way to buy books!

The Illini Book Exchange, an online marketplace for used textbooks, has partnered with the Illini Union Bookstore. Students can both sell and... MORE »