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Gov't examines causes of price increases

By Evan Goldin · Sept. 1, 2005

With textbook prices continuing their skyward climb, the Government Accountability Office has found that the price of textbooks in the United States has risen at a rate more than double that of inflation. Since 1986, the price of textbooks in the United States has increased 186 percent.

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What you really mean to Penn

By Melody Kramer · Sept. 1, 2005

Congratulations Class of 2009! You, as you probably know, are the smartest class to ever set foot on this campus. Why back in my day, if you could read at a fifth-grade level and count to 10, you were admitted and made a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. But now, they're looking for at least high-school algebra.

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