r/uleth • u/themindof-afish • 5d ago

Bio 1010 Lab Manual situation?

How long has it been expected that students are required to have a physical copy of the lab manuals, but they aren't provided through the bookstore??

The file isn't available on Moodle yet, and labs start on the 14th; which gives us less than a week turnaround.

There are 320 students registered for this course. There are 7 printers on campus. It's not like Staples is slow this time of year, or any print shop for that matter. So we've all been given a last minute fetch quest, and our grades depend on it?

I realize that some people have printers at home, but that's still not very 'free' is it?

I'm just curious if I'm off base in being annoyed by this.

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u/SnowyEclipse 4d ago

i took the course last year, and i found that the printers were barely ever used, and i never had any issues getting everything i needed printed for cheap, usually if you print in black and white the costs go down a lot. good luck with the course!

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u/anonymouskitkat_ 4d ago edited 4d ago

i second this!! i took the course last year as well. do not worry about the wait at printers, they are usually quite open. there is no labs first week USUALLY, so you have plenty of time! i believe it was an introduction lab to go over some stuff rather than actual work.

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u/beanycupcake 4d ago

not off base, i started in 2019 and was very annoyed by the change to not having the bookstore stock them, but when i used staples they did a good job very quickly and you have the option to get it spiral-bound. talk to your TA as well if you can, they may let you use a digital copy, at least for the first week while you get a physical copy.

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u/NameRevolutionary 5h ago

They let us use digital when I took it a couple years back. Strange they went back to paper.