August 1, 2003
Reading and Writhing
Incoming freshmen at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania may think they are being shortchanged on their summer vacation. University officials sent each of them home from orientation this summer with a free copy of Barbara Ehrenreich's book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, and their first homework assignment.
Like many colleges nationwide that have developed summer reading programs to help new students kick off their academic careers, Mansfield expects its freshmen to
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