SGA Holds its 1st Book Trade

As another semester begins adding to the horde of textbooks that pile up over previous semesters, SGA held its first Book Trade event on February 5th. Organized by the Student Government Association (SGA), the outdoor event provided students with a venue for an easy, free, and direct book exchange.

SGA President, Mohammad Al Abdalrazzaq, introduced this event in an effort to offer students an exchange of educational books with their colleagues while promoting a sense of community at AUK.

During the event, students were offered a selection of books that were displayed on table stalls and sorted by subject under a total of 15 categories. Students were given an outlet for donating their textbooks from past courses that were counted upon registering their name on a list, and then selected an equal number of books to choose from.

"The purpose of the book trade is another way of donating and fostering education while connecting students around campus," said Al-AbdalRazzaq. "Students can miss out on acquiring lots of useful educational books with valuable information. They may miss the chance to benefit from many of the books due to the hassle of purchasing them." Through this event, students were given the opportunity to quickly obtain much needed books that might otherwise be unavailable in the AUK bookstore in times of need.

In addition, Al-Abdalrazzaq hopes to continue the book exchange by further proposing a plan to the government to supply additional free books for AUK students.

Freshman representative Abrar Al-Shammari said,"The SGA was a great help in the planning and arrangement process, as well as the success of the event."

The Book Trade was shown to be very beneficial to students. The SGA plans to hold more of book trades in the coming semesters.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 11th February 2013