Each quarter, despite being short on cash, students must buy several textbooks. And in this economy, most everyone — especially students — is looking for a great bargain. Although there’s usually no way to skirt around buying textbooks, there are ways to trim expenses. Here, we compare the prices of some foundation-level textbooks in SCAD-Atlanta’s…

March 25 5 p.m. — A student became trapped in an elevator. The elevator company representative was called and released the student.

By Jack Huang and Rachel Chaikof During the winter quarter, some students complained of computer issues.  Many of the students who have to work on Mayas for class assignments said they were unable to access the program because a many of the computers were missing the software during the winter quarter.

SCAD President Paula S. Wallace invites current SCAD students to discuss questions, concerns or ideas regarding the college in an online chat Friday, April 3, 1-2:30 p.m.  To join the live chat session, log on to MySCAD and click on the link in Personal Announcements.

The Savannah College of Art and Design’s department of liberal arts announces its second annual Writers’ Assembly Wednesday, April 8, 7 p.m., at the Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah. SCAD School of Liberal Arts professors read their poetry, fiction, non-fiction and dramatic work. This year, the event will be simulcast in the Hub…

The rain and gray skies outside didn’t dampen the Bees’ sunny fourth birthday celebration March 25.Fun, uptempo music helped set the mood in the Hub, as students and staff satisfied their sweet tooths with ice cream and cupcakes topped with sunshine-yellow icing.

On Friday, March 27, 7- 9 p.m., SCAD-Atlanta will host an opening night reception for the exhibition “heredity” at Studioplex in the Old Fourth Ward, 659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 143. According to the exhibition’s curator, “heredity is the passing of traits to offspring from its parents or ancestors. This is the process by which an…