When I was a freshman, I bought an English book in my dormitory today, but no one read it for a year. I couldn't find it at last.
Just entering the university, don't think you can do many things. Remember, college is different from high school, and the learning atmosphere is much worse. As long as you can learn the basic courses solidly, you can read more scientific and technological books or masterpieces in your spare time. Coupled with participating in extracurricular activities, even reading English is very hard, let alone reading newspapers.
But, on the other hand, time is really water in a sponge, it depends on yourself. According to your own situation, if you really have the ability, buy a book to use, which can improve your English; But you can't overestimate yourself. Realistically speaking, in fact, the commission for selling a newspaper is 20%, and of course it sells more.