I ran across the photograph on the left the other day and decided to do another nostalgic post about the University of Denver Bookstore, where I was the Finance Manager for almost 30 years before the University of Denver outsourced the store to Follett Higher Education Group. I took the photograph on my friend Valerie's last day at the store, back on June 21st, 2010. Valerie was the Operations Manager for the bookstore, and was moving on to bigger and better things. From left to right are Wally, who was also an Operations Manager; a very pregnant Brittney, who was one of the textbook buyers; Valarie, and Flo, the Accounts Receivable clerk. Flo is normally a very camera shy person, but made an exception due to the special occasion. I was able to get this photo because the fire alarm went off, and we all had to evacuate the building. And did Valerie herself pull the fire alarm on her last day, as a farewell gesture? I wouldn't put it past her.
The DU Bookstore, as I have mentioned before, is located on the south side of the Driscoll Student Center. The north side of the center was torn down to make way for the new DU Community Commons, which is currently under construction. It is scheduled to open this October, nearly 36 years to the day after the previous building opened. I took the photograph on the right of the windows of the new building, reflecting the Sturm College of Law, located just across the green. Originally, the law school was located on what used to be the Colorado Women's Campus, and was called the University of Denver Lowell Thomas Law Center, in honor of the legendary broadcaster. However, after DU sold the campus to Johnson and Wales University, the new building on the main campus was named after the donor who paid for it, to the dismay of Lowell Thomas' family. Evidently, at DU, the philosophy boils down to "what have you done for me lately?" And I mean that with all due respect.
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