I was walking on Laurel Street, directly across from the Colorado State University campus, a few weeks back, and took the above photograph showing a few of the neighborhood businesses that cater to the college crowd. The building in the background with the rooftop patio used to be the home of the Rams Book Store, which closed a few years ago after 50 years in business. It was an independent operation, in competition with the official university bookstore, but evidently was unable to stay afloat in recent times. Independent college bookstores near the University of Colorado in Boulder and CU Denver have also met the same fate. As for the official university bookstores, it is rare these days to find one that has not been outsourced to chain operations like Follett Higher Education Group, which is not a good thing. They have limited staff, tend to overcharge, and favor an Attila the Hun style of management when dealing with employees, as I well know from personal experience. Trust me - those javelins are sharp.
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