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Students attempting to sell their books back to the Coop this term found that it wasn't as profitable as they thought...
When Ben W. Hulse '99 tried to sell back his Afro-American Studies 10 books which he estimated to be worth $110, the Coop offered...
...must admit I haven't comparison shopped, and I would hate to condemn the Coop before looking elsewhere," stated a member of the class of '98 who requested anonymity for fear that he might be expelled from Coop-land forever...
This is why The Coop's prices continue to dumbfound us, and why the store will continue to thrive in Cambridge, along with student angst and complacency. Thank you, the manager says, herding you toward the door, and would you please form a line in front of the register...
...true, stores do come and go even in small towns. But what is disturbing is the trend toward "Gapification." Within a couple blocks of the John Harvard statue, we now have a Tower Records, HMV Records, a Gap, Urban Outfitters, three CVS's, Chilis, Pizzeria Uno and a Coop operated by Barnes and Noble. These stores, while convenient, are impersonal and virtually indistinguishable from similar stores in other parts of the country and even around the world...