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And thus Crimsonreading.org was born—a Web site where students can compare the cost of required class texts across a handful of Internet vendors as well as the putatively more pricy Coop. This year, however, presented a previously unencountered difficulty. Many course syllabi, typically posted on the Internet...
Among the most controversial methods of information-gathering, for both Crimson Reading affiliates and cost-conscious students, were clandestine missions to the Coop during which they could copy the course books’ ISBN numbers. The Coop responded with a crackdown: One student was expelled for transcribing ISBNs and several...
Naturally, Crimson Reading and its backers at the UC—along with many empathetic students—were furious at the Coop’s provocation. In no time, allegations abounded. The Coop was “infringing upon [students’] rights as consumers,” jealously...
Responding to Petersen’s remarks, Staff questioned the UC president’s authority to determine whether Crimson Reading would be coming back to the Coop against Murphy’s wishes.
“Ryan has no authority to make that call,” said Staff, who is also a UC representative. “I’m the director of Crimson Reading, and I will be the decision-maker regarding its future along with Tom Hadfield.?...