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NC State Destroys Bookstore

by John Morris in News on 06/29/2011
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The NC State Bookstore has been doomed for a few years, but its plight only became public about a year ago when plans for the Talley Student Center were published. On a muggy day filled with heat lightning and sporadic rain, the original Student Supply Store was demolished. In its place will be a grassy area behind the renovated Student Center.

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2 Comments:


Esteban Colberto vIII
06/29/2011

so many memories lost, like tears in the rain… :(
NCSU
07/01/2011

*sigh*

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