Campuses Consider Private Bookstores
By Monica Chen | Sep. 14, 2001Barnes & Noble Booksellers is one of many contractors slated to propose running student bookstores on various campuses across the UNC system, although UNC-Chapel Hill officials say they are not considering the option. After a mandate in 1995 prohibiting UNC-system schools from allowing external contractors to privatize bookstores expired during the summer, many schools have begun pursuing contractors such as Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc., a company affiliated with the mega-chain Barnes & Noble.
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