Take a close look at the cover photo of this post. What do you see?
Just to the right of the Wright Street sign is a Panda Express occupying the same spot where Follett’s Bookstore used to be. From 1962 until 2013, Follett’s stood at the primary intersection of campus-life in Champaign-Urbana on Wright Street and Green Street. Now it’s a two-story Panda Express.
I felt deep sadness when I returned to campus in Spring 2014 and saw a Panda where Follett’s used to be — and this coming from someone who loves Panda Express.