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ananda

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2. Boy, UT used to be a bastion of leftwing professors.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 10:52 AM

Tuesday

When I first moved here, I volunteered at their bookstore
on 51st St. -- Monkey Wrench books.

I also wrote some book reviews for their online newsletter.

Those were the days.

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