Well, if she would name the bookstore, I'd be happy not to visit it next time I'm in Corvallis. More seriously, yes, I see the appeal of staying in the univers

Well, if she would name the bookstore, I'd be happy not to visit it next time I'm in Corvallis. More seriously, yes, I see the appeal of staying in the university world, or anyway in a university town. Unfortunately, the appeal of the life means that there are always plenty of people willing to take entry-level jobs there for poor wages. As for the bookstore, I'm sorry about the wages--and sorrier about the customers--but the difference between a high school senior and a published Ph.D. is probably not substantial when the job is shelving books, running the register, answering questions.