Columbia University Bookstore (Morningside Heights)

The main Columbia University Bookstore, located in the basement of Lerner Hall, is a Barnes & Noble College Bookstore dressed up with Columbiana. The walls are adorned with photos of the likes of Low Library and the Big C, while portraits of notable alumni, including DeWitt Clinton and Madeleine Albright, hang along the main aisle.

The store sells school supplies, accessories, computer software, Columbia paraphernalia, textbooks, and Columbia-branded shit of every size, type, and quality here. A big draw is that you can get your parents to pay for your purchases by using Flex. (When mom and dad get the bill, you can always chalk it up to school expenses.)