Colleges.com Launches the Web`s First Nationwide Collegiate Store for Alumni

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000--Colleges.com, the No. 1 Internet destination for students and alumni, today announced the launch of its online collegiate store.

The Colleges.com store is the first online store of its kind, offering a wide variety of emblematic products from hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide!

For students and alumni who want to puff up their collegiate pride, the Colleges.com store offers such unique merchandise as inflatable logo chairs, embroidered logo pillows and logo birdhouses. Other products to help decorate homes or offices with team spirit include attractive embroidered wall hangings, classic hardwood chairs engraved with college insignias, practical storage products and even a selection of hand painted ''helmet'' Christmas tree ornaments for the holiday season.

The college store also offers students and alumni the opportunity to buy collegiate logo apparel such as stylish leather and wool varsity jackets and sneaker-style, athletic, logo slippers to keep toes toasty!

''There are over 64 million active alumni who are unable to buy collegiate logo gear online,'' said John Carrieri -- CEO and founder of Colleges.com. ''A large majority of alumni live far away from their college towns and crave easy access to paraphernalia from their alma mater. As many universities do not offer a service of this kind, we are thrilled to be able to further our mission to help alumni and students by providing this one-stop-shop.''

In addition to emblematic products, the Colleges.com collegiate store also houses the world`s largest print and poster collection. Over 10,000 eclectic posters and prints are available, ranging from classic reprints from artists such as Arthur Szyk, to humorous action shots of the Three Stooges and Monty Python.

Colleges.com, the parent company of U. Magazine and the College Press Network is an interactive web site focused on providing college and university specific information, financial aid and e-commerce. Other services include a college search engine listing over 4,600 colleges and universities, a scholarship search engine offering 2 billion in awards. Colleges.com also owns and publishes U. Magazine, the most widely read lifestyle and entertainment magazine among 16 to 24 year olds, with a circulation of over 1.5 million. U. Magazine is the only national college magazine written for college students by college students. It is currently distributed at more than 250 four-year colleges and universities nationwide.