"I think it's a huge mistake," said Timothy Dzurilla, a graduate student and chairman of the Co-op's board of directors. "Our members and local neighbors and a lot of people across the state of Connecticut have come out and strongly supported the UConn Co-op. This is a real cornerstone of UConn's identity … It would be like replacing the [UConn] Dairy Bar with Baskin-Robbins. You'll still be able to get ice cream, but sometimes you want more than that."