coffee
Eight things brewing in your barista’s brain
October 25, 2022There are things customers who have never worked in a café will probably not know. Among these include the ability to act like a decent human being with bare minimum manners, and the daily mantra, “cops get decaf.” Especially the ones who wear the white supremacist blue lives matter patch. Here’s a small, miniscule, condensed list of things that make me seeth behind my mask: If you order something and I correct you so you know how to order it properly next time, that is not an invitation to fight. But if you want to fight, I’m telling you right…
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Top ten ways to cope with the beginning of another semester
May 9, 2022Denial What semester? This summer you’ll be tanning blissfully at the beach, laughing at the people signing up for another summer of the same school-related stress and poorly air-conditioned lecture halls. Instead of completing required readings, you’ll be reading a…
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Anti-coffee spokesperson caught chugging iced coffee
February 23, 2022According to recent reports, there is controversy brewing within anti-coffee activist groups this weekend. The Anti-Coffee Federation (ACF) was floored today as shocking images of its spokesperson have been leaked. Images of anti-coffee spokesperson, Maya Beninteso, chugging a litre of…
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Caffeine should be used with caution
January 31, 2022So . . . you consume too much caffeine. Though not entirely a surprise — caffeine is addictive by nature and central to the student lifestyle — I am nonetheless about to roast your habit. You have bean warned. Caffeine…
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What Grinds Our Gears: People lingering in busy hallways are making in-person school a physical test
December 1, 2021As I speed walk from Blusson Hall to the bottom floor of West Mall to get to my next class, I spot my mortal enemies. They amble around in already crowded hallways and take their sweet time talking to friends,…
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Renaissance Coffee reopens at SFU Burnaby
October 19, 2020Local vendor and coffee chain Renaissance Coffee reopened on September 28 after closure due to COVID-19. The Peak spoke with owner Parminder Parhar about the business’ integrated protocols, as well as some of the challenges that have come with SFU’s…
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What grinds our gears: Getting a caffeinated drink when you ordered decaf
March 6, 2019You know those people who annoyingly brag about switching to decaf? Well, that’s me now. Maybe I decided that I do not always want to be filled with a constant, albeit non-crippling, level of caffeine-fuelled anxiety. Maybe I was hoping…
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Hunt for the Best: Coffee at Burnaby Campus
January 26, 2019Coffee is a university must, but answer me honestly: have you been anywhere but Tim Hortons and Starbucks for your pre-class hot bean water? If you’re as busy as me, probably not. However, I decided to challenge myself to find…
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Sustainability-focused student-led program launches on SFU Burnaby campus
October 23, 2018A group of SFU students are working to make SFU more sustainable through a new program called TumblerShare. TumblerShare is a student-led sustainability program at SFU’s Burnaby campus, encouraging students and staff “to lead a more ecologically friendly lifestyle…
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Hunt for the Best: Coffee
July 3, 2018Written and photographed by: Geron Malbas Nemesis Coffee Location: 302 West Hastings Street Walking time from SFU Harbour Centre: Three minutes The Coffee: As one of the newest contenders on the Vancouver coffee scene, Nemesis has fallen right into my…
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