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Sustainability-focused student-led program launches on SFU Burnaby campus

Peak Web October 23, 2018

Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   A 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 by reducing the number of disposable beverage cups used on campus,” as stated on the TumblerShare registration form. The initiative is based on a membership system, and it is currently available only at the Renaissance Coffee in the applied science building. Those who apply for TumblerShare will be given a membership card after…

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Hunt for the Best: Coffee

Peak Web July 3, 2018

Written 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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SFU and the path to a fairtrade campus

EIC February 6, 2017

SFU being a fair trade campus shouldn’t be news to anyone. In addition to meeting the requirement standards as set by the Canadian Fair Trade Network, SFU has pushed the Starbucks franchises on campus to adopt fairtrade practices on campus.…

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FOOD FIGHT: Coffee Bar New West is the perfect addition to the local chain

EIC September 26, 2016

The newest addition to the Coffee Bar family is now open in New Westminster. Located on Columbia Street just a stone’s throw away from the New West SkyTrain station, it is like stepping into a Gastown coffee shop. Upon entering…

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Why I’m done with Starbucks

EIC March 7, 2016

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tarbucks, why you gotta play me like this? I thought we had something special. Now you’re throwing away what we had and are replacing it with something awful. The general principles of your Rewards system remain the same — register…

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A love letter to my beloved Renaissance at Cornerstone

EIC July 13, 2015

[CUE THE DRAMATIC MUSIC] My dearly beloved Renaissance at Cornerstone, It saddens me to think that you’ve used the last of your coffee filters this past June 27; that you have shut your doors; that you are no longer. I…

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A definitive ranking of every Starbucks near SFU’s Vancouver campus

EIC May 11, 2015

When it comes to leading the student life, a good cup of coffee can mean the difference between life and death — or maybe it just feels that way sometimes. Regardless, your daily caffeine intake should never be something you…

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Woohoo, Boohoo

EIC March 30, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1927" align="alignnone" width="842"] Photo courtesy of Flickr[/caption] Woohoo: Sugar in your coffee I’ve been drinking my coffee black since the beginning of last summer. It was a tough habit to get into! Straight, black coffee can be painfully bitter,…

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Why you should vote to keep SFSS Food and Beverage Services open

EIC January 20, 2015

The upcoming Special General Meeting (SGM), to be held tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the West Gym, lists on its agenda the possible removal of the SFSS Food and Beverage Services (FBS). Unbeknownst to many students, this would mean the…

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