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SFU and the path to a fairtrade campus
February 6, 2017SFU 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. But with any larger initiative comes benefits as well as shortcomings, and SFU’s fair trade ‘utopia’ is no different. So what is fair trade? Fairtrade Canada tells us that better working conditions, fair wages, and environmental justice are the major lures. With ideals like these it's not hard to see why SFU was attracted to the initiative. SFU has preached…
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FOOD FIGHT: Coffee Bar New West is the perfect addition to the local chain
September 26, 2016The 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
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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Flowchart: is your barista secretly in love with you?
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A love letter to my beloved Renaissance at Cornerstone
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
May 11, 2015When 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
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
January 20, 2015The 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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