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August 24, 2007 > Opinion > Coffee talk

Coffee talk

By The Rice Thresher Editorial Staff | Thresher Editorial Staff

Two big things hit Rice’s caffeine radar at the beginning of the semester, and both deserve a hot, steaming mug of appreciation:

n The serveries started brewing fair trade coffee and iced tea from Katz Coffee (see story, Page 11). The socially conscious grounds warm our souls, but the real kicker is we can actually drink the coffee without getting suicide notes from our tastebuds. Thank the coffee gods, we may actually have a chance of staying awake for 8 a.m. CAAM lectures — the first one, anyway.

n The Student Association bought reusable mugs for all incoming students (See SA Briefs, Page 12), so they can down huge quantities of java without raising Rice’s trash volume. But the scheme will not work unless students actually use the mugs — so we encourage guilt trips over throwing away Styrofoam coffee cups. Feel it yourself; tell a friend. Or just reuse from the beginning and avoid the pain.

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