Tag: coffee
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Hack Your Morning Brew
Let’s face it, getting a good cup of coffee is pricey. So how do you get a semi-palatable brew without breaking the bank? If you follow Lifehacker and Forbes, you’ve probably started making your own coffee at home. Fortunately, there are plenty of brewing methods for students to choose from. But this glut of technology…
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Narcoleptic (Un)anonymous
In true narcoleptic fashion, I’m choosing to dedicate this week’s post to sleeping. And by sleeping, I mean napping. Napping can be a college student’s best friend or arch nemesis, depending on how long the nap lasts. Back in my glory days, when I took AP Psychology in High School, I learned that naps stop…
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Music, Dance, and Laughs: Creativity Flourishes at Coffee Shop
The open space of Cafeteria in New Paltz on Main Street is dim and warmly lit. The mellow atmosphere of the space is enhanced by a young man slowly dancing in front of the Cafeteria audience to a backing-track. It’s Monday which means it’s Open Mic Night at Cafeteria. Sign ups for artists start at…
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Working Hard/Hardly Working
Just back from my shift at Moonlight Café, I open the door to our second-floor apartment. The smell of pot comes pushing down the stairs, looking for an exit. As I start up the stairs, I can hear their baby-like mumbles and the click-click of defunct lighters over the TV rumbling in the background. I…
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Double Shot
3:30 a.m. I’m up drinking one of those cold Starbuck’s drinks with two shots of espresso in them that I bought at Hawk Station. I sit at my desk determined to revise the pile of papers to my right and read the pile of sociological research to my left, all due tomorrow. The caffeine is…