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Caffe Espr<
away loyal
Quentin Johnson
Columnist
In Caffe Espresso I sit with a cup
of untouched coffee. And while this,
in itself, is not "bad," it is a clear signal
of a troubling change in
Columbia's coffeehouse culture.
Allow me to explain: Fm sitting in
Caffe Espresso enjoying the company
of a few friends when a counter
person appears in front of me. He
clears his throat and proclaims, "If
you aren't going to buy something I
am going to have to ask you to leave."
At first, I was shocked ? what's
his deal? But from the set petulant
look on his face. I could tell he was
quite serious. Unruffled, I said,
"Okay," and started packing my bags.
I had money, but there was nothing I
wanted to buy.
My reason for going there was in
order to see what friends of mine still
go to the place. My friend Rick gave
me a dollar and told me to buy a cup
of coffee. Imploringly, I looked
around and asked, "Does anyone
want a cup of coffee?" No one did.
And this is how I came to be sitting
here with a cup of untouched coffee.
Everything went back to normal,
but as the clouds from my coffee rose
up to meet my unsmiling face, I
started to steam. See, coffeehouses
began as a place where revolutionaries
met and discussed their ideas.
Later, they became a place where
artists exchanged ideas, a kind of
microcosm bouncing creative energy
and information off each other.
Coffeehouses began as a place
where people could meet away from
frenzied public chaos. While no one
could argue that a coffeehouse is not
a business, no one could deny the
social pull of coffeehouses. The social
aspect is why people come and come
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To The Editor:
After reading the article in the
June 10th Gamecock with
regards to the self-paced
Astronomy course, I empathize
with former student Neal
Woody. The course must have
been terribly difficult for Mr.
Woody to complete without the
help of his mommy, who, according
to the course's rules, is not
allowed to take the exams for
her son. What an outrage! What
an injustice! Why should we students
be forced to be responsible
WPOINTS
Wednesday, June 17,1998
jsso turns
customers
back. The minute purchasing something
becomes the price of occupying
space is the veiy minute this social
center begins to deteriorate.
Deterioration of the social aspect
of Caffe Espresso is as apparent as
the empty chairs and empty tables
that surround me. Caffe
Espresso has taken for granted its
audience: USC and high school students.
Although other groups visit
Caffe Espresso, students make up
the bulk of its customers. Strip away
the reason why students come, strip
away your revenue.
To be even clearer Establish
gestapo purchasing clauses, diminish
the social aspect and watch your
business dwindle until there is no
business at all. Since the social
aspect that places likp Adriana's and
Courtyard Coffeehouse depend on
has now become absent from Caffe
uojjicoou, mis reuucuon in me
amount of business is the sole consequence.
The concept of making each customer
a paying customer is completely
understandable to me.
However, as understandable to Caffe
Espresso is having your business
patronized. Patronization is the way
by which a business, any business,
sells its goods. The concept goes
something like this: the more people
patronize your business, the more
goods you sell. It works like dominoes
? one non-paying customer
could mean at least five paying customers.
You do the math.
remaps Cane Cspresso believes
it is doing itself a favor by making
each person pay in order to socialize
with his friends. But from what I see
over my untouched coffee, this wasn't
to be the case. All in all, I wish them
well. I just hope, for its sake, Caffe
Espresso won't be left sitting here
with cups of untouched coffee.
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er. The Gamecock reserves the right to edn ah letter for style. possMe
ounce.
for ourselves? When does
Professor Safko expect us to
study? Between fraternity meetings,
nights at Five Points and
listening to the newest Phish
CD, there is just no time to
study. I think we all can agree
that something must be done,
soon, to see that this travesty
meets Justice.
Jeremy Touzel
Junior
Philosophy/Mathematical
Science