DUU raises concerns about Starbucks idea

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By: Anna Lieth

The Duke University Union meeting Tuesday night covered issues ranging from customized condoms for the DUU-sponsored Joe College Day event to Starbucks coffee.

The Union administration raised concerns about the possibility of a Starbucks replacing the Office of Student Activities and Facilities-the Union's base-in the Bryan Center.


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Union officers discuss the upcoming Joe College Day, scheduled for October, at their meeting Tuesday night.

Though administrators have cited the spot as prime real estate for a Starbucks, Union President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, expressed concerns that Starbucks is "really corporate." Donnelly said she thought a better use of the space would be a student-run coffeehouse to compliment the Duke Coffeehouse on East Campus.

Union leaders discussed plans to talk with other student groups and get their ideas on the proposed Starbucks before talking to administrators.

The meeting also covered upcoming events at Duke. Joe College Day, a special program to be held Oct. 20, was one of the first events discussed. The day-long music festival and party was a Duke tradition that spanned from the early 1950s until the mid-1970s.

Another traditional DUU event, Springternational, will not be held this year.


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