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time, espresso machines and
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bet w een
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filled ,i mi he right awa\
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so in Oregon vs as the evi lusive
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where Klltmiel workisl while a
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for a muffin.
We have this
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expensive and
fancy restaurant,
which we’re not.’
Stephanie Kimmel,
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In the e.irlv l')7()s. tin- Uni
versity campus had a reputa
lion for violent protest and con
flu t, which isolated it from the
larger Kugene community. Kim
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served Universitv students al
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reputation as an expensive and
lam v restaurant, which we re
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\ sidewalk dining area,
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