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Clackamas Print 5
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009
revé brews a good time
What are you giving/hoping to
receive on Valentine’s Day?
Flowers
and candy.”
- Clara Jean
Dawson
Kayla Calloway Clackamas Print
tomers are welcomed by the semingly rustic look and feel of Breve Esspresso.
■usic, atmosphere, art and aroma are all very apealing.
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kl expect from a fancy European estab-
ment. but close to home and actually
■aille.
loir the outside, Brevé Espresso looked
|ik: every other coffee shop I’d ever
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n. inside, out of the glare of the sun,
Boored. The interior is stunningly
, from the warm palate of colors,
«tie musical ambiance, to the enor-
___ ne fireplace. Even the bathroom is
iried with art, color and texture, with-
Isiigle cheap soap dispenser or white
Ilin sink.
■■ally. 1 was immediately worried
■he expensive look of the place was
B be shared by the food and drink,
par; were unnecessary.
Briad of options lay before me
¡an c freshly baked bagels, delectable
es real fruit smoothies, salads, bagel
¡vrhes. a dozen different flavors of tea
Klher dozen varieties of coffee.
I ost of it was less than three dol-
e going to the Brevé Espresso, I
was a coffee skeptic. I was willing to try it
once and always harsh in my judgments.
The waitress was patient with my inex
perience concerning coffee. She asked me
about flavors I liked, how sweet were my
preferences, even how thick I wanted my
drink to be, until finally she produced a
caramel mocha brewed and sweetened to fit
my tastes.
The price for this 12oz customized deli
cacy - $3.90. This cost included the $.50
shot of caramel sauce. And, just because
they looked so very irresistible, I bought a
Danish-as-big as my cupped hands -*-$1.55.
In the end, I found myself curled up on
a sinfully comfortable leather couch, with
my mocha served in a gorgeous ceramic
cup, and my delicious pastry on a matching
plate. All the while, enjoying the relaxed
and zen atmosphere of the place and mar
veling that I, once so indifferent to coffee,
coula be so changed in my opinion after
one cup.
Eats and drinks and cozy seats aren’t the
only great features of Breve Espresso. They
encourage people to come in and just chill.
They provide free-Wi-Fi and are child
friendly, inviting families to bring along the
little ones by setting out toys, ana including
juice and hot.choccffate in their menu.'
All of this for a grand total of $5.45.
“Nothing really,
I’m married. So
I already know
what I got. I got
my wife tickets
for a play.”
- Patrick Neitzel
Probably just
flowers and
chocolate.”
-Justine Steinke
rd off the snoozing until after class
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Be of a college student is busy and hectic, and there is often
tlgli timé for everything, including an adequate amount of
^1, frequently students are left trying to find other ways to not
Bn class, at work, or behind the wheel.
Ksiest answer would be to just hit up Starbucks or grab a Red
Bthat gets expensive, and so for those who can’t always afford
Lad enti latte, there are some other alternatives.
tthi community center many students had some suggestions.
Bable of a group playing Magic Cards, student Justin Benfield
one vay is to, “graze on foods.” Then he also added, he doesn’t
Bnd it because “it’s bad for you,” but it works.
Bnt lames Furman added he uses physical activities to stay
te slich as “free running,” which Wikipedia defines as, “a form of
■crobatics’ in which participants (free runners) use the city and
Eicape to perform movements through its structures.”
ie number one idea for staying awake from the table of guys
_____agic is playing Magic.
Oml female students had ideas as well. Student Kim Miller said,
|Be about a special someone.”
he student said he stays awake in class by playing video games,
he those to remain anonymous for fear his teachers would read
ant start looking more carefully at his laptop.
rahool Answers, a popular Web site where people can ask ques-
B>ut anything and other people give their best answers, also has
jofEeas.
Jpo| typing in “creative ways to stay awake,” among the top
I vers were dripping cold water directly into your eyes, holding
Bel and meth. Although, it might be better to just fall asleep then
Mthat.
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Corrections
Forum
Last issue:
-Lady in top
photo on page 2 is
Narci Carlson not
Narci Carsel
-Photo on page
3 is grants officer
Whitney Johnson, not
Whitney Johnsonm.
A Clackamas student uses a previous issue to catch some
extra z’s before class. This could be due to lack of sleep,
from long nights of studying.
Issue 10:
-Sarah Cook is a
Scorpio, not a Pisces.
Hollywood always has great ideas. In “A Nightmare on Elm Street
3,” one character stays awake to ward off Freddy Krueger by eating
spoonfuls of instant coffee and washing it down with Diet Coke.
So, the next time you are fighting off síeep and don’t want to resort
to more traditional methods, give one of these ideas a try. Who knows,
you might just find you enjoy playing Magic.
The Clackamas Print
regrets these errors
and apologizes.
Jesse Lamond Clackamas Print