Kylee Deering | Staff Writer
It’s 12:30 am. Eyelids begin to get heavy. Your face is illuminated by the glow of your computer screen. You sit up to re-adjust and crack your back. You’ve been sitting in the same chair for hours now. You just realized how the once comfortable cushions now seem like they’re not so plushy or inviting as your back tightens up again, tired from being in the same position all night. You blink and the words on your screen seem to blur and come back into focus. It’s time to wrap up on homework and call it a night. It is, as a matter of fact, the third night in a row that you’ve been up late working and running low on sleep.
It’s 8:00 am and you find your way to the coffee shop. “Can I get a non-fat latte, extra shot of espresso?” you say groggily, still wiping sleep out of your eyes. You start to tune out like you normally do as they go to work making your coffee but today is different. Instead of the steamy coffee, you get a response saying, “I’m sorry, the espresso machine is down. There’s no coffee, only the normally brewed stuff over there.” They point in the direction of the coffee pots. Feeling defeated, you leave empty-handed and disappointed.
Freshman Paige Hansen had no idea what to do without her coffee, so she simply didn’t order anything.
“I was panicky because I needed my caffeine during midterms really badly. I don’t drink pop or drinks like it, so coffee is really the only option for me when I’m exhausted. I didn’t order anything until they got the espresso machine back,” Hansen said.
Like Hansen, most students at BVU have been through this in the past few weeks with our espresso machine down. Students were having to resort to Keurigs, go to Grand Central or do without. Of course, there were plenty of other ways to get that kick of caffeine. Between the Red Bull, Starbucks Frappuccinos and Starbucks Double Shots of Energy all offered in the coffee shop and at the grill, students were never a short walk away from an energy boost. There was also the option of giving the coffee a break. Some were using this time to order smoothies instead of coffee or drink more water or another healthy substitute instead.
Junior Ty Reindl also gave the coffee a break.
“I was disappointed because I was unable to drink my favorite daily coffee. I didn’t order anything in place of it because nothing compares,” Reindl said.
Students were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the fixed espresso machine so they could go back to their normal routines, ordering their favorite caramel drizzled lattes and iced mochas. Fingers crossed this time for the machine to remain in well working conditions – for everybody’s sake!
Photos by Dee Friesen
