The Oberlin Review
<< Front page Commentary November 30, 2007

Editorial: Hello to the "FaKafé"

Hello new but temporary DeCaf&eacute;, you who have left your dungeon dreariness and sewery smell for the high ceilings and grandiose aires of Wilder Main. From a quick but wonder-struck gander it seems your shelves still abound with the vast array of products that you’ve come to be known for, although the new arrangement can be more than unnerving. More than one visitor has stood there with a disgruntled look on her face, stunned and confused by the new layout. You’ve shed your trappings of delis back east and have taken on the function of the ubiquitous mini-mart, but it’s nice to see you’re still around.

Kudos, Bon Appetit, for making our highly beloved perishables — sandwiches, salads, smoothies — still available at the Science Cart and Dascomb, if only at restricted hours and with circumscribed selection. Though these consolations do not make up for the pleasure of having our each and every gastronomical whim sated, the effort is there and it is taken to heart. Thank you for making it so that our flex points can still be spent and so that those of us who shudder at the thought of spending real money at Azariah’s will never need to.

Gone are the satisfying hot soups, cheap coffee, boiling water and late night snacks, but some relief can be found in the thrill of a new face (and new home) of an old friend, even if it is only temporary.
Editorials are the responsibility of the Review editorial board – the Editors-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Production Manager and Commentary Editor – and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Review staff.

 
 
   

Powered by