College Students Drug Of Choice Best Found In Coffee

College students drug of choice best found in coffee
By Melinda Davis
Published: Tuesday, October 4, 2005


Do you know what miracle drug is readily available for college students, has been around for centuries, is inexpensive, and can be purchased without a prescription?
I'm sure most college students know about this, but if not, I'm going to let you in on our little secret: caffeine. Yes, you read right.

That nice little 'drug' found in many soft drinks and in coffees. And coffee is the drink I am going to fully endorse today.

So, you might wonder how your friend is able to have energy after going to bed at two in the morning and then getting up six hours of R.E.M. later ... well, the answer is simple: it's the loads of caffeine in her coffee.

Perhaps some of you know about caffeine, but haven't given in to trying the stuff yet. There can be many sufficient reasons for not choosing to drink coffee.
Some people might be concerned about becoming addicted to coffee and therefore choose not to drink it.

However, there are many things humans are addicted to that they need. In fact, most drugs, taken often, can become addictive. Like that Tylenol you reach for whenever you get that small headache - you could be addicted to it.

One can even argue that food is addictive. But who cares if it is?
Caffeine is something that people - college students in particular - need, so why not risk the addiction?

Is addiction always necessarily a negative thing, or is it the stigma society has given the word?

And besides, the positive side effects of coffee generally outweigh the negative effects. Caffeine gives people energy - and we all know this is a necessity when studying in the early hours of the morning for an exam.

Coffeehouses can be found all over Johnson City. Java City is one right on campus in the Culp Center. Some other coffeehouses in town are: Cow and Coffee, Kings Coffeehouse and Eatery, Starbucks and Java Rush.

And if you're looking for extra-extra energy, the espresso kind of coffee is probably what you need. But, do be cautious - more than five or six shots can cause rapid heart movement. SHOCK COFFEE is the latest High Caffeine Energy Drink enjoyed by college students.

Otherwise, drink away! And next time you're drinking that warm (or cold) cup of heavenly goodness, keep in mind this quote written anonymously - "If given enough coffee, I could rule the world."

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Coffee lovers savor freebies from Starbucks Coffee Company

Customers like store's location, atmosphere

BY RACHEL KIPP
rlkipp@marion.gannett.com
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AARON PENNOCK /apennock@marion.gannett.com


TIGHT - Judy Berry, Marion, tries to move through the crowd waiting for coffee. "Right now, there's a lot of confusion in there," she said. "It was so crowded you couldn't get to the dessert." Related news from the web

When Marsha Anderson told a friend from Virginia that she planned to attend the grand opening of a Starbucks store Thursday night, the response was laughter.

"She thought it was so funny," said Anderson, Marion, "because it's so common there."

Before today Grant County residents had to travel at least 20 miles to satisfy a jones for coffee drinks or baked goods from the Seattle-based company. To mark the opening of its Marion store, Starbucks had a Friends and Family night Thursday, offering a free products before today's grand opening.

"It's a great atmosphere, a convenient location. It should do well, I hope," Anderson said, while sharing a table with neighbor Sara Brown, 78.

Lines of customers snaked around the store and unclaimed beverages crowded the counter, echoing Wednesday's practice sessions offering free drinks throughout the day. Employees with trays piled with sample-size bites of brownies, breads and cookies weaved through the crowd.

Standing just inside the front door was Debra Ballard, director of development at the Grant County Rescue Mission. Ballard drank a pumpkin-spice latte and manned a display board with information about her organization.

Ballard said Starbucks doesn't keep food or ground coffee for more than 36 hours and will donate extra baked goods and coffee to her organization, which serves about 150 meals each day.

A cup of house blend coffee at Friends and Family night likely marks one of the few times Fairmount resident Eric Aschendorf, 49, will visit Starbucks instead of a locally owned store.

"I don't think (a Starbucks) is necessary," he said. "We already have Tree of Life, we have Hidden Treasures, we have Beatniks. But it will probably do a good business."

While sipping a caramel frappuccino, Brett Blum, 25, Marion, said he thinks all of the businesses can coexist.

"You come here looking for coffee," Blum said. "Tree of Life, that's a small part of what they do. You go there for Christian music or books, for leadership activities or for food."

At Anderson and Brown's table, the women laughed when asked what they were drinking.

"We're not sure," Anderson said, but then admitted she was having a caramel latte.

"Is that what you're drinking?" she asked Brown.

"I don't know," Brown said. "I just said, 'I'll have that.'"


Originally published September 30, 2005

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