Leftheris, the busboy, clears off one of the wooden tables at Goody’s. Among the artistic m\u00e9lange of empty bowls, cigarette butts and wrappers is a plastic cup adorned with the familiar mermaid emblem.<\/p>\n
The Deree campus Starbucks opened on Thursday, Nov. 3, marking another addition to coffee options available to students and staff.<\/p>\n
To celebrate the grand opening, Starbucks employees served free coffee from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Starbucks coffee is offered in over 10,000 locations worldwide. There are currently 38 stores in Greece, plus one at the American College.<\/p>\n
“As far as we know,” said manager Voula Kyriakopoulou, “we’re the first college in Europe with Starbucks.”<\/p>\n
Kyriakopoulou, who relocated from the Starbucks at Ag. Ioannou, said that Deree is an ideal location for the popular chain.<\/p>\n
The American-style coffee house has already assimilated into the student culture. “We’re already getting a lot of work,” she said, “but it’s still the beginning. After some time has passed, more people will come.”<\/p>\n
A deck was built in front of the store window for students to sit and drink their beverages, but “most of the cups we serve are ‘to go,'” Kyriakopoulou added.<\/p>\n
Student Denise Sarakinis, an avid consumer of Starbucks products, goes to Goody’s after she buys her grand\u00e9, iced shaken latt\u00e9: “It’s a bigger place and it’s easier to socialize.”<\/p>\n
So Leftheris’ trash collection now includes venti-sized plastic cups and long, green straws. In addition to ashes, he now wipes off condensation rings left by frozen Frappucinos.<\/p>\n
“They’re everywhere,” he said, referring to the coffee chain.<\/p>\n
Sarakinis said the new Starbucks location is convenient: “I don’t have to run down the street now that it’s right here on campus.”<\/p>\n
Student Katerina Papantoniou agreed, even though she thinks that it is odd to have three stores within a three kilometer radius of each other. <\/p>\n
She said that she will still go to all of them. “It’s just a matter of what I want. Sometimes it’s nice to get off campus.” Frequently, though, students are pressed for time, so it is easier to purchase coffee at Deree, she explained.<\/p>\n
Goody’s has been the main food and coffee provider to students for the past several years. General Manager Eugenia Mousti expects the business to take a slight hit now that Starbucks has opened. <\/p>\n
“Logically, yes, we’ll lose work, especially during the morning hours,” she said, “Whether it’s from curiosity or because it’s a trend, the students know Starbucks.” <\/p>\n
The prices, though, she added, do not invite daily consumption.<\/p>\n
For Sarakinis and Papantoniou, however, money is not an issue. “I prefer the coffee at Starbucks, even if I have to spend four euros to buy it,” said Sarakinis.<\/p>\n
Mousti said the competition is good. “It helps us get better. In the end, we’re all here for the same reason: the students.”<\/p>\n
Sarakinis, sipping the last of her latt\u00e9, seemed pleased as she looked around Goody’s from student to student, cup to cup. “Starbucks is Starbucks \u2013 it’s special.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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