By: Jahvarius Kendrick
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| Morning dew sits on the glass at Starbucks, located inside of the Russell Union, at 8:10 a.m. The Russell Union's Starbucks has adjusted hours for the summer semester, though that still has not stopped customers from stopping by. |
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| A Starbucks sign reflects the outside light. The Starbucks logo is of a siren, a mythological creature. |
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| Katie Heggwood, Geology Major, starts her day searching for things that need to be cleaned in the kitchen area. Heggwood's favorite drink is a vanilla sweet cream cold brew, which she tried about two weeks ago. |
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| Minh Nguyen, Supervisor, checks the register for cash before customers begin to come in. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and moved to the States when she was 15. |
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| Minh Nguyen, Supervisor, puts on her uniform near the beginning of her shift. Nguyen graduated in 2019 with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration. |
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| Katie Heggwood, Geology Major, wipes down the counter. Heggwood has been working at Starbucks for two months. |
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| Minh Nguyen, Supervisor, pours ingredients for a drink mix. Nguyen started working at Starbucks during her junior year. |
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| An empty table at Starbucks, with a worker working in the background. Many times students will sit at these tables to do homework, drink coffee, socialize or a combination of all three, though this has been limited by the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
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| During a slight lull in the volume of customers, Jared Linton, Business Major, writes a cheat sheet for different drink combinations. Linton is approaching his senior year at Georgia Southern University. |
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| A closer shot of Jared Linton's, Business Major, drink combination cheat sheet. Starbucks has thousands of ways to customize their drinks, thus giving the customer a lot of options. |
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| Macy Spears wipes down the counter. Spears recently graduated with a Bachelors in Civil Engineering. |
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| Macy Spears pours and mixes a drink combination. Spears' favorite drink at Starbucks is an iced cinnamon dolce latte with almond milk. |
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| Macy Spears pours a drink mix into a Starbucks cup. Starbucks cups come in a variety of sizes. |
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| Katie Heggwood, Geology Major, cleans out the sink. Heggwood's favorite drinks to make are refreshers. |
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| Macy Spears, left, and Katie Heggwood look for ingredients. Starbucks has been working towards making coffee the "first sustainable agricultural product," as mentioned on the Starbucks website. |
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| Half filled flavor pumps sit on the counter at around 12:40 p.m. Starbucks' Funnel cake flavor (left, pink) was added to their menu on May 11th, as noted on the Starbucks website under stories. |
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| Jonathan Hoopaugh, Psychology Major, wipes the counters down near the end of the business day. Hoopaugh is a full time staff member for Auxiliary Services and a student at Georgia Southern University. |
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| Jared Linton, Business Major, vacuums the oven. Along with their assortment of drinks, Starbucks also has an assortment of food items listed on their menu as well. |
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| Jared Linton, Business Major, sweeps the floor. Linton is getting ready for close of business by cleaning up different areas of Starbucks. |
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| Jared Linton, Business Major, locks the door to the main entrance at 2 p.m. The Russell Union's Starbucks is open from 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. |
