Pumpkin Spice Latte’s 20th anniversary is here, but who’s here for it?

Share: Goodbye “hot girl summer,” and hello Pumpkin Spice Latte. The signature Starbucks beverage made its return to the menu for the 20th year in a row, bringing along with it staunch supporters and absolute haters.  The Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) has graced the Starbucks menu for 20 years now, however its life on the menu hasn’t come without pushback. This most notable comes from Starbucks’ own baristas, who are required to fulfill the orders of pumpkin lovers. “I feel like it’s been horrible,” JP, …

Political Dissident: White Amerikkka is a terrorist organization

Share: “When the anonymous black person enters the white space, others there immediately try to make sense of him or her—to figure out “who that is,” or to gain a sense of the nature of the person’s business and whether they need to be concerned … Accordingly, the most easily tolerated black person in the white space is often one who is “in his place”—that is, one who is working as a janitor or a service person or one who has been vouched for by …

Starbucks locations arriving on campus within the year

Share: In the coming year, PCC’s campus caterer I-8 Food Services is set to bring Starbucks to food vendors on campus. I-8 is a catering company that exclusively provides food for all events on campus, as reported by The Courier. In an email, I-8 production manager Tana Lim confirmed the news, though she declined to comment on the specifics of the project. “Yes, we will have Starbucks full service units on this campus, within this Academic year,”  Lim said. Executive Vice President of Associated Students …

Cafe De Leche: Instagram-worthy coffee isn’t worth the price

Share: Do people really care about the taste of coffee at their local hipster coffee shop, or do they want instagrammable aesthetics? Well, Café de Leche located in Altadena is definitely only worthy for your instagram posts. Entering the coffee shop the overpowering smell of their jalapeño cheese bagel consumed my nose, and I’m not quite sure how I liked that. I resumed to observe the small space, appreciating the tranquil blue walls and lounge area; you’ll feel as if you’ve walked into a friend’s …