Volume V Issue III BY JULIA RITCHEY Editor-in-Chief Extreme Makeover. Home Edition is making a difference, one family at a time. Last month, ABC’s Emmy Award- family of South Mountain to Alto students, a local family’s landscaping stone and cleaned leaves and debris from the site. According to Penn State Mont Alto forestry instructor, Craig Houghton, the students did a week’s worth of landscaping in only four hours. That Wednesday night, ten more Penn State Mont Alto stu- dents volunteered for a shift from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. where they cleaned up the inside of the in only 106 hours. “It was kind of hard at the Moreover, the volunteer group on that Wednesday night had the privilege of being the first volunteer group to step foot in the house. In addition to the group on Wednesday, another group of volunteers from Penn State Mont Alto did an overnight shift the next night, Thursday, November 13. The sixth season of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has the theme ‘heroes in the commu- BY JOSHUA ENRIQUEZ Staff Writer The Café Java is a place can go to buy themselves a nice cup of coffee to start off the day. It is set in the Wies- tling Student Center right in the middle of the campus; a perfect spot for those who don’t feel like walking all that much (unless.of course you live in the Penn Gates). The Café Java does not only serve coffee, but also a variety of drinks and goodies like milk- shakes, espressos, smoothies, cookies, huge rice krispies treats, and more. The type of coffee they brew comes from Peet’s Coffee & Tea. In 1966, Alfred Peet opened his first coffee and tea store with an unwaver- ing attention to detail and a commitment to artisan crafts- manship. The result is a deep rich flavor unlike any you’ve Submitted by Lauralye Deckert On Wednesday, November 12, Penn State Mont Alto’s for- treme location and landscaped laid sod, planted flowers, laid end of the shift to stay awake, but overall it was a good experi- ence because it was good for our campus and we helped a family in need,” says Sophomore Ale- jandra Santamaria who volun- teered on Wednesday. nity.” Penn State Mont Alto’s volunteers are heroes for taking on the difficult task of racing the clock to help a family in need built a better life. The show will air at 8 p.m. on Sunday, January 17. Peet’s starts with the highest quality Arabica beans from the best growing regions throughout the world. Peet’s careful selection process guar- antees that the coffees they roast will bring you the best flavor possible. Their unique deep-roasting method gives our coffees at Café Java a complex flavor. Their roasters are highly skilled artisans— they make a ten year commit- ment to learning their craft. Café Java’s hours are from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday. The drink prices vary from $1.59 to $3.99 depending on what kind of drink and size one chooses. As students, you also get a 10% discount with the total amount you are charged. Sophomore Alejandra Santamaria says, “I love their vanilla latte and the new smoothies with tea and the strawberry banana is really good. And I like the service because Patty [Yi] and Sara [Knaub] are really nice. I like the environment and I love the smell of coffee every single morning, so it’s kind of comfy.” Freshman mons says that, “the drinks and baked goods - are delicious.” Also, Freshmen Emilynelle Manotti states “that al] the coffee that they sell makes you have an addiction and the peo- ple who work there are very polite.” Yi says, “Café Java rocks my socks. I’ve had several jobs and this is my favorite. This is the job of all jobs. The hours are flexible and it basi- cally fits into your schedule perfectly.” The Café Java has the ability to cater to all people even if you don’t drink coffee. They do sometimes serve brownies, blueberry muffins, and other pastries and you can always get a nice, cold milk- shake with that.
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