So, as many of you know, UCI recently shut down the on-campus Pub here at UCI, though it will probably reopen in the fall at an alternative location. However, now UCI is conspiring with Aramark to shut down all the independent food operators at UCI, most notably the coffee stand outside my building. I just signed a petition to support the coffee stand and other independent food operators to get their leases renewed, but I doubt it'll do anything.
Once again, corporate america manages to crush the little guy. First, they shut down a student run Pub. Now, they are shutting down a small coffee stand run by a Korean immigrants. Way to go UCI and Aramark! Maybe next, you can drown some kittens in the infinity fountain.