Coffee Lovers, Rejoice! Cafe 1880 now Open For Business

Last Monday, the opening of Cafe 1880 took place in the John B. Cade Library. Cafe 1880 is the university’s newest addition to the dining services on campus and is a fully functional cafe that proudly serves Starbucks coffee. The opening came just in time for midterms week, while students were fueling up to ace their exams.
Cafe 1880 is located on the first floor in the student center and finds its home right next to Shake Smart and Bento Sushi, two new businesses that opened in the beginning of the fall semester. With an extensive menu of over 30 different coffee drinks and teas to choose from, students can now look no further than their campus library for a quick caffeine fix.
Monae Harris, a senior mass communications major and Cleveland native, expressed, “Having a coffee spot is something that’s needed for college students. A lot of other campuses get it and it’s something that’s ordinary for them. Students used to compare us to other schools and say that a lot of the stuff that they have, we have to wait years for them to bring to our school. Now that we have it we don’t have to worry much about it.”
Cafe 1880 allows its customers to pay with Jag Cash, or another form of payment if you do not have a meal plan or are not enrolled at the university. Harris says, “a lot of these students are counting on their jag cash because they don’t have jobs or a consistent source of income.”
With this opening came an influx of students to the library to try out the new business and all it has to offer. “The first time I came the line was to the door, and I left.”, says Harris. Vanessa Brown, a graduating senior majoring in sociology from Oakland, California had a similar experience. “The first day it opened I waited over thirty minutes for my drink, but it was well worth the wait. I believe the anticipation for its opening definitely created a big turnout of students.”
The hours of business for Cafe 1880 are Monday through Thursday, 8 A.M To 10:00 P.M and Friday 8 A.M to 3 P.M. These extended hours are great for those who study late such as Southern University Law Center students, as well as graduating seniors like Vanessa Brown who need a space where they can study at any time of the day. Brown expressed “Graduation is right around the corner for me and a coffee spot on campus that stays open late like this is perfect. I need all the studying I can get before I walk across the big stage in December!”