| Christian Campus Center supplies freebies and solitude to students |
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| Written by Sarah Lutz, The Shorthorn staff | ||||
| Tuesday, 31 March 2009 06:39 PM | ||||
 Freebucks, located across the street from Starbucks in the Tri-C building, offers coffee and a variety of teas for free Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 4:30p.m. Students can also get snacks and occasionally lunch, also for free. (The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig) Open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freebucks feeds students at the Christian Campus Center, known as the Tri-C, home of the Mavs 4 Christ student organization. Tri-C office manager Doris Frazier said she started it as a tearoom three years ago, open two hours a day, two days a week. She was able to expand on March 23, providing food each day with support and donations from the Tri-C’s board of directors. “The first day we had one customer — that was last Monday,” she said. “We just tried to make it a homey place, lots of little corners, cozy places to sit or study.” Social work graduate Young Ok said she visited once last week and talked with Doris’s husband and Tri-C director Bob Frazier. “I’m very happy to hear that we have this kind of place,” she said “I thought about that and decided to come visit again, and this is my second time.” Ok said she enjoyed the tea and quiet atmosphere of Freebucks. “I’m so tired of sitting at a monitor, so I thought about this place, getting some rest, and reading something,” she said. “So, that’s why I visited here.” Mechanical engineering freshman Scotty Butler said he loved the quiet environment and considers Doris Frazier the grandmother everyone wants. “I can disappear off into the library or the lounge in the back, and I don’t have to worry about anyone disturbing me,” he said. Butler, who Frazier remembers as her second customer, said the convenience of the location and the secluded atmospheres have turned Freebucks into part of his daily routine. Frazier plans to expand Freebucks to include another dining room. A library and lounge are also in the building. “We can get the food and the supplies. That seems to be no problem. You just tell us whatever you need,” she said. “I really want to help the students, and now’s kind of a rough time, and it’s a good time to do it.” Finance graduate Julio Rivas said he became a regular because the price was right. “This is a place that I can afford,” he said. “Today we had hotdogs for lunch, because they were free. But the hotdogs were very good.” Views: 1453 | E-mail
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