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To Keep Steve's "Hello My Friend Cafe"

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Maren Elliott
11 years ago

As a fine arts student, "Hello My Friend Cafe" has been an essential study & get-away spot just next door to FAB. It isn't just law students who will loose out if UofA repurposes this space, it is everyone. In an institution where it is very easy to feel like a number on a page or a walking dollar sign, people like Steve are a godsend.

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Lewis Klar, former Dean and Professor Emeritus.
11 years ago

Steve has been a generous and supportive friend of the law faculty for years. It is now time for us to give our support to Steve. When I return to visit the faculty, Steve is the first person I check in to see.

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Dr. Tarek AMmar
11 years ago

Support our thriving University students!

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Allan Rasmussen
11 years ago

I wanna be able to go get my coffee there in the future!!!

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Craig
11 years ago

Save "Hello My Friend"!!

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Shelbylynn Charleau
11 years ago Featured

I would be absolutely heartbroken with the loss of 'Hello My Friend Cafe'. I'm not a law student, but I make the trip from Campus St Jean two or three times a week for a cup of tea, a nice place to study and a chat with Steve.

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Jarrod Hone
11 years ago

The Hello My Friend Cafe is an outstanding part of the student experience at the U of A Faculty of Law. Many of the cafe's benefits are intangible, though I have no doubt that the sense of community it provides assists in Alumni support in the long term.

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Dave Stults
11 years ago

Highlander Grog from "Hello My Friend Cafe" was the only reason to go to campus 50% of the time!

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Mack Ayache
11 years ago

Down with the empire!

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Sarah Feutl
11 years ago

I come over from the Fine Arts Building because Steve makes it so worthwhile.

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Jake
11 years ago

Pillar of my experience

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Janelle Morin
11 years ago

Steve is outstanding. He would be a huge loss to the community.

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Dale Wilson
11 years ago

This is not a person the University should displace on a whim nor for the purpose of enhancing the property and image of a corporation.

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Jennifer Fiorini
11 years ago

Steve has always been friendly and welcoming each time I visited the law school - and I am not a student nor am I alumni!

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Alexandra Dawkins
11 years ago

Absolutely in support of this establishment continuing. Steve is a committed and friendly businessman and I've been a regular for the past year since I discovered Hello My Friend Cafe. So many arts/law students are friends with/ customers of Steve that it would be disgusting to see the university destroy such a wonderful business that is so appreciated.

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Jodi Green
11 years ago

Steve is a big part of the u of a law experience. I meet alumni and we talk about profs and Steve. Not renewing Steve's lease is a move for the worse, not the better.

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Cory Millar
11 years ago

Keep Steve. I'm not necessarily opposed to 're-purposing' the space, because I don't know what that means. Whatever it means, Steve should be a part of the discussion, and the U of A should try to keep him. He's a part of the community. Not only that, he makes the law school, and the university, a better place. I think everyone wants that.

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Kate Andress
11 years ago

Steve Good. Starbucks BAD

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Nicole Muhly
11 years ago

I first met Steve when he worked at Java Jive and I was an undergrad. Through caffeine and warm conversations, he made my university life so much better. Though I was only able to visit him a few times in his new endeavour in the Law building, I'm certain he was a positive influence in the building, in the community and to everyone whose path he's crossed. Steve is an important fixture to U of A culture. Don't deprive students of future interactions with Steve. Please renew his lease!

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Stephen Dugandzic
11 years ago

As a 2013 U of A Law alumnus, my memories of Steve and "Hello My Friend Cafe" run deep. Steve is well known among Alberta's legal community as many of us greatly benefited from Steve's presence in our faculty. For the U of A Faculty of Law to lose such a great service and person would be an absolute travesty. The U of A administration must reconsider its position.