The Corp Goes Green, Sells Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee
Last week, The Corp switched its coffee provider to Mayorga Coffee Roasters, citing the company’s better prices, products and environmental and social practices as reasons for the change.
The Corp’s President and CEO Ryan Callahan (SFS ’10) said The Corp had been considering this change for a while.
“We hadn’t had a viable option; we’d been pretty unhappy with our previous coffee supplier,” Callahan said.
According to Callahan, Mayorga offers cheaper coffee, better taste and environmentally conscious policy. The company is Rainforest Alliance Certified and follows stringent guidelines designed to protect the environment. According to Callahan, the certification was one factor in The Corp’s decision to switch.
“All of those were improvements from what we were doing before,” he said. “We had this other option and it was great in several ways.”
ayorga, based in Rockville, Md., will donate 10 percent of the revenue from Corp purchases to the Fabretto Children’s Foundation, a charitable organization that supports after-school programs, provides lunches and encourages civic and moral growth for children in Nicaragua.
Kevin Marinacci (COL ’89), the vice president of programs for Fabretto, said the proceeds from The Corp’s Mayorga coffee purchases will go to the community in which the coffee is grown.
“The money from this particular program will go towards Las Savanas,” he said. “It will help to underwrite all [of our] activities.”
The friendship Marinacci formed with Mayorga President Martin Mayorga at Georgetown helped the deal between Mayorga and Fabretto come to fruition, Marinacci said.
“I reached out to Marty and said, `Is there any way we can promote the coffee from Nicaragua and make it help the community?'” Marinacci said. “It began through this friendship.”
“Actually it doesn’t taste that bad. It’s much better than the old stuff – it actually makes it down your throat,” Garazi Zulaika (SFS’11) said.
The Corp celebrated the launch of the new coffee with rainforest-themed decorations in Uncommon Grounds, Midnight Mug and More Uncommon Grounds.
– Dina Guenther
THE HOYA Elects Fall 2009 Editorial Positions
The Hoya ushered in change this Saturday with elections for the fall 2009 editorial staff. Former opinion editor Kevin Barber (COL ’11) will serve as the newspaper’s 135th editor in chief.
Barber said that he has great confidence in his new staff.
“These elections forced us to ask ourselves a number of very important questions about our future as an organization – both immediate and long-term,” Barber said. “In particular, we had to discuss the nature of The Hoya as a multimedia source of information and commentary for the community.”
Kathleen Nahill (COL ’11) will serve a second term as executive editor.
“I am very excited to stay on as executive editor for another semester,” Nahill said. “We did some great work last semester and I’m looking forward to working with Kevin and the rest of the new editorial staff.”
Former Guide editor Marissa Amendolia (COL ’11) will serve as The Hoya’s managing editor.
Amendolia said that she was very pleased with the results of Saturday’s election.
“I was very impressed by the general tone of the elections,” Amendolia said. “There are many new faces and every member of the new staff brings a genuine passion for the growth and expansion of The Hoya.”
argaret McLaughlin (SFS ’10) replaced Max Sarinsky (COL ’09) as chair of The Hoya’s Board of Directors. Andrew Dwulet (COL ’10), former editor in chief, and J. Ryan Zambon (MSB ’10), former information systems director, will serve as members-at-large on the board.
cLaughlin said that she thought the elections were very successful in discussing The Hoya’s future.
“Elections are always a time for us to reflect on our past semester and to redefine our goals for the upcoming year,” McLaughlin said. “We discussed the identity of The Hoya and what plans we have, both short- and long-term, in order to better fulfill our mission as the source of news for the Georgetown campus community.”
– Hillary Gallo
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