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No more late-night coffee breaks at Commons | Interactive Feature
The stores underneath commons have changed their operating hours, now closing at 9:30 p.m.
Nandanie Khilall
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The stores underneath 1920 Commons - which include Starbucks, Subway, Top That!, Jamba Juice and the C3 convenience store - have changed their operating hours. They now close at 9:30 p.m. every day, instead of midnight.
"Looking at the number of customers who came into this location during the late night hours, there just weren't enough customers to justify staying open," said Barbara Lea-Kruger, spokeswoman for Business Services.
"When you combine all the businesses in that location, on average there were only 16 to 18 customers between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and midnight, so Penn Dining felt its resources would be better utilized," she added.
But students are not pleased with this change in hours, especially as it limits a late-night need for coffee and a quick bite to eat.
Palak Patel, a College sophomore and transfer student, was not at Penn when the retailers were open until midnight, but "if they were open until then now, I'd probably stay there longer each night," she said.
Patel sees the area as a good study environment as well as a place to get a quick snack. "I usually just grab something to eat from C3 and stay here and study until closing time," she said.
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Michael J. McFadden
posted 10/07/08 @ 4:13 AM EST
"Patel sees the area as a good study environment as well as a place to get a quick snack. "
And now she will have this denied to her because the late night crowd that would normally have helped this venue thrive no longer comes because a significant portion of its clientele has been wiped out by the smoking ban. (Continued…)
Will
posted 10/07/08 @ 11:36 AM EST
Everything closes so early around here. Is this a university or a senior center?
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