The art of deception has been used for thousands of years by groups that are in search of a victory, and with the progression of time, deception has now seeped into the art of brewing coffee.

At Georgetown, a caffeine deprived student can rejuvenate themselves at any one of the three renowned coffee establishments, Saxbys, Starbucks, and The Corp - but will he or she be satisfied with the taste? Each of these three coffee corporations have their own quirks, but the major difference is the Georgetown real estate that one of them dominates.

The Corp is a student-run business that practically controls all of Georgetown with it's three locations spread campus wide, whereas Saxbys and Starbucks dwell in their single location day in and day out. Regardless of the persistent monopoly that The Corp holds, one can always hear a fellow Hoya complaining about the coffee quality that is produced from all three coffee headquarters on campus - Midnight Mug, Uncommon Grounds, and whatever that random third place is called on the 3rd floor of ICC.

Whether you're a vanilla latte or dark roast kind of person, you know that deep down you deserve so much better than what you're about to consume from The Corp. Once every blue moon you'll finally have the time in between classes to trek to the Starbucks - finally a good cup of coffee, but then you remember that it is so unconventionally located by the soccer field and there seems to always be this unnecessarily long wait for a Starbucks beverage. I've come to the conclusion that these uncharacteristic happenings at Starbucks and the bizarre location of Saxbys and Starbucks are all a conspiracy led by The Corp.

Think about it.

Which coffee company on campus is the easiest to walk to? The Corp. Which coffee company bizarrely wears random hats to hide their true identities? The Corp. Which coffee company is the worst? The Corp.

Hahaha got you!

No but seriously, The Corp is a coffee monopoly on the Georgetown campus that we all feed into. The sad part is that all of these burnt coffees and 20 minute prepared ice teas at The Corp are entirely self induced through your credit card hand-toss with the cashier. We have turned our eye from how terrible the quality is, just in the hopes that we can get a burst of creativity and write a ten page paper the night before it's due.

We the people at Georgetown University, in order to enhance our mental concentration and preserve our taste buds, need to take a stand against the power controlling Corp. We need to start frequenting Starbucks and Saxbys and remember what good coffee tastes like, where you slightly cringe because the espresso is so fresh and strong and are so dearly appreciative because you receive an accurate proportion of ice to tea - now doesn't that sound like an ideal caffeinated world?