Isn’t it great to see faces again this semester? Smiling faces, angry faces, laughing faces, stressed-out faces, praying faces … just seeing faces on campus is such a positive aspect of this current semester. ThePerk is one of students’ favorite locations on the MBU campus. In the fall of 2020, everyone at MBU wore masks because of the pandemic. As we continue to emerge from living through a season with required face coverings, MBU photojournalists Emily Heflin and Madisyn House capture some new and familiar faces that we can now see around thePerk.
David Gregory stirs a coffee for a customer at thePerk, the campus coffee shop at MBU and known for being the largest free-standing coffee shop on a college campus in the state. ThePerk serves beverages and snacks in partnership with Fresh Ideas and Kaldi’s. Photo by Emily Heflin
Ethan King chats with a friend in thePerk. Photo by Madisyn House
MBU alums Kristi Francisco and Alyssa Beaudoin catch up inside thePerk. Photo Emily Heflin
Kolby Matsushima talks to Ethan King. Photo by Madisyn House
Kate Goodberlet sets up a camera for a video project with Jessica Kunkel. Photo by Madisyn House
Lindsay Mills completes a worksheet with a friend. Photo by Madisyn House
Zach Klug laughs while completing statistics homework with friends outside thePerk. Photo by Emily Heflin
Christian Akridge studies at thePerk. Photo by Emily Heflin
Michelle Garamella writes a paper on her laptop with stickers. Photo by Emily Heflin
Madison Vierling and Mikayla Harrison study science outside thePerk. Photo by Emily Heflin
Jeremy Burch, a barista at thePerk, takes a student’s order. Photo by Emily Heflin
Allison Meyer sips an iced carmella latte while studying. Photo by Emily Heflin
Austin Richards and Christian Backa spend time outside thePerk. Photo by Emily Heflin