Starbucks under fire for use of bug-derived extract

Mai Sims
April 19, 2012

While enjoying a meal outside on a sunny day, many would cringe or even scream out loud if a bug landed on a crouton in their Caesar salad, or became a tiny corpse in their chardonnay. Who wants bugs in their food? Over the past few weeks, Starbucks has been scrutinized for its use of cochineal extract,... Read more »

Inhalable caffeine stirs controversy

Christina Sziatinszky, Staff Writer
March 8, 2012

Jacqueline Lainez, a first-year student at Santa Monica College, needs a daily dose of caffeine to get through her day. For Lainez, a typical morning consists of waking up at 6:30 a.m., driving her sister to school before heading to SMC, getting stuck in traffic for over an hour, then spending an additional... Read more »