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[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] What’s in your Starbucks cup? Probably slave labor.

September 23, 2020December 15, 2020 22elizabethmt All Journalism Writing, Opinion, RubicOnline, Sustainability & EthicsTagged Child labor, coffee, slave labor, Starbucks, Sustainability & Ethics

On March 1, Starbucks released a message from Michelle Burns, senior vice president for global coffee and tea, stating that on the next day, a UK news show entitled Dispatches would air a program on child labor on coffee farms in Guatemala, calling out Starbucks.

April 18, 2019June 4, 2019 22elizabethmt Creative WritingTagged coffee, coffee shop, loft, memories, personal essay, The Loft Literary Center, vignette

“Taking Shape: The Personal Essay” at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, MN The warm beverage tickles my tongue as the scent opens my eyes. Memories have formed around this insignificant thing. Some people are addicted to the feeling of speed, I, on the other hand, am addicted to smiling. The summer that I started […]

I am Elizabeth Trevathan, a sophomore at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. I am completing a double major in Geology and Geography. I was a student journalist in high school and Director of RubicOnline for two years. I was honored as the 2022 Minnesota Journalist of the Year by the Journalism Education Association. As a student journalist, I became passionate about science communication. You can find more information about my experience as a student journalist and my entire portfolio on this site.

I intend to pursue a Ph.D. in Hydrology and research the influence of climate change on the physical circulation of ocean water and its impact on coastal and glacial environments. I am eager to learn how to integrate remote sensing and GIS into this research. I recognize the importance of integrating science communication into this field to create better environments.