WashU student upset new campus convenience store uses term ‘bodega’

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Washington University in St. Louis’s new convenience store, Bear Bodega, has sparked controversy over its name, with one student citing cultural appropriation and the erasure of Caribbean traditions. The student emphasizes the term bodega represents community and connection, contrasting the store's automated experience with the cultural significance of actual bodegas in Latino neighborhoods.