On Tuesday evening, Scripps College President Amy Marcus-Newhall announced the Motley Coffeehouse will reopen for full service on Monday, Nov. 11, a little over one month after the college shut it down following disagreements between the administration and Motley staff.
Marcus-Newhall said the decision comes after several weeks of communication between student staff and the Dean of Students team which consists of multiple administrators.
“My conversations with students and staff have reinforced the importance of The Motley to the community,” she wrote in an email to Scripps students. “Therefore, I am grateful that we can reopen this space as the College continues to collaborate with student staff members to clarify and codify policies, operations, roles, and responsibilities for The Motley’s future operations.”
Last month’s closure came after disputes over the usage of the space and decoration policies, particularly the displaying of a Palestinian flag and political organizing in the coffeehouse.
Immediately following Marcus-Newhall’s announcement, the coffeehouse announced on their Instagram that they were open and hosting an election watch party.
“The Motley is open,” the Instagram story said. “Come watch the election and be in community.”
While the Motley space is open and available for people to use, the coffeehouse’s bar service will “return to operation” and resume normal hours beginning 8:00 a.m. on Nov. 11.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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