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CU Denver Backs Out Of Ink! Coffee Shop Contract

DENVER (CBS4) - Student activists have put a stop to a new ink! Coffee Shop at the University of Colorado Denver campus.

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The protest stems from an ink! Coffee Shop at 28th and Larimer Streets.

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The business put up a controversial sign that read "Happily gentrifying the neighborhood."

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Students said that attitude had no place on their campus.

The school agreed and terminated its contract with the shop.

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