Upside Down builds community through pay-what-you-want coffee

By Abby Kearny and Monica Li

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March 18, 2026

1:02 pm

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Owned and operated by Jews for Jesus, Upside Down operates on a pay-what-you-want model and has become a popular study and community space for UCLA students.

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Kearny was a 2025-26 Video contributor. She was a fourth-year economics student minoring in entrepreneurship and film from Seattle, Washington.

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