New dining center "Trayless Tuesday" policy stirs debate
Stacy Litz
Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: Ed-Op
Trayless Tuesday may also cause controversy in happiness and fulfillment levels of students.
"I actually wasted more food, today," Tyler Frazier, a freshman engineering major, said. "I grabbed the easiest food to carry, but it turns out that I didn't even like what I got."
The comfort level of the dining experience without the trays is drastically lowered, and after a long day of classes, it may be hard to enjoy your dinner.
Freshman Ilana Morrison, said, "I really don't mind Trayless Tuesday because I always keep in mind that it's for a good cause, even if it is inconvenient."
My opinion sways towards the negative side - not because I am lazy and I can't get up for more than one portion, but for more important reasons. I do pay a lot for a meal plan that I do not even want - but am forced to enroll in as a freshman - and I feel like the trays are part of the service and cost me money. And if there are no trays, there should at least be a decent supply of plates, bowls and utensils. I felt like Trayless Tuesday had turned into a fiasco - students could not even get their food!
Perhaps there are better ways to save the environment than taking away trays.
Stacy Litz is a freshman majoring in political science. She can be reached at ed-op@thetriangle.org.
"I actually wasted more food, today," Tyler Frazier, a freshman engineering major, said. "I grabbed the easiest food to carry, but it turns out that I didn't even like what I got."
The comfort level of the dining experience without the trays is drastically lowered, and after a long day of classes, it may be hard to enjoy your dinner.
Freshman Ilana Morrison, said, "I really don't mind Trayless Tuesday because I always keep in mind that it's for a good cause, even if it is inconvenient."
My opinion sways towards the negative side - not because I am lazy and I can't get up for more than one portion, but for more important reasons. I do pay a lot for a meal plan that I do not even want - but am forced to enroll in as a freshman - and I feel like the trays are part of the service and cost me money. And if there are no trays, there should at least be a decent supply of plates, bowls and utensils. I felt like Trayless Tuesday had turned into a fiasco - students could not even get their food!
Perhaps there are better ways to save the environment than taking away trays.
Stacy Litz is a freshman majoring in political science. She can be reached at ed-op@thetriangle.org.
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kagedmunky
Andy
posted 4/25/08 @ 5:23 PM EST
Trayless Tuesdays? Seriously, there are other ways to reduce waste without coming off as cheap in the end. This is like the emperor's new clothes where you tell the emperor he's wearing the latest, trendy, invisible clothes but he really isn't wearing any clothes at all! As people gawk in horror and poke fun as he walks around naked. (Continued…)
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