Wheelock Trayless!
Following last year’s trayless Fridays and individual pledges not to use trays, Wheelock has finally made the switch. According to the press release, the initiative stems from a partnership between Students Affairs, the Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment, Facilities Management, Chartwells, and the Acadia Student Environment Network, but emphasizes that the move is a “student initiative”, perhaps to stem complaints from those who objected to trayless Fridays last year.
Removing trays from cafeterias is a nationwide trend. It reduces food waste by up to a third, reduces water consumption, and helps control overeating in dining halls. The University’s information sheet on the topic points to going trayless as a way around the fabled “Freshman 15″, which I found amusing.
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Trayless Friday’s is a stupid idea. I want my tray. I like my tray. I bet more students oppose this move than those that are for it. Who cares if it’s a trend across the nation - so is Tim Horton’s and the group of people who manage this blog (or at least by the looks of it), made the very same argument AGAINST Tim’s last year asking why should Acadia be the same!
What a crock of s**t.
As a current student, my observation is that this is just another demonstration of how Acadia is being convinced too much by the growing number of tree hugging hippies now occupying our university.
Noticing how the ASU didn’t support this - good. At least someone has a level head.