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.

Thank you for taking the time to inform us on this matter.

I am writing because I would like to apologize.

I apologize that our student body remains apathetic on issues surrounding social welfare.

I apologize that the loudest voices in the student body lack grace in accepting criticism or input.

I apologize that we have come to study at Acadia only to ignore and undermine those we came here to learn from.

My hope on this issue is that the defensively harsh response from the ASU will wear off as they adjust to the idea that this decision is not actually welcomed by 90% of the student body. As was so clearly stated by your compassionate fan, it seems as though the ASU, or rather, student body has the final say in any changes that take place in the SUB. And so I apologize for not having exercised my rights as a student. I did not seek out the survey to become part of the statistic nor did I seek out any student decision making position, I am therefore as much to blame as our student leaders.

I have learned a lot from being part of the Wolfville community but clearly I have more to learn as I have not attempted to see that the same community forms on the Acadia campus.

Please accept my sincere apologies,

Megan Lickley

You have absolutely no say in what goes on in our building and should shut the hell up. Also YOU do not know what you are talking about, the ASU did look at all alternatives and did provide open venues for students to voice their concerns. WE WANT TIM HORTONS AND I DON’T CARE IF IT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OR NOT.

Excellent point about the lack of transparency in this process. If a widespread search for a new food service provider, I certainly wasn’t aware of it.

After attending every SRC meeting this year, I can assure you that the change in food service provider has not yet been debated or discussed in council sessions. Until the decision to buy out the remaining years of the contract with Chartwells, the ASU Executive held their cards close to their chest. What’s troubling here is that the decision to sign on with Tim Horton’s was made almost immediately, which leads me to believe that discussions between the ASU and Tim Horton’s representatives were secretly ongoing prior to the announcement of the contract buy out. At the very least, it’s obvious that alternative providers were not being considered as viable candidates, and that the executive has intended to make this extremely large financial and philosophical decision in a private manner.

I’m about to post the link to this blog on the Ath website. It’s time to get students talking about this.