Word: mealing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...favor an alternative to the current 21-meal dining plan...
...complaint is rather frequently heard at Harvard, that all resident students are required to purchase a compulsory 21 meal per week board contract, even though statistics show that the average student eats only 14 meals per week. We believe that many residents of Harvard College desire a choice of meal plans, which would allow them greater flexibility and possible monetary savings, as compared to the present 21-meal plan...
...evaluating different meal plans, however, it is important to keep in mind that the price of current meal contracts already takes into account the fact that most students eat only 14 meals per week. If all students ate the 21 allowable meals, the amount of food consumed would necessarily rise, and board contracts would be substantially higher than they...
...calculating the costs of alternative meals plans, we have assumed that the fixed costs of the Food Services--labor, administrative, and overhead--should be borne equally by all resident students. The variable prices will reflect only the differences in the non-fixed, food costs. (This appears to be the practice at every other school we have examined.) Thus the savings that might result to those who purchase a 14-meal plan would come solely from a reduction in the cost of the food that they eat. At the same time, this would mean that board contracts would rise for those...
...variable meal plan been in effect in 1978-79, those choosing a 21-meal plan would have been required to pay $60.30 more. Those choosing a 14-meal plan would have saved $72.80. In light of the estimated $8000 that it presently costs to spend a year at Harvard, these cost differences are probably not enough to have a major impact on a student's overall financial situation, but they are substantial...