Word: mealing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...votes that were made harrowingly close by the absence of heavy sleepers, Byrd ordered aides to compile a roster of Senators, listing the nooks and hallways where they were catnapping, so they could be roused in time. Abourezk and Metzenbaum spelled each other occasionally and consented to several brief meal-and-shower breaks for their colleagues during the all-night session...
...have each undergraduate pay a board fee sufficient only to cover the fixed overhead costs of running the House Dining halls--administrative costs, dining hall maintenance and equipment costs, etc. He estimates this fee comes to only about $700 per year. Beyond this fee, students would pay by the meal...
...Meals would be priced at cost, Savage says. Because overhead costs will have been paid for, Savage estimates the cost of a meal would be very low, cheaper than comparable meals purchased at a restaurant...
Savage defends his plan against the charge that it would weaken House life by encouraging students to eat meals off-campus. "The only reason that House life would be destroyed is because Food Services can't provide food that's attractive enough to compete against food purchased in the Square that would cost three times as much. If Food Services can't make a meal that people will want to eat, then they should get out of there...
...said students are "getting the bad end" of the strike but most are adjusting to the closed facilities. The 3000 resident sophomores, juniors and seniors are receiving a $5.65 meal rebate to buy their own meals...