Word: meals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...predator haunts the Mississippi Delta, restlessly scanning the flooded soils in search of its next meal. Black, hooknosed and web-footed, the hunter can dive as deep as 75 ft. under water and consume a pound of fish a day. The bird is known as the double-crested cormorant, but people in the delta are calling it the catfish poacher...
...single serving is just half a cup of vegetables, a medium-size piece of fruit or a slice of bread. Observes the University of Toronto's Dr. Anthony Miller, who helped draft the report: "If you eat a mixed salad and have fruit for dessert, your meal might contain three servings...
SIMILARLY, the majority laments the reaction to the Mather kiss-in, noting that had heterosexuals staged a kiss-in the reaction would have been "different" A heterosexual kiss-in in the dining hall during meal hours surely would have offended many students as well. Simply put, this form of protest--whether used by gays or hetersexuals--stretches the limits of good taste and consequently suffers as an effective means of protest...
...race relations and minority affairs, accused the Harvard Dining Services of being insensitive to Black students last month. But they are also being insensitive to their workers. The Union employees have a tough job. They deal with 1600 freshmen, who are often rude and even hostile, at every meal. To make them dress up like over-excited kindergarten teachers is the final blow...
PERHAPS Hernandez-Gravelle is right in that sense to denounce nostalgia. But she could oppose romanticizing the past without singling out employees who are only trying to enliven an otherwise mundane evening meal. Students enjoy '50s night and other special meals, and they appreciate the extra efforts of the dining hall employees...