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...coincidence that there's been a concerted effort on the part of the industry to keep the consumer disconnected from their food. All the advertising that goes into promoting healthy food which is made up of sugar, salt and fat - it's very confusing to navigate this system, and it's done on purpose...
...people should have the right to know what they eat. And they should know the consequences of what they eat. Cigarettes are now labeled: This is damaging to your health. This food is really no different. You cannot afford health care in this country and continue the same food system that we have. (See pictures of the world's harvests...
Reinstating hot breakfast in only two houses would prevent the former inefficiency cited as the primary justification for hot breakfast cuts. Since only one House in each residential area would provide heated offerings, breakfasters would consolidate, avoiding the surplus food and service that characterized the previous system. Furthermore, given the propensity for Quad residents to eat lunch on the river, this solution would reduce lunchtime waste in the Quad. Finally, the proposal is—at least conceptually—cost-neutral. Assuming costs of providing food and services for both meals are similar, replacing...
Harvard’s house system is often cited as one of the best parts of our social life, enabling students to get to know a small cross-section of the large undergraduate population. The dining hall is a central place in any house’s life, especially at meal times, so conveniently located river houses have been trying for years to keep outsiders out, resorting to gongs, no-pants dinners, and the more conventional inter-house dining restrictions. However, if dining restrictions were made with the realities of the lives of Harvard students in mind, they could...
...administration needs to recognize that inter-house dining is a reality of campus life. It needs to stop ignoring the problems that the current restrictions are creating, and consider stepping in to mandate more reasonable restrictions, if necessary. Harvard’s house system is a great part of campus social life, but we need to make sure that promoting house life in the river houses doesn’t end up leaving others out in the cold...