Students, food service workers disagree on vegetarian choices
By Charles Korns
Emerald Contributor
Only about one percent of
the 3,000 students who live in
the University residence halls
are vegetarians, according to
Fred Babcock, food service
director for University
Housing.
“Vegetarian was one of those
fashion things that have gone
out of vogue." Babcock said.
"We don’t have the numbers
that we once had."
Sue Ksau. food service super
visor at Carson Hall, prefers not
to use the label "vegetarian"
because "there are so many dif
ferent degrees." A more ap
propriate term is "meatless,”
she said.
Babcock maintains a demand
for meatless meals, however,
does exist well beyond one per
cent He estimated about 10
percent of the students opt for
the meatless entree, which is
served with every lunch and
dinner menu
Some of those entrees served
last week were cheese en
chiladas. broccoli-rice-cheese
casserole and fried rice with
tofu.
"We try to make the entrees
as tasty as possible." said
David Funk, food service
supervisor at the University
Inn Salad bars and potato liars
enhance the meatless
possibilities for evening meals
at the III. Funk said A salad
Iwr is served with lunch and
dinner at ail the dining halls
"We try to balance between
what we know is healthy food
and everybody's desire to eat
chicken nuggets and burgers,"
Funk explained
Peter Quady. a sophomore
living in Carson Hall, is a
vegetarian who isn't satisfied
with the meatless selections
"The meatless entree is a real
joke." Quady said "It's usual
)y not nutritionally complete."
he added, citing an example of
an Knglish muffin topped with
melted cheese and a tomato.
Quady said the tofu chili is
"pretty good." however
Quady criticized
the housing depart
ment for not offer
ing a reduced meal
ticket for students
who occasionally
want to eat
elsewhere If such
tickets were
available, “you
wouldn't be forced
into feeling that you
have to eat alt your
meals in the dorm to
get your money's
worth.” he said
Hoping to change
that policy, Quady
by l on«t«N» M«th
decided this term to join the
Food Advisory Committee,
composed of students
representatives and food ser
vice supervisors from each
dorm
Food
Continued from P.ige 8
favorite.
The EMU Food Service also
operates two food vans that
usually park and set up shop
near Gilbert Hall on 13th
Avenue and next to the Univer
sity Library off of Kincaid
Street. The vans serve sand
wiches. doughnuts and
beverages.
Karen Fisk, a graduate stu
dent in English, said she buys
food from the vans be< ause it is
convenient and "much less ex
pensive than any of the
restaurants."
A ham and cheese sandwich
from one of the two vans runs
St. 50.
Located on the top floor of the
EMU, the Skylight Reflectory
has discarded its Italian cuisine
to offer an Oriental take-out
menu. Meals include combina
tion plates for $2.95 as well as
single-item entrees.
Although the choices are not
endless, the University Mousing
Department and EMU Food Ser
vice provide numerous meal
possibilities and facilities on
campus.
‘Why eat
anywhere else when
the food is paid for
at the dorms?’
— Chris Galbraith
Catering and bulk order
takeouts from the KMU also are
available to students planning
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