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NEWS ABOUT: cafeteria

cafeteria stories: 6 news summaries

 College Calorie Info 
 Could Be Backfiring 

From anorexics to obese students, information can spur 'disordered eating'

Sep 15, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek. Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a... More »

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obesity • bulimia • anorexia • calories • Harvard • cafeteria • college student • Penn State University • eating disorders • dining hall

 Colleges Ditch Trays; 
 Students Learn to Juggle

Diners willing to sacrifice for planet's sake

Sep 14, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students may feel they’ve added juggling to their courseloads as the trayless cafeteria trend picks up steam, the Los Angeles Times reports. The increasingly popular measure, meant to save water and electricity, often meets with a sort of grudging acquiescence. “It's definitely difficult and a little... More »

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environment • university • green • cafeteria • college student • tray • food services • Aramark • Sodexo

 Greener Colleges 
 Take Pass on 
 Cafeteria Trays 

Environmental effort has some students complaining about inconvenience

Aug 25, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Campus cafeterias across the US are phasing out lunch trays, but the move has some students feeling, ahem, de-trayed, the AP reports. The point is to conserve dishwashing water and reduce food waste by discouraging huge piles of food, though hungry scholars say it’s not worth it. "I'll... More »

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environment • college • cafeteria

Google Cuts Back on Its
Food Perks

Problems in the kitchen will send employees home for dinner

Aug 25, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Life at the Googleplex just got a little less delicious. Google is cutting back on its famously generous food benefits, taking free dinners and free snacks off the menu, Valleywag reports. It’s a surprising change, since Google has milked its cafeteria for publicity, and recently told shareholders to expect... More »

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food • Google • perk • benefits • cafeteria

Teen Gunned Down by Classmate at Tenn. HS

Suspect is in custody; Knoxville's Central HS placed under lockdown

Aug 21, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(AP) - A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute today at a Tennessee high school. Other teens watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor. "This wasn't a shooting that was a random act," a Knoxville policeman said. "It was... More »

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high school • school shooting • Tennessee • cafeteria • shooting • gun violence • Knoxville

Boehner Angry About Dems' Cafe Standards

Peeved about 'shaved persimmon;' prefers  pronounceable foods

Jan 17, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats have been in charge of Congress for a year, but only now have they begun to force leftist foods down GOP throats—and the ranking House Republican’s not hungry. Said John Boehner of the new outfit running congressional cafeterias, “I like real food. … Food that I... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • John Boehner • cafeteria • persimmon

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