Kevin Callahan cleans up the waste.Charles has already written about the silliness behind the recent trayless day, in which a bunch of self-righteous students decided to making dining difficult for everyone.
In the picture, you'll see the ugly display they used for their cheap political stunt. The crusaders, of course, were too good to take it down themselves. That's why we pay people! (Hey wait, don't we pay for trays as well?)
Now the college students have been weighing our food waste for years, but they never measure the change over a long period of time. The only measure the change after one day of harassment--then they congradulate themselves for saving the world. And every year they do the same old ritual.
Another question that no one seems to ask is whether or not food waste is actually a problem, let alone if a handful of college students eating less will ever make a difference. And if it is a problem, would they consider a solution that actually might have an effect--like charging people for what they buy? Wait, but you can't do this because then people make bad choices, liking eating cheese and beef. Better for Emily and friends to make the decision for them.
And then you have the problem that actually occurs--no one comes to the dining hall! Did you notice how sparse it was inside? (Probably not, because you avoided the dining hall that night.) According to the numbers, the two nights saw a drop in people from 656 to 501. That's a 24% loss!
In terms of pounds of food per person wasted, the drop was entirely negligible (about 5%--which means the average person spared about an eighth of a chicken bone). So it's hard to say this was a success, unless you judge success in terms of chasing people away so they don't eat at all. Unfortunately for the crusaders, I suspect they just went to the other dining halls to avoid them.
Oh, well there is one way in which they were successful. They felt a lot better. And after all isn't that why we do good things. To make ourselves righteous and pure of heart. And we feel better when we make others follow along. It's okay, it's for your own good. You don't know better. We do. Trust us, the pizza is better without cheese.
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Steven Davis, a lontime but not native resident of claremont who is a certified residential appraiser writes;
Environmentalism began, nobly enough, out of a concern for the lack of good stewardship in the dealings with God had provided with to live here on planet Earth. Instead of viewing natural resources as being ours by right, we viewed them as being ours by virtue of having been bequeathed them to us in a trust that we would one day render an accounting for how we had used them. Of course that changed our operational philosophies. Now, when we put gasoline into the tank of our car we ask, can I afford this and to what use will I put this fuel that has been made so that I will not be obliged to walk or take the bus. When I put the trash out on the curb I make certain that everything that is able to be re-used is separated so that there is no waste, at least insofar as I am able to control the situation. And what about others? If I have been entrusted with wealth, should I spend it upon myself in selfish lusts and pursuits or should I see to it that others have opportunities to better or develop themselves as I have had? If I have been given an ability or talent, should I use it to the benefit of others or simply to myu own selfish ends? I am of the opinion that the environment is more than being a good steward of physical resources, though that is a nice place to start. A responsible environmentalist is a good steward of social, mental and financial resources so that as many as possible are able to benefit from the surplus that is available and integrity and professionalism are more than nice words and are actually what defines the heart of the person that society looks to when it is in need. The time was College was the apprenticeship for those who were expected to remember the lore of society just as the workshop was the apprenticeship for those who would supply the craft that society required. I have completed an apprenticeship in the construction trades and i am able to pick up just about any tool and perform the task it was intended to accomplish properly and with a complete understanding of what is needed to be performed and completed. I am beginning my Junior year in business management at South University Online simply because I am able to work Colege around my schedule. But I find that I am serving yet another apprenticeship and learning what is needful so that when I am called upon to give a reasoned ansewer for that which my degree staes I am qualified, I will be able to do so as a workman who need not be ashamed. So let us hear it for the responsible steward who know Who created it all so that it could be made use of and responsibly enjoyed and applaud that person as a true envirnmentalist.
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