University removes trays in dorm cafeterias
This may be barely OT since it involves U of M, but according to this column there are no more plastic trays in the dorm cafeterias (except at Bursley, strangely enough). No doubt there are rationales involving cost, the environment etc. for this change, but what exactly are Markley (and other Hill dorm) residents supposed to "tray" on in the Arb this time of year? Anyway, as a Markleyite from the 1980s, I thought that this was an entertaining eulogy to the passing of the dorm tray:
http://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/01endure-michigan16
January 17th, 2015 at 6:42 PM ^
Which begs the question: why isn't HE on Harbaugh's staff??
January 17th, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^
Can't forget Sexy G.
January 18th, 2015 at 1:32 AM ^
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January 19th, 2015 at 6:18 PM ^
I've heard that before.
"I wish I wasn't married to Tom Brady, else I'd totally let you buy me a taco." - Gisele
January 17th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^
As a former Bursley dorm resident, I support Bursley's staunch opposition to the removal of cafeteria trays.
January 17th, 2015 at 6:54 PM ^
6 Lewis here agrees too.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:03 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 7:58 PM ^
2nd Rot '06-'07!
January 17th, 2015 at 7:20 PM ^
Another former Bursleyite. We suffered enough being on North Campus, so this is a small but sweet retribution.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^
The only good thing I remember about living at Bursely was the free parking. I don't know if they have that now. But North Campus is so much nicer now, maybe living there isn't so bad anymore.
January 18th, 2015 at 12:03 AM ^
It's nice, yes. Cozy, sure. But it's also a black hole. Literally nothing happens up there. I lived on North for three years and slowly went insane.
January 18th, 2015 at 8:42 AM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 6:56 PM ^
most universities that forgoe trays do so because of water use. Each tray that is used has to be washed even if nothing was spilled on it.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
I'm sure this means the University will lower the absolutely OBSCENE prices and mandatory meal plans, right? Should lower the cost of room and board... which is already REMARKABLY low given that at least two people share an 8x10 sterile room and share a group bathroom with 30 other people in a massive, ancient building. Economies of scale at work! Always thinking about the students and ever lessening cost of attendance!
January 17th, 2015 at 7:35 PM ^
You seen a Michigan dorm lately? They're all freaking palaces now. Shit, East Quad has a gelato bar.
January 17th, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
And fraternities are mansions with private chefs and private rooms at less than 1/2 the cost. Can't wait for this student loan bubble to burst.
January 17th, 2015 at 8:59 PM ^
...which also require fraternity fees, spending large amounts of time on fraternity activities, etc. etc. etc.
In other words, there's costs to everything, whether it be time or money. And, believe it or not, student housing at Michigan is more than decent for what you're paying, location, amenities, security, maintenance, convenience, etc.
January 17th, 2015 at 6:53 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 7:08 PM ^
I fondly remember traying in the Arb. I hope all you resourceful students find another method.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:09 PM ^
WQ here. How are the students supposed to take the burritos back upstairs now?
January 17th, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^
4th Adams here.
But many, many years ago.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:58 PM ^
but I'm sure not much changed in in that building between our tenures.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:09 PM ^
My school does this too, it's a pain in the ass. They say its for enviromental reasons, or to curb people from wasting food like what was said above. It's just annoying to constantly go back and forth to get stuff.
January 17th, 2015 at 7:10 PM ^
No more free sledding
January 17th, 2015 at 7:16 PM ^
It might have been just me, but sledding on trays did tend to get a little frustrating due to the lack of control on certain surfaces / hills / types of snow. Laundry baskets, on the other hand, did provide those vital 0.000001 extra seconds of protection in the event of tree or vehicle collision in a road or parking lot.
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January 17th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^
Don't know how I could have survived dorm dining without a tray. Those little tiny glasses, you'd have to get like 4 of them to have a reasonable amount of Mountain Dew with your meal. Ain't no one got time for making multiple trips just to get your drink on.
East Quad, Best Quad
January 17th, 2015 at 7:34 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
Purdue did the exact same thing in their cafeterias. No more sledding down Slayter Hill. :(
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January 17th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^
This is so sad. A few days ago I was spinning yarns to my wife and children who have spent their entire lives in California and Arizona, how much fun it is to sled down the hills in the Arb on a borroweded cafeteria tray. The end of an era.
January 17th, 2015 at 9:49 PM ^
As a Markleyite from the 90s(briefly, until I got kicked out of the dorm), I call bullshit on this one. Sledding is tradition! What's next, they ban South Quad snowball fights?
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January 17th, 2015 at 11:20 PM ^
I see that they filled in the best spot to tray in the arb with shrubs and small trees.
I swear when conditions were ideal you could tray several hundred yards at speeds rivalling luge runs.
You just had to make sure to avoid the lone tree at the bottom, right in the middle of the run.