Chartwells: Eat, Learn, Be Disappointed

When I found out that Zona Mexicana was disappearing for good, I got my hopes up that I might, once again, be able to eat at the Cave. Having given up on the sandwiches where deli meat is left to sit out all day and the salad bar which is utterly plain, my recent menu has consisted of cereal, occasional visits to Mather, and Builder Bars in my room. With the prospect of a variety of food however, I felt I might be able to find something edible.

Sadly, I was mistaken. My first foray into the Post-Zona Rotating Food Bar was this past Sunday. My roommate and I both ordered omelets made to order. In an effort to “speed up” the omelet process, one employee started pouring the egg mixture into the pan and adding the ingredients (before the egg was cooked). The result of this was that excess moisture caused the omelet to turn out like soup, and they had to throw mine away before starting again. My roommate had the same problem but instead of throwing hers out, they attempted to turn the whole omelet (now resembling a frittata) over and cook the other side. After mashing it down with the spatula, the Chartwells employee produced a flat, fried egg-mix with ingredients in it. It in no way resembled an omelet. I should also point out that we waited a good thirty minutes for these omelets because the two frying pan solution is nothing short of a disaster for a dining facility meant to service several hundreds a day.

My second attempt (fool me once, shame on you… fool me twice…) was to try the pasta made-to-order…

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Merci, Gracias, Danke, THANK YOU!

I wanted to take this time to say a big, bright, BANTAM THANK YOU to Nathan Kirschbaum for all the effort, time, and energy he spent putting together this website for the SGA. As someone who has served on the SGA for four years, I cannot be more grateful or amazed at the work that Nathan has put into creating this resource for us. We look more professional, more interesting, and more available to this campus and to our peer colleges, and ultimately this website can help shape the future of the Trinity SGA. I have been proud to be able to show this website to SGA alumni who cannot believe their eyes. I’m sorry that this Thank You is later than it should be, and I hope you will joining me in extending a hand to Nathan for the effort he has given to helping create something that has been such a tremendous success.

The Democratic Moment

For those of us who have been following the Democratic primary for the last two months tomorrow may be the most important day of the year. Though Super Tuesday was almost a month ago, we have come almost no closer to deciding a Democratic candidate for President. Tomorrow however, as Senator Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama compete for victory in Vermont, Rhode Island, Texas, and Ohio, we stand on the edge of what could be a make-or-break day.

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