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Issue date: 1/27/05 Section: News
Cups rejoice, students be warned
In a last-ditch effort to rescue the missing fleets of proctor cups (and their missing plateware cousins) Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette notified students last week via e-mail that "The DRS [Dish Recovery System] is dead." Since it's introduction last year, the system had been intended to encourage the return of long-lost dishware, by placing dish recovery buckets in dorms and popular student areas. In its place will be a new martial law where no dining-ware may leave the confines of the dining halls, and students with cups and other dining utensils outside of dining halls will be fined.
"At its inception, the DRS was designed by the SGA to help get what few dishes were brought from the dining rooms back. At the very least, the DRS gave permission for all china to be taken from the dining rooms," wrote Biette."The once a week pick up system was not enough for the room service mentality the program took on."
While Proctor cups rejoice at the news, students may find new hassles. "As of Feb. 6, the day we will re-open for the second semester, dishes will no longer be allowed out of the dining rooms. In the cases where you may need to take a meal to a seminar in Ross or choose to use the Woodstove lounge or head to the patio, you will be required to sign out and sign back in," wrote Biette. Dining services is planning to hire students to monitor the doors of the dining halls, a move it had earlier sought to avoid due to cost concerns. Now, however, dining services has already seen its budget largely depleted by costs of replacing dishware.
In addition to the news on the DRS, Biette also announced that he anticipated the new Atwater Dining hall to open in time for the second semester, on Feb. 6. "Construction is winding up and the appropriate state inspectors are conducting reviews," wrote Biette. The opening has been delayed multiple times, originally scheduled for completion in September.
In a last-ditch effort to rescue the missing fleets of proctor cups (and their missing plateware cousins) Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette notified students last week via e-mail that "The DRS [Dish Recovery System] is dead." Since it's introduction last year, the system had been intended to encourage the return of long-lost dishware, by placing dish recovery buckets in dorms and popular student areas. In its place will be a new martial law where no dining-ware may leave the confines of the dining halls, and students with cups and other dining utensils outside of dining halls will be fined.
"At its inception, the DRS was designed by the SGA to help get what few dishes were brought from the dining rooms back. At the very least, the DRS gave permission for all china to be taken from the dining rooms," wrote Biette."The once a week pick up system was not enough for the room service mentality the program took on."
While Proctor cups rejoice at the news, students may find new hassles. "As of Feb. 6, the day we will re-open for the second semester, dishes will no longer be allowed out of the dining rooms. In the cases where you may need to take a meal to a seminar in Ross or choose to use the Woodstove lounge or head to the patio, you will be required to sign out and sign back in," wrote Biette. Dining services is planning to hire students to monitor the doors of the dining halls, a move it had earlier sought to avoid due to cost concerns. Now, however, dining services has already seen its budget largely depleted by costs of replacing dishware.
In addition to the news on the DRS, Biette also announced that he anticipated the new Atwater Dining hall to open in time for the second semester, on Feb. 6. "Construction is winding up and the appropriate state inspectors are conducting reviews," wrote Biette. The opening has been delayed multiple times, originally scheduled for completion in September.