Monday December 6th-Oh the Wonders of Saga

It's crunch time-the week before finals! So much studying, and so little free time, especially time to eat. I think this concept is very indicative of college life- your priorities rearrange from their biological need for survival to the social need for survival. Is sleep really necessary? How much? Is six hours good enough? Probably. But, is eating really necessary? In my experience, I have discovered that eating is necessary, but in the essence of time, healthy eating may not be the best option, or a option, if you're eating at Saga.Today was no exception. With class till noon, and tours to lead at 1:00 and 2:00, Saga was really my only option for lunch. My typical meal in Saga is: spinach with mushrooms, chickpeas, green peppers, olive oil and vinegar, a bowl of cereal with soy milk, snow peas, water, and a lot of complaining about the lack of good food. All I want is some good fresh vegetables! Something that looks more like the meals I chose to eat at home. A little asparagus, some kiwis, grapes, Portobello mushrooms, avocados MMMMMMM. But alas, none of those things find there way into Saga. If you are curious as to what will be served in Saga, you can view the menu for the week here:http://www.earlham.edu/~sas/reslife/documents/menu.pdf . Today was a day a little out of the ordinary for me, I had spaghetti and sauce, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and snap peas. I don't really enjoy the food offered in Saga, but I do enjoy the environment and company(except during the lunch rush). Visiting another college's dining hall and having several meals there over a few days made me pretty jealous, but I also noticed that their "better tasting, more environmental friendly, healthier, and over-all more desirable" dining hall was missing one crucial element-camaraderie. Each meal we ate, it was just the two of us, or friends we walked to the dining hall with. My friend told me that he eats every meal alone because the chances of him seeing someone he knows are pretty slim. I was shocked to hear that. Eating alone? Thats crazy, I know every person in saga, and a lot of the people who work there too! I guess we can't have everything, but I think I like it better this way.