On Campus — November 10, 2009
RHA to sponsor philanthropy week
A blood drive sponsored by the Residence Halls Association will occur at the Student Recreation Complex from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 13.
RHA vice president Lauren Thomas said this is RHA's first blood drive.
"We tried to get a blood drive going last year, but with scheduling and everything it didn't work out, so we pushed it back to this semester," Thomas said.
The blood drive inspired the idea for an entire week of philanthropy which RHA has put into action.
"The blood drive sparked the idea for a service week, so we came up with Taylor Duke's chair position," Thomas said. "We hope to have a service week every semester."
Trayless week begins with balancing act
Initial results indicate that trayless dining may have caused less food waste at the Pavillion at Dobbs, Dobbs student supervisor Andy St. Clair said.
"Today, we prepared less food, and there's less food being thrown away," St. Clair said.
Dishes from diners at the Pavilion at Dobbs were collected and extra waste was thrown away.
"Right now, when we had the trays, that bin would be quarter to halfway full, and right now it's barely a fifth full," St. Clair said. "I'm really surprised about that. I didn't think it was going to be this much of an impact."
St. Clair acknowledged student reaction was mixed, and some students want their trays back.
"They just don't like not having the trays, because they feel like it's a hastle to get up and down,"he said.
St. Clair said he hopes the opinion will become more supportive.
"It just sucks that they're complaining about it, because we're trying to help the environment," he said. "Hopefully the complaints will be less as the week goes on."
