Wouldn’t “Meat Mondays” and a vege rest of the week work better tho
Anyone who relies on Cafe Albany for their daily caffeine hit may have recently noticed a lower quantity of meat being sold on Mondays.
This is part of a new University sustainability initiative. According to Campus and Collegiate Life Services Director James Lindsay, Cafe Albany “started trialling ‘mindful Mondays’ during Sustainability Week last month by ensuring about two-thirds of its options are vegetarian and vegan, cutting meat options from about eight to two for the day, to reduce the outlet’s carbon footprint.”
Critic would like to point out that while this is a noble gesture, having one day of the week where there are a few more vegetarian and vegan options isn’t exactly going to solve the problem. In a post on their Facebook page dated 22 March, Cafe Albany asked students whether they wanted to see these mindful Mondays continue. At the time of writing, there were no comments and only
In other words, the University actually responded to student opinion
The University initially refused to allow an on-campus food fundraiser for activists in Myanmar, but reversed its decision after a “strongly-worded email” from OUSA President Michaela Waite-Harvey.
The fundraising Burmese students were shocked when Property Services said their food stall could not operate within University grounds because it would “interfere too much with commercial outlets who pay to be on campus”.
The students reached out to OUSA, who then got in touch with Property Services about the fundraising ban. “This was an example of an unfair and outdated policy and I am very thankful for how quickly property services have worked with us to not only approve a fundraising food stall for the Burmese students but also that we have now committed to sit down and review the policy to allow more students to fundraise outside the union building,” said Michaela.