News from the Field Day Nine: Afternoon Edition

Oswego Dining Halls Run Short

Lines full of hundreds of students formed in front of the dining halls today. Day after day students rely on the dining halls to fill their stomachs. Today though, the dining halls got devastating news. The budget cuts effecting SUNY Oswego had reached each cafeteria. The cuts called for a shortage of food and beverages.

The dining halls ran short and were forced to close an hour early today after rationing as much food as they could. News made its way across campus and students were in an uproar.

“How can they do this” said Zach Manfree, a sophomore from Seneca Hall. “We pay to keep these dining halls running, how can they just stop serving us?”

Lakeside, Pathfinder, Little Page, Cooper and Mackin were all told by administrators to close an hour early and give smaller portions to each person.

Christine Howell, the kitchen director at Cooper Dining Hall, was infuriated by the news. “I’ve worked here for twenty-one years and we’ve never run short like this. It’s not fair to us or the customers that rely on us each and everyday. This also isn’t fair to us workers,” noted Christine. “Shutting down an hour earlywill have a clear effect on our incomes. Lets remember hear, that Suny Oswego isn’t only becoming less desirable to the students, but faculty alike.” How many workers really like it when their job is thrown off balance if this were to happen more and more? Will workers want to stay when they are bringing home hundreds of dollars less than when they used to?

A note form the school was released later explaining the situation, including limits on particularly expensive food that in their loss may not be able to give students a full balanced meal. It also stated that until they come up with a solution, the cafeterias will indeed remain this way.

How will this affect you and your daily habits?

Be advised that this is part of an Alternate Reality Game developed as a class project.

-Chad Patterson