It’s not uncommon to hear someone half-moan something along the lines of, “There are so many Jews at Wesleyan!” Debatable. Among those oh-so-many Jews, I have encountered relatively few who observe the holidays or traditions with any sort of regularity. However, I must speak up for the small contingent of supposedly “good” Jews that is largely ignored by Wesleyan Dining Services during Passover.
For a school with “so many” Jews, Wesleyan is surprisingly unaccommodating. Yes, I can recognize that Weshop offered pre-packaged meals for the week of Passover, but come on, who can afford that? I also acknowledge the existence of the Kosher Kitchen, that tucked-away basement buffet that may be the assumed answer to my kvetching. But what are we grain-rejectionists going to do on weekends? Go to Mocon?
Tried it. The opened box of Matzo sitting next to the pretzels doesn’t cut it for me, sorry. How about some macaroons available for those of us who like a pastry with our brunch? A soup or two, or a vegetable medley at the salad bar, without rice or noodles? I have to fight my friends to join me at the giant spaceship on Saturday and Sunday mornings, but this week I wish I hadn’t.
Some may say that I should just shut up and deal. Fine. I’m on the point system. I can be a hermit and eat my groceries in my room, or I can eat out and die of salad and plain matzo over-consumption by Thursday at sundown. How about the observant ’09ers? As a first-year, I was as pissed off as I am now.
I don’t believe in no-carb diets. Why is my school forcing me to be on one for a week?
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