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View: Outpost sack-lunch stand-in unnecessary
With all of the boycotts going on, it seems people are just jumping onto the “boycott
bandwagon,” so they can feel involved.
For example, the Outpost Sack-Lunch Stand-In will be today from noon to 1 p.m.
to protest the food prices at the Outpost Grill on lower campus.
According to the flier, protestors say the price of a sandwich at the Outpost
is $6 compared to the Nugget’s $3.40. This is false. An organic sandwich
is $6, but a regular hamburger is more like $2.25.
Also, if someone has a problem with the food or prices at the Outpost, then he
or she can walk the hundred yards to the University Student Union and get some
Subway.
Protestors claim the Outpost is a monopoly and that it is against the law. True,
monopolies are illegal, but the Outpost is not a monopoly.
If it was the only source of food on campus, then yes, it would be a monopoly.
However, there are more than a dozen food vendors on campus. These protestors
are just complaining because these food places don’t shuttle food into
their mouths.
Also, the food is decently priced at the Outpost, for what it is. It isn’t
gourmet, it’s French fries and burritos. If you have a problem with cafeteria
food, then go somewhere else.
The person responsible for these fliers is Associate Student Sen. Clint Sylvestre,
College of Engineering. On his Web site he claimed this boycott is a collaboration
of students and faculty. Exactly how many students and faculty? Are there five
or 50?
Are these all of the friends of Sylvestre or did these students sign a petition?
We live and breathe on the lower campus and we at the Daily Forty-Niner have
never been approached to cover this story or have a student write an opinion
piece.
There are outlets to express your voice, but to have a stand-in in the midst
of all of the immigration protests seems a little childish.
It may say on the Web site the protestors aren’t lazy, but complaining
there isn’t any other food within five feet of your classes definitely
qualifies as lazy.
The point is they don’t like the Outpost’s food. Instead of going
somewhere else, they’re going to act like five-year olds at the grocery
store, throwing a tantrum, because their mommy won’t buy them a candy bar.
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