Maintaining a healthy relationship with food in college can feel like an uphill battle. Estranged from eating routines and support structures from back home, students are left to go into the panopticon that is the college dining hall and the freedom of unlimited food options becomes a source of anxiety. Sarah Russo PO ’28 explores how the transition to college dining can complicate our relationship with food, especially for those with a history of disordered eating.
Tag: Dining Hall
Scrambling for time: Impact of egg shortage at the 5Cs
Following the avian influenza outbreak in Dec. 2024, a national egg shortage has increased grocery prices, affecting 5C dining halls.
Finding love at lunch: student perspectives on dating at dining halls
Dating at the Claremont Colleges has its quirks, from “suite-cest” to constantly running into your ex. Dining hall dates and Claremont Village outings are hot topics of debate – some students say dining halls dates show a lack of effort, while others appreciate the lack of traditional dating norms. What really makes a date meaningful at the 5Cs?
OPINION: Respect for dining hall workers starts with a smile
Lizette Gonzalez PO ’27 has an important message: Say “hello” and “thank you” to our dining workers.
OPINION: Hear me out on Collins
Rowan Gray CM ’26 argues that Collins Dining Hall embodies what it means to be a CMC student.
Mindful Mondays are over, Pomona announces
After testing out the initiative this past fall semester, Pomona College Dining Services has ended Mindful Mondays. The initiative, which has recently been a large topic of debate among students at the 5Cs, aimed to serve less meat on Mondays in Frank Dining Hall and Frary Dining Hall. General Manager
Claremont cravings: Searching for superior sweets at the 5Cs
Food columnist Isaac Warshaw PO ’25 searched the 5C’s for the best sweet treats.
Hundreds of 5C students, faculty picket alongside Pomona dining workers during family weekend strike
During Pomona’s annual family weekend, Pomona College dining staff picketed in protest for higher wages, following two months of unsuccessful contract negotiations between the college and the dining hall staff’s union representative, Unite Here! Local 11.
Pomona dining hall workers to strike Friday, Saturday; Student groups call for boycott
Following two months of unsuccessful negotiations with Pomona College’s administration, Pomona dining hall workers will strike Friday and Saturday to protest for higher wages in their contract renewal.
OPINION: Let’s normalize eating alone in the dining halls
Between classes, extracurriculars and study sessions, meals are often the only true breaks in our day, writes Annika White PZ ’25. So why are we so afraid of spending them alone?