If They Mustard, They Must

CATHERINE CHIANG
Opinions Editor
We all have strange ways of saving money, from sample-hunting at Costco to furtively collecting empty soda cans for recycling. These strategies are commonly accepted or even encouraged in today’s thrifty society, and we should honestly applaud our very own cafeteria staff for coming up with their own solution.
Well, unless that solution involves limiting the ketchup supply. Recently, students have been forced to cut down their condiment consumption to two packets of ketchup each. Cafeteria staff also swoop down on kids with too many utensils and napkins and students audacious enough to take more than one sandwich. I’ve seen the terrible consequences of these actions: students twitching from withdrawal symptoms and threatening their friends for extra ketchup.
The desperation is understandable, to a point. For many, the tater tots are only edible when dosed heavily in assorted sauces.
Yet these sacrifices pale in comparison to limiting maintenance, supplies and faculty. The cafeteria staff is on the right path—if we can save money on the little things, we can spend more on what matters: education.