Tagged - Douglass

Dining plans are exploitative

As students struggle with the challenge of paying such incredible sums of money to get their degree, one large contributing factor is the exorbitant cost of college meal plans. These plans, once a simple solution for the inevitable inconvenience of cooking on-campus, have quietly become a large revenue stream for educational institutions and their dining service providers.  Read More

Little Cookbook Library opens in Douglass Dining Center

From books like Snoop Dogg’s “From Crook to Cook” to “The Joy of Japanese Cooking,” this library in Douglass Dining Hall has it all. Read More

Blueberries, otherwise known as canned peaches.

In beautiful, all-caps Times New Roman, there it is, between “OVERNIGHT OATS” and “GREEK YOGURT.” In all of its glory, “BLUEBERRIES.” Read More

Dougie? Douggie? Duggy? Does it matter?

Douglass Commons and its resident dining hall, both in reference to the historical figure Frederick Douglass, do not have two g’s. Read More

What else did Frederick Douglass and MLK think?

Before their deaths, and in parallel with their direct efforts at social justice, both men pushed for thorough economic policy measures as well. Read More

CT Eats: Douggie

I found some real delicacies there, and I’m honestly impressed... that I’ve been eating the same three things without ending up comatose. Read More

Progress at my expense: Anthony, Douglass, and me

In this city that once housed crusaders of two valiant fights, neither had fought for me. Read More

Heroic Late Night Doug worker goes another weekend without killing any students

“God has abandoned Late Night, that’s for sure. He’s off the clock for those hours.” Read More

Douglass doors demand deliverance

“THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN CLOSED AT ALL TIMES,” the sign read. But did anyone ever ask the door what it thought about that? Read More

Dining lauded for creative seating solution

When there were too few seats in the newly remodeled Douglass Dining Hall, Dining Services came up with a novel solution for modulating the number of students at each meal. Read More