Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 37, No. 7. April, 17 1974
Unhealthy, Fatty...
Unhealthy, Fatty....
What else but cafe food! Again the complaints about the lack of variety, the absence of nutritional value and the high prices were voiced and each time louder. However, the situation is not simple exploitation of the poor student by the capitalist caterers, as various members of the catering committee explained. There are high labour costs, made even higher by the need to employ labour to clear away the filthy mess left by the students. Full staff numbers have to be kept up even during the stack periods.
Although vegetarian meals have been clamoured for, when they were actually provided, they proved to be one of the slowest moving items. It was agreed that some balance must be maintained and that less pastry and cakes be supplied to allow for more fruit and vegetables.