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'Meaty' issue leave some unsatisfied
Ash Wednesday menu choices debated
Anne Dunne
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: News
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Where's the Meat?
With the start of the Lenten season this past Wednesday, FLIK went all out and took the meat out of the menu for the celebration of Ash Wednesday.
It was the school's decision to do away with meat for the day said Walter Ward, FLIK Operation Manager, Waterbury.
"Being a Catholic school we want to try and follow the traditions of the Catholic belief system and try to help others and encourage them to understand our belief system," said Ward.
Being a Catholic School, Sacred Heart was following the Catholic traditions and sticking to the belief system of the Catholic Church.
"It is a time to celebrate this blessing and the school decided that this is a respectful way to do it," said Ward.
With the no meat rule for Wednesday, FLIK tweaked its menu for the day, putting out mozzarella sticks and grilled cheese at its grill. The cafeteria offered over 400 different sushi projects and added vegetable pizza to the menu.
All of the entrée stations were replaced with fish choices and shrimp platters. Steamed vegetables and pasta salads were many side choices for the day and the deli was replaced with tuna fish and egg salad sandwiches.
"A lot of people were very receptive to it and some jokes were made about the "no meat" policy, like kids joking about wanting some bacon on their egg sandwich, but for the most part not many were disappointed," said Ward.
Students like Erica Boutciller, junior, Seymor think that it is common knowledge that Sacred Heart is a Catholic School.
"By not serving meat on Ash Wednesday or on Friday's during Lent, it helps remind the Catholic students not to eat meat," said Boutciller.
Some students weren't as happy about the no meat policy.
"I think they should have made it available for those who do not follow the Catholic custom," said Greg Chase, sophomore, Trumbull.
"Because of the no meat on Wednesday I wasn't able to get a sandwich and their really wasn't that much variety."
"It is a Catholic school so it is acceptable for them to do this considering it follows their beliefs. Even though everyone is not Catholic who attends this school, the school is Catholic and can do this," said William Giraldo, junior, Stratford.
"From the e-mail that they sent out, there seemed to be a variety of different foods, but they didn't have as many there as they said in the e-mail," said Boutciller.
Students like Boutciller thought that one day of no meant on campus really had an affect on students' meal choices for the day and left students settling on their meal options.
FLIK is now back in action again with the usual meaty choices for your meals.
With the start of the Lenten season this past Wednesday, FLIK went all out and took the meat out of the menu for the celebration of Ash Wednesday.
It was the school's decision to do away with meat for the day said Walter Ward, FLIK Operation Manager, Waterbury.
"Being a Catholic school we want to try and follow the traditions of the Catholic belief system and try to help others and encourage them to understand our belief system," said Ward.
Being a Catholic School, Sacred Heart was following the Catholic traditions and sticking to the belief system of the Catholic Church.
"It is a time to celebrate this blessing and the school decided that this is a respectful way to do it," said Ward.
With the no meat rule for Wednesday, FLIK tweaked its menu for the day, putting out mozzarella sticks and grilled cheese at its grill. The cafeteria offered over 400 different sushi projects and added vegetable pizza to the menu.
All of the entrée stations were replaced with fish choices and shrimp platters. Steamed vegetables and pasta salads were many side choices for the day and the deli was replaced with tuna fish and egg salad sandwiches.
"A lot of people were very receptive to it and some jokes were made about the "no meat" policy, like kids joking about wanting some bacon on their egg sandwich, but for the most part not many were disappointed," said Ward.
Students like Erica Boutciller, junior, Seymor think that it is common knowledge that Sacred Heart is a Catholic School.
"By not serving meat on Ash Wednesday or on Friday's during Lent, it helps remind the Catholic students not to eat meat," said Boutciller.
Some students weren't as happy about the no meat policy.
"I think they should have made it available for those who do not follow the Catholic custom," said Greg Chase, sophomore, Trumbull.
"Because of the no meat on Wednesday I wasn't able to get a sandwich and their really wasn't that much variety."
"It is a Catholic school so it is acceptable for them to do this considering it follows their beliefs. Even though everyone is not Catholic who attends this school, the school is Catholic and can do this," said William Giraldo, junior, Stratford.
"From the e-mail that they sent out, there seemed to be a variety of different foods, but they didn't have as many there as they said in the e-mail," said Boutciller.
Students like Boutciller thought that one day of no meant on campus really had an affect on students' meal choices for the day and left students settling on their meal options.
FLIK is now back in action again with the usual meaty choices for your meals.
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