Feb 7, 2014
"Ya know, I just got really sad. I might never see any of you again after the year is over."
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The disadvantage of studying abroad
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"Ya know, I just got really sad. I might never see any of you again after the year is over."
Friend
The disadvantage of studying abroad
To the boy playing the piano in the dining commons right now, I love you.
When you see someone, and they see you, and you make eye contact, but it's not awkward. Instead you smile.
You're walking and having a conversation with someone, and then you cross paths with the same person. They're walking and talking with someone as well, but suddenly both people's gazes aren't fixed on the person they're having a conversation with. Eye contact. And then you both smile.
And then that person is gone. Probably forever.
The Saga Saga
In President Lash's February update, he announced a new Healthy Food transition for Hampshire College Campus. This entails an overhaul of the food service in the Dining Commons, as well as rethinking the way food is dealt with on the campus at large. In light of this I though it would be fun to take a look at some history of the dinning commons.
Students have never been quite that fond of the food served in the dinning commons, as you can see in this video from 1972 called the Saga Saga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulRpGRhY4G4&list=PLn9LOfKoIkIT-Pu4jRY4A5Y-OmyGcIqy_) The dinning commons was original run by Saga Corporation from its opening in 1970 until 1986 when Saga corp was sold in a hostile takeover to the Marriott Corporation. Have you ever stayed in a Marriott Hotel? You may have eaten at Saga there too. Marriott Corp also ran food restaurant chains such as A&W, Roy Rodgers and Big Boy. In 1998 the food service branch of Marriott merged with the French food service corporation Sodexo, that services many schools across the United States from elementary to university. Sodexo also services government agencies, military bases, correctional facilities and assisted-living facilities.
Hampshire Students never bothered to stop calling the dining commons Saga, so even though it is still run by Sodexo today you'll still hear Saga around campus. However, there was a movement in the early 2000s to change the Dinning Commons name to Roberta's in honor of the long time employee Roberta Tudryn. You can watch a documentary on Roberta called Roberta's Saga here http://vimeo.com/13912626