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The Rambler
Opinions
October 1, 2003 3
Quizno's provides healthy meal alternative
...eventually, sometimes
Everyday, between classes, the sub
is filled with Wesleyan students and fac-
ulty making the most of their brief inter-
mission between classes, work or other
obligations. Aside from its convenient
central location, abundance of quasi-
comfortable seating and always cultural-
ly diverse selection of today's hottest
Nelly and P-Diddy tunes, the SUB has
secured its popularity by giving the stu-
dents the most important luxury imagi-
nable. This is, of course, a nutritional
alternative to Dora's cafeteria, in the
form of our very own Quizno's.
Unfortunately, the true
source of the SUB congestion
probably does not lie in its
popularity. Instead, it occurs
as a result of the sleep-induc-
ing Quizno's service speed
which, in turn, creates a line of
impatient customers draining
into a sea of disgruntled stu-
dents too malnutritioned to
force their feeble way through
the legions.
Quizno's is already over-
priced. But then I think about the meal 1
could afford by combining my pocket
change with a full hour's minimum
wage. I could earn twice over during the
time wasted simply standing in line.
With any opportunity cost as depressing
as this, 1 feel a bit violated. This is not
my main complaint. I have learned to
accept the fact that due to our student
body's magnetism to horrible food dur-
ing the exact same times, a choice must
be made between eating and punctuality,
where classes are concerned. Like a
mosquito bite on a gun- shot wound,
however, this inconvenience is greatly
overshadowed by numerous other short-
comings that are far more crippling to
my overall impression of Quizno's.
I was actually full of positive antici-
pation as I approached the counter dur-
ing my first Quizno's visit. I still admit
that, in the menu pictures, the food actu-
ally did look good, and the menu
appeared to be relatively diverse for a
sub sandwich shop. The problem, as I
discovered directly after my first hope-
ful hour in line, was that the menu is a
fictitious work. Our specific location
probably does have the capability to pre-
pare all of the items, and certainly
Quizno's, as a company, is not guilty of
false advertisement. However, my first
few choices of food, which vary and are
always found on the menu, never seem
to be options. I cannot count how many
times I have been matter-of-factly
informed that there is only one type of
soup made or that there is no more
chicken left to make a desired sub.
1 once took it upon myself to
inquire as to the cause of the daily soup
drought, during the latter hours of
James
Haney
Quizno's scheduled operating hours. 1
was informed that after a certain time,
no more soup is prepared. 1 imagine that
if I opened a liquor store that closed at 9
p.m. and i refused to sell Old English
after 7 p.m., i would be subsequently
shot. Therefore, to save my neck, I will
live up to my word and give "the peo-
ple" what they call for. It is this same
fearful respect that, in a perfect world, I
would demand of Quizno's. Other items,
like differing sandwich breads, cheeses,
sauces and meats, are often completely
gone, for sometimes days at a time. If 1
come unprepared to class, I
get to face the consequences
of my actions and may run
the risk of failure. Why
should it be any different in
the real world's service
industry? I don't want to see
anyone fired, but 1 really
wish someone would learn
from every prior week's food
shortage and order appropri-
ately. By such means of adap-
_____ tation, we as a society evolve.
Stop anchoring our progress, Quizno's.
My last and greatest concern is the
consistency in the quality of the food
prepared. Sometimes, I will leave the
SUB smiling as the result of the surpris-
ingly nonrepulsive meal I was fortunate
enough to win in my bi-weekly
Quizno's gamblings. Alas, these
moments are only made special by their
comparison to the horribly unforgettable
moments in which I attempted to con-
sume the numerous ill-prepared meals
that Quizno's has victimized me with.
The hot meats are usually still icy, the
cold meats warm, the outer bread burned
and the unburned bread stale.
I really do like everyone — well
almost everyone — employed by our
campus food service. I understand that
as far as the management positions, both
of Wesleyan and TOC Foods, are con-
cerned that catering to an entire campus
of students and faculty is difficult.
Having worked hard to pay for my meal
plan and tuition, however, I fail to see
how this is my problem. If finances are
the problem and it costs more to get
decent campus service, then please offer
us the opportunity to purchase a more
suitable one. Believe it or not, many stu-
dents feel negatively toward the food
system here. It is one of many small
things that could be improved upon in
order to raise Wesleyan student morale.
It is hard to be proud of something
that takes so little pride in itself.
James Haney is a sophomore theatre
arts major and is the Entertainment editor
for The Rambler.
Convenience, decadence and violence:
God bless America
Everyone knows there are a plethora
of problems with our great nation. We're
oil hungry. We're obese. Our reality televi-
sion shows are the dumbest things since
unsliced bread. Even sadder is that almost
the only reason to watch television any-
more is to watch the commercials. Are you
hearing what I'm typing? Commercials
couldn't possibly be entertainment. Could
they?
Now, I know that commercials
being accepted as a legitimate art
form does signify the beginning of
the end of our glorious capitalist
empire, but you have to admit that
they are pretty entertaining.
However, there is still one
Jenga block that is keeping this
country from collapsing, and I
think we need to pull it and go out
with a bang, Roman Empire style.
The Roman Empire collapsed
from a steady dose of over-expan- —
sion, decadence and senseless violence. Do
you see where I'm going with this?
We accomplished the first two goals
years ago. Now it's time for us to complete
the triumvirate and move into The Era of
Senseless Violence. And what better way
to seamlessly slip the idea into the hearts
and minds of our beloved citizens than
through commercials. Fortunately for
America, we're more technologically
advanced than the Romans, so our success
rate will be faster and far more efficient.
1 can just see it now: The cliffhanger
season finale of some inane reality televi-
sion show cuts to commercial, just as they
are about to reveal which middle-class
idiot just won a million dollars (which will
be subsequently pilfered by the fair and
just Caes...er...Uncle Sam). You're on the
edge of your seat. Then a Coke commer-
cial begins with its generic, upbeat music.
Some average Joe Sclimoe walks into the
shot drinking a Coke with a sloppy grin on
his face. Then, BAM! He gets hit by a bus.
Here's the catch: There's a huge Coca-
Cola banner on the side of the bus, and
instead of turning the camera to the man
that now closely resembles a pancake, the
shot just focuses on the Coca-
Cola banner. Isn't that bril-
liant? You get senseless vio-
lence and product placement
all in the same 15-second
interval.
But it won't just be Coke
doing ads like these - everyone
will. Eventually, senseless vio-
lence will be acceptable, and
it'll be OK for us to start more
asinine wars with weaker
—- countries for their natural
resources, expand our borders and
inevitably collapse like a flan in a cup-
board.
But then again, maybe I'm just a
dreamer. Maybe I'm just a hopeless roman-
tic. Or maybe I'm just a disillusioned
youth living in a country whose most
lucrative art form consists of selling heart
attacks in conveniently resealable pack-
ages.
God bless America.
Jon Mendoza is a senior theatre major and
is a staff writer for The Rambler.
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Mendoza
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