Colleges ditch cafeteria trays for the environment

Colleges across America are ditching cafeteria trays in the hope of conserving water, cutting down on food waste and trying to save some money."Some even believe trayless cafeterias could help avoid the dreaded “freshman 15” — the number of pounds supposedly gained in...

Student shot, killed in Tennessee high school

"KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, and a suspect was taken into custody moments later on a nearby street, authorities said. ...

Texting may be hazardous to your thumbs

" Well, it had to happen sooner or later. The first recorded case of “Text Messagers Thumb”. In New Zealand.  "The 20-year old student is thought to have sent up to 100-text messages/day, which resulted in inflammation of the tendons in her thumb, causing grave...

Death toll in Iraqi parliament bombing hits 8

The blast that hit the Iraqi parliament cafteria has resulted in at least eight deaths. The blast was from a suicide bomber who blew up himself in the U.S.protected Green Zone, where the cafeteria is located. The bombing came hours after a suicide truck bomb exploded the...

R.I. school bans talking at lunch

WARWICK, R.I. - Class, from now on there will be no talking at lunch. A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted new lunchroom rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The move comes after three recent choking incidents in the cafeteria. No one was...

In the Bowels of Botterell Hall: The Garden Street Café

"The Garden Street Café, located in the basement of Botterell Hall, is a great alternative to hospital cafeteria food. Sure, it looks like a hospital cafeteria itself - lima bean coloured walls, hairnets aplenty, and industrial furniture from the 1980s abound - but this...

In the Bowels of Botterell Hall: The Garden Street Café

"The Garden Street Cafe, located in the basement of Botterell Hall, is a great alternative to hospital cafeteria food. Sure, it looks like a hospital cafeteria itself - lima bean coloured walls, hairnets aplenty, and industrial furniture from the 1980s abound - but this place...

3 Calif. schools to fingerprint students (AP)

" SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A plan to fingerprint elementary school students when they buy lunch has some parents worrying that Big Brother has come to the cafeteria. The Hope Elementary School District has notified parents that, beginning this month, students at Monte Vista,...

Universities aim to avoid 'Freshman 15' (AP)

" DURHAM, N.C. - Sunny Dawson ran two miles every other day when she started her freshman year at the University of Southern California. But the lure of the cafeteria near her dorm became too much to resist. "Everyone I know went crazy, 'Oh my God, pizza. Oh my God, ice...