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Happy Earth Day!

2008-04-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Earth Day!

In celebration of Earth Day, today MAC kicked off our composting project at Mustang Alley! All compostable waste will be going in separate bins, and then to a compost heap. Before long, today's lunch waste will become compost! And a lot of waste has been diverted from the landfill, which is the best Earth Day present anyone could ask for.

Mandy Meil enters the raffle to win a Green Zone t-shirt or tote bag.

Emmanuel Houston and Jelani McFarlane pose by the display board that shows diners what can and can't be composted.

Ryne Francis is having a good time in the compost area! :)

MAC employee Mike Baker dumps compost into a separate outside container. These containers will be taken to the composting site.

Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired representatives Katie and Dawn, with Dawn's guide dog Umbra, were on hand to educate students on what their organization has to offer. Visit their website for more information.

Christopher Brea, Cale Baies and Lenny Bressler get information from the CABVI desk in Mustang Alley.

Thank you to all the students and employees who stopped for information on our composting project and on CABVI. Your interest and participation are what makes it possible for us to make these positive environmental steps. We will be composting trash at Mustang Alley for the remainder of the semester, so be sure to check out the display board of what can and can't be composted - you'll be surprised how much can! And to all who entered the raffle to win a free t-shirt or tote bag, good luck! We'll be contacting all winners tomorrow.

1-800-Genocide

2008-04-16T12:40:00.000-07:00

Interested in learning more about Darfur, and what you can do to help? Check out the following.

http://www.askthecandidates.org/
Learn what the candidates have to say about Darfur, and get information on their campaign, "Vote for Darfur."

http://www.askthecandidates.org/contact-candidates
Get in touch with the candidates about this issue.

1-800-Genocide
Call this hot line and get a short message. The calls are forwarded to the White House. Calls are tallied on a daily basis. Let your voice be heard!

Composting at Mustang Alley!

2008-04-11T11:33:00.000-07:00

Win an iTunes Gift Card from The Pit Stop!

2008-03-31T05:31:00.001-07:00

Raffle Winners!

2008-03-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

We gave away two iPods yesterday! The Pit Stop had a raffle. Anyone who purchased a panini yesterday could enter, and there were two iPod Nanos to give away. The drawing was held yesterday afternoon, and here's who won:

Phyllis Tucker and James Bartholomew.

Congratulations to our winners! Remember to watch your e-mails and this blog for announcements of future raffles and important news items.

And welcome back from spring break! I hope you had fun while you were gone!

Spring Break Dining Hours

2008-03-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

The Pit Stop Coffee Club!

2008-03-04T09:43:00.000-08:00

Zune Winner

2008-02-29T13:00:00.001-08:00

Our Trayless Tuesday was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who participated. And we have a winner to our raffle! The Zune was presented today to Chris Jaquin.

Congratulations Chris! Enjoy your Zune!

V Rocker Winner!

2008-02-28T10:59:00.002-08:00

The drawing was held for the V Rocker that was being raffled off at The Pit Stop. And the winner is...

Casey Doty! Congratulations, Casey! Enjoy your chair!

We also had a bunch of hats and shirts to give away! Here are the names that were drawn to win those:

Krystal Callaro, Jim Trask, Norman Coolidge, Krystan Massaro, Jordan Claus, Fred Turner, Adrian Marin, Tim Walrath, Eric Elliott, Dan Jenney, Eric Bauer, Shun Furutani, Hans Keller, Dawn McGarrigle, Brandon Szlamczynski, Sean Williams, Dan Ricotta, Mark Demaio and Adebowale Olasokan.

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Smooth Jazzy Joz Open Weekend Afternoons!

2008-02-28T10:59:00.001-08:00

Mid-Winter Sale at the Campus Store!

2008-02-28T10:59:00.000-08:00

NorthShore Jewelry Sale at the Campus Store!

2008-02-26T06:57:00.000-08:00

Chicken Marasala by Billy Poling!

2008-02-22T07:15:00.000-08:00

Billy Poling, MSC football quarterback, and his friend Edward Hull were hard at work this morning in Mustang Alley, preparing Billy's famous Chicken Marsala for today's lunch! Check out the pictures of the guys hard at work below!

The guys cutting chicken breasts.

Taking a break to smile for the camera.

Thanks for all the hard work, guys! I'm sure the chicken will come out great!

Trayless Tuesday On the Web

2008-02-20T11:26:00.000-08:00

Did you miss the story about trayless Tuesday on the news last night? Well, you're in luck! You can watch it online here.

Week Two Food Waste Results!

2008-02-19T10:04:00.001-08:00

In the News!

2008-02-19T09:45:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to let you all know that we're going to be on the news! Channel 9 came out to Seneca Dining Hall today and got some footage of the Trayless Tuesday initiative that we have going on this month. A couple of our MAC employees went on camera to talk about what we're doing and why - trying to reduce food waste, eliminating the use of styrofoam and going with more Earth friendly to go containers - and they also talked to some students! Make sure to tune in to channel 9 tonight between 5 and 6 to see the report!

Trayless Tuesday Food Waste Results for Week One!

2008-02-19T09:45:00.000-08:00

Trayless Tuesday Pics!

2008-02-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

Today was the first day of Trayless Tuesdays at Seneca Dining Hall! Haven't heard of Trayless Tuesday? Well, during the month of February, we're giving students the option of not using a tray during lunch at Seneca. Anyone who decides to go trayless on these days has the chance to enter a raffle to win an 80GB Zune! That's a $250 value, so it's very exciting. Good luck to everyone who entered the raffle! And thanks for agreeing to go without a tray for these few lunch periods this month.

Why are we doing this trayless thing? Well, we're trying to help save water and detergent, by having fewer trays to wash. And we're hoping to have less food waste. Seneca is still an all you can eat facility, of course - students who go trayless don't lose that benefit of eating there. They can carry as many plates to their table as they can handle, and then go back up for more. But having a tray makes it easier to take more food than you might be able to eat. So we're just hoping to cut down food waste on these days. Just think of how many Zunes we could have purchased to raffle off with the money we'd save if less food got thrown away!

I went over to Seneca a couple of times during lunch today, and got some great pictures of people signing up! Check them out below.

Alicia Keith shows some flair after filling out her raffle ticket.

Dan R. strikes a pose. (Sorry, Dan - I couldn't read your last name.)

Jacob Spazini fills out his raffle ticket.

James Horne poses for the camera after entering the raffle.

Jocelyn Omgri and Mabel Bedoe are happy to go trayless!

Michael Kowalski, Dan Danks and Cam Bray fill out their entry forms.

Tonnorris Kinsey fills out his entry slip.

I apologize if I read anyone's name wrong - feel free to comment and correct me if I did, and I'll fix the entry.

Thanks, everyone! And remember - think green! Recycle when you can, don't take a plastic bag if you don't need one, and conserve energy! It's just the right thing to do.

The Copper Turret and Meal Plans

2008-01-25T11:43:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Did you know that the Copper Turret takes your meal plans and Mustang Money? Well, they do! And the food is fantastic, too. So next time you're in the mood to get off-campus for lunch or dinner, try out the Copper Turret. You can check out a sample menu on their web page at www.copperturret.com.

Stop in for a great meal soon!

For more details on how your meal plans and Mustang Money work at the Copper Turret, give them a call at 684-6699. Thanks, and enjoy your meal at the Copper Turret!

Win a Zune!

2008-01-23T06:27:00.000-08:00

You Could Win an 80GB Zune!

Sign up at Seneca Dining Hall to go trayless during the month of February, and you could win an 80GB Zune! Choosing to go trayless saves water and energy, and we hope it will also help to cut down on food waste, so it is a positive step for the environment! And as if this weren't reason enough to go trayless on Tuesdays during lunch in February, we'll also be holding a raffle, with a prize of an 80GB Zune!

Sign up at lunch on February 5, 2008 at Seneca Dining Hall to go trayless on Tuesdays during lunch, and you will automatically be entered in the drawing for an 80GB Zune, courtesy of MAC and the Campus Store!

Remember to sign up on Tuesday, February 5th at Seneca Dining Hall, and good luck in the raffle!

Styrofoam

2008-01-16T11:24:00.001-08:00

Kirsten

2007-12-13T11:15:00.000-08:00

Today I went back to the Campus Store, where student worker Kirsten was nice enough to model another shirt for us! She can be seen here wearing a Morrisville full zip tackle twill sweatshirt. It comes in sizes XS - XXLG, and carries a regular price of $49.99. Remember, though, during the 12 days of Christmas sale, you can get this shirt, and many other items, at 25% off! The sale ends on Friday, December 14, 2007, so stop in soon!

Thanks for modeling, Kirsten!

Week 3 Food Waste Results

2007-12-13T08:16:00.001-08:00

Our third week of weighing food waste at Seneca took place yesterday, and it was another huge success as far as the response we got from the people who came through in the time we were there. And without further ado, here are the results!

This week, during a lunch period that started at 11:30 and ended at 3:00, we had 531 people come through, and the results are:

153.4 pounds of food waste
13 gallons of liquid waste

Here is a picture of this week's table full of untouched food.

The Food Waste Weighing Wednesdays are one part of MAC's effort to be more green, in this case by trying to raise awareness of food waste. Since Seneca is an all you can eat facility, people have the option of taking less food and then going back for more if they want it. Taking more and throwing it away not only wastes the food that was tossed - there is also the fuel usage of shipping the food here, then the fuel to get rid of it, plus the energy that went into preparing the extra servings that weren't eaten.

MAC will be doing more in the upcoming semester to become more environmentally friendly, so look for news, here in the blog, in MOCHA and in your e-mail when we return in January.

And thank you once again, everyone who has come through Seneca in the last three Wednesday lunch periods! You have all been truly gracious, and even better, truly interested in what we were doing. We appreciate that.

The Copper Turret Takes Meal Plans!

2007-12-12T05:23:00.000-08:00

Hello! I just wanted to remind all students that the Copper Turret, located on Main Street in town, accepts your meal plans! They have a great menu, which you can check out here. My personal favorite are their chicken sandwiches, yum, and their fries? They're like magic, they're so good. The semester is almost over, and you need a break from final exam stress, right? Well, what better way to de-stress than to stop in and relax with a good meal? They're open Tuesday - Saturday!

MAC Faces!

2007-12-11T09:39:00.000-08:00

Today I went down to the Campus Store and took a couple of pictures for the newest feature here on our MAC blog - MAC Faces! Two of our students who work at the Campus Store were nice enough to agree to model for us.

First up, giGi is modeling an MSC sweatshirt (by MV Sport) in dark green. This sweatshirt is included in the 12 Days of Christmas sale, which is going on right now! The regular price is $39.99, and it is available in sizes Medium through 2XL. If you purchase this shirt before the sale ends on Friday, you'll get 25% off, so don't delay!

Next is Amanda, who is modeling a brand new item at the Campus Store. This is an organic tee, from TLC Sportswear. The tag on the shirt reads: This is an environmentally sustainable product which has been produced using certified organic cotton grown according to international standards.

Organic cotton never uses genetically modified organism (GMO) seed, nor is it grown with the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers.

All factories involved in producing this product protect workers by adhering to the Fair Labor Standards which insures that farmers are paid a fair price for their cotton.

This new t-shirt comes in sizes small through 2XL, and sells for $15.99. Stop in and check them out today!

Thank you giGi and Amanda, for being our first models!