Food Reps Talk about the Changes

Got a beef with servery food? A formalization of the college food representative job description aims to make students ' requests, comments and complaints regarding the serveries more easily heard, as well as help new students deal with their personal dietary restrictions. The revisions, drafted by Nutrition & Body Image Specialist Maria Tsakalis, will standardize the food rep position across the colleges so that each college has one food rep who has the option of selecting up to two supporting committee members. The revisions will be effective starting in the 2012-13 academic year, according to Tsakalis. McMurtry College Senator Emily Robinson said Tsakalis contacted her last semester to gather student input on Tsakalis' work formalizing the food rep position. Robinson, a sophomore, said she hopes standardizing the position will help show students from all colleges that the servery chefs are accessible. "Some colleges had very strong food rep programs; some didn't," Robinson said. "We wanted to make sure every college had that opportunity." Tsakalis said she was motivated to create a uniform description of the college food rep position after comparing requests for the serveries she heard from students with those heard by Director of Residential Dining Johnny Curet and noticing that many of these were the same. Tsakalis said that by having one food rep with the same responsi—— FOOD REPS TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES