Rants and Raves: Stop Whining About Amherst Dining

Columnist Thomas Brodey ’22 claims that Amherst students should discard their privileged complaints about Val food in favor of more substantial topics of conversation.

Despite Mixed Val Experiences, Students Express Gratitude for Dining Accommodations During Covid

This story began, as so many things in this pandemic campus do, when a discussion in the on-campus student group chat spiraled into a spirited debate over dining options. Students sent a slew of complaints regarding flavor, lamenting the absence of things like plain pasta or waffle-makers, both of which Valentine Dining Hall (Val) had before its Covid safe take-out model and pointing out the challenges that allergies placed on meeting nutritional needs in the dining hall. “Some days it’s really