Student Government President

After speaking with student government president Joe Vidulich it seems pretty obvious that the council does not take nutrition on campus into their own hands. With so much on their plate it's no surprise that the student government does not try and micromanage the food available on campus.

Still, heart disease is the number one killer in America today, and many bad habits start when students arrrive at college. I couldn't help but wonder if the council couldn't do more.

Here's a transcript of the e-mail interview with Vidulich:

I was wondering if the student government has a stand on the nutritional value of the foods served on campus.

We of course want the most healthy campus possible, but on this issue we had not taken not a stand.

To be more specific, TDR stopped serving foods made with or containing trans fats, did you guys facilitate this change at all?

No we did not. You should talk to Dorothy Mejia of the RHA

If not, why not? Do you think that the welfare of the students is connected with the foods available to them on campus?

We did not assist with this policy change because to be honest we weren't aware of it. Sorry.

Would you ever consider taking a more active role on this subject in the future?

I would like to say yes, but to be honest, I really doubt it. It's not the council's place to tell people what they can eat, and anyways if the foods are not available on campus people will just have it delivered.

Look for some follow up questions with Mr. Vidulich soon! And keep looking out for Trans Fats, it seems no one else is...