Muraca asks alternate meal plan study By JIM KUHNHENN Collegian Staff Writer A study of an alternate meal plan will be conducted despite administrative op position to the plan, according to student leaders. Former Undergraduate Student Government Vice President Frank Muraca and USG President George Cernusca said a study will show the administration that the plan will work. 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The implementation of an alternate meal plan was part of Muraca's campaign platform for USG president. "I called about this Sunday Brunch thing They said I could eat like a horse for one low price! I wonder how they knew?" The plan's basic premise was that residence hall students should have a say in the number of meals they must pay for. Otto Mueller, assistant vice president for housing' and food service operatioris, said a certain amount of money has to be generated to maintain the entire residence hall program. Food service, he said, is the main element that provides that revenue. If that money is decreased, prices go up. But Muraca said food services are actually making juana use, but the other declined to give up the drug. Masters coauthored the survey along with Drs. Robert Kolodny an Gelson Toro, and Robert M. Kolodner. 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Mueller also said the dining hall food supply is bought by volume so that the larger the volume of food purchased, the cheaper the food. Thus, if an alternate meal program is instituted, the amount of food purchased will go down, in creasing costs for students. Muraca said few foods are sold by volume, but added that many foods still could be bought by volume under an alternate meal plan and then stored on campus. Alternate meal programs now *are in effect at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pitts burgh. But Mueller said Penn State does not begin to compare to these other universities. Penn, for example, is ser viced by a commercial food service program, whereas Periii State runs its own program. Mueller also said other schools institute an attractive meal program to attract students. Penn State does not need to do this because it does not need more students, he said. A spokeswoman for the Packs Kelty's Tioga 69.00 completely bieathable Volume 3300 cu. in. 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The figures would vary from term to term; he said. He , did mention an ex perimental program con ducted in Summer Term of 1968. Students were given the option of eating five days out of the week or seven days out of the week. Students eating five days per week saved $2.50 per week under this program, he said. But the program was not /i' `SP cj; s3 : l / 4 ,SZ‘ N§." s:s‘. *S% ‹ c 'S. ,4C,1,5z `Z CJ Q ' '0 N 2 4 7- RS's <<"' Q .C)