Be the future of MIT Dining.

[Paul Baranay]

Short version:

Frustrated by the recent actions of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Dining, 
the Undergraduate Association Senate has passed a resolution to create a 
new Dining Proposal Committee consisting solely of undergraduates.  If 
you wish to serve on this committee, please fill out the application 
available online at http://ua.mit.edu/committees/nomcomm/dining.html by 
noon on Saturday, March 14.

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Dear undergraduates,

As I'm sure you are aware, the future of MIT's dining program has been 
an issue of great debate recently.  In particular, many undergraduates 
have expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of the Blue Ribbon 
Committee on Dining.  The committee was charged in October 2007 with 
proposing a set of recommendations to improve the MIT dining system.

Over the past several months, the Undergraduate Association Senate has 
issued a series of statements requesting greater transparency and 
accountability from the Blue Ribbon Committee.  This Monday, student 
senators from across campus expressed their dissatisfaction with the 
committee's apparent disregard for the Undergraduate Association's requests.

As a result, Senate wrote and passed a resolution to create the Dining 
Proposal Committee (DPC).  This committee of undergraduates is charged 
with formulating and proposing a comprehensive program of dining 
improvements that meet the needs of the MIT community.  The Dining 
Proposal Committee's report will be submitted to the UA Senate for 
deliberation by mid-April and presented to the administration by the end 
of April, in order to coincide with the publication of the Blue Ribbon 
Committee's final report.

The UA Nominations Committee is issuing an open call for dedicated 
undergraduates who wish to serve on the Dining Proposal Committee.  We 
are searching for students who accurately represent the diversity of 
dining styles found at MIT and who are committed to maintaining 
transparency in all of the committee's affairs.  Interested individuals 
should submit the application available online at 
http://ua.mit.edu/committees/nomcomm/dining.html by noon on Saturday, 
March 14.

If you have any questions or comments, please email the Nominations 
Committee at ua-nomcomm at mit.edu <mailto:ua-nomcomm at mit.edu>.

Sincerely,

Paul Baranay
Chair, UA Nominations Committee
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