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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
VOLUME 86, ISSUE 2
Mayor addresses Hamden-QU problems
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have an option for that,” Spalding said. Bolock said that while she does not have strong feelings toward the lack of hard-boiled eggs, she would be disappointed if more egg products are eliminated from the menu. “Hard-boiled eggs kind of smelled nasty so I don’t like them lying around. And egg whites, not really a problem for me… I would miss omelettes though… I like those,” Bolock said. In the meantime, Spalding said the cafe might be introducing a new product called “Waffle Waffle” that is partially due to the egg
As Hamden’s new town mayor, Curt Leng prides himself on being a lifelong resident. From someone who has spent so much time in the area, Leng has watched how Quinnipiac’s expansion has impacted the town. “The town’s relationship with Quinnipiac certainly is strained,” Leng said. “But I don’t think that it’s in irreparable harm.” Leng said the off-campus housing and the parties cause a majority of the problems between Hamden and Quinnipiac. The off-campus houses are located in the quiet residential areas of Hamden, leading families to feel overwhelmed when there are loud, large parties in their neighborhood, according to Leng. “The residents have gotten frustrated and things have gotten to a breaking point,” Leng said. But Leng does not believe all Quinnipiac students can be linked with this bad behavior that some Hamden residents have experienced. “Quinnipiac students–for the majority–are good kids, good students, a benefit to the town,” Leng said. But the main problem is the students who don’t have the compassion to treat their neighbors properly, according to Leng. The students who live off campus and don’t respect that they’re living in a residential area cause problems for all the other students at the university as well. Though Leng said public forums have their benefits and allow residents to voice their opinion, he does not think they are necessarily essential to improve the relationship. Instead, Leng plans to put together a Quinnipiac University relations task force. The task force will be made up of people who have experience working with town-gown relations and have an interest in working to improve it. “They could meet every so often and come up with a clear set of reasonable expectations that are expected of the university and the town and both together,” Leng said. The university did not have a comment on the formation of a task force. Once this task force develops a set of expectations, they will be presented to the university and Leng said they will see what they can get accomplished and move forward from there. The Student Government Association’s (SGA) Vice President for Public Relations Joseph Mullaney said SGA fully supports Leng’s idea for a task force. “SGA is fully on-board to help out with Mayor Leng’s task force,” Mullaney said. “SGA has done our best to improve the relationship by cosponsoring and participating in the Big Event. We also started the Good Neighbor Campaign to improve the relationship between Hamden residents and [Quinnipiac] students.” Senior Katherine Chirillo thinks the task force needs to be very meticulous in their planning if they hope to work things out between Quinnipiac and Hamden. “I think it’s a good idea but, at the same time,
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Due to the nature of how avian flu affects birds and food production, more than 47 million chickens have been euthanized. Since it takes 12 to 16 months to raise a chicken, who lay one egg per day, the shortage will happen for a while, according to Spalding. It’s important to note that other egg products such as egg sandwiches and eggs on the grill are still being served regularly, according to Spalding. “Right now we have whole eggs, we have cracked eggs… as of now we can’t get egg whites or hard-boiled eggs. So we’re just eliminating those from the menu because we don’t
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The dining halls have cut down on serving eggs due to the avian influenza outbreak.
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Students may not be able to enjoy their usual breakfast at Quinnipiac if that meal includes hard-boiled eggs or egg whites. The university is experiencing an egg shortage due to avian influenza, or bird flu, afflicting millions of chickens across the country. Certain dishes such as the hard-boiled egg and egg whites will not be available for the entire year because of the outbreak. Associate Director of Dining Services Leean Spalding said the bird flu epidemic of December has caused the food industry to cut down on its use of eggs in general. “I just wanted students to be aware of what’s happening and why there’s no egg whites and why there’s no hard-boiled eggs at this point,” Spalding said. “And maybe in the future it may impact more items. Right now we’re okay but the school year has just started.” Sophomore Sarah Bolock said she was not aware of the shortage, but was more concerned about the long lines for the egg products available. “My big problem is the lines to get eggs. That’s the only thing that bothers me,” Bolock said. Since Quinnipiac receives its eggs from the Texas-based company Cisco, the school could potentially lose even more egg-based products if the vendor cannot supply them. Texas’s H-E-B supermarkets have limited the cartons of eggs one can purchase to keep prices the same and fast food chain Whataburger has limited its breakfast menu to certain hours among others, according to ABC News.
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