Why do we purchase meal plans from Iowa State to use at all of their fine dinning establishments, but we aren’t allowed the freedom to use them as we wish? I myself chose the Cyclone meal plan, costing nearly $2,000 and giving me 275 meals — more meals then I could ever use. This being so, I and others have tried to use our excess meals (90 left with two weeks left in the semester) to help feed our friends and classmates who cannot purchase sufficient meals so we all can enjoy our adventure at Iowa State.

All we are doing is gifting food to our friends. Meanwhile, the university employees have been conditioned to prevent the freedom of their use and are told to refuse us entrance into the dining hall. Are they really not behind maximizing our experiences?

College students at Iowa State are old enough to manage a pre-paid lunch account — without rollover. We are young adults and should be introduced to and not protected from responsibility. Is the school really that inefficient? Or is it just greed?

We can do better. I’d love to know how can we choose our adventure while we can’t even render this most simple decision?

Happy holidays from hungry students,

Cody Catron & Aaron Schoeneman