An Apple a Day Not Much More

In what may be a fruitless endeavor, the Freshman Union management has limited the amount of fruit per person to two pieces per meal in order to curb waste and theft.

However, since the regulation was instituted there has been no noticeable reduction in the amount of fruit consumed, Union Manager John O'Neil said.

The usual Union policy allows students to take fruit to eat during the meal. However, more and more students are leaving their fruit uneaten and putting it on the conveyor belt to be thrown away, said O'Neil.

Problems also arise from the perennial fruit thefts, which have nearly doubled this year, said O'Neil. He said, "We're putting this limit on fruit because people put it in their knapsacks and take it back [to their rooms].

Most freshmen had juicy comments about the Union's new rule. "In a college of this nature--one that is so well endowed--I would think that they would not limit the students on their consumption of fruit," said Marc Awobuluyi '89.

For some students the limit creates certain problems. "I am a vegetarian on a fruit diet so I don't often eat any of the entrees," said Sean Rockett '89. "I need fruits and vegetables for my meals. This limit means that I will not be able to take as much as I need to survive."

Christian Liles '89 said, "This limit is like prohibition. As prohibition made America a nation of criminals, so is this stringent limit making Harvard a college of thiefs."