McVeggie

To the Editors of The Crimson:

Adam L. Berger may have had too much to drink over Head of the Charles weekend. His judgement might have been impaired. His taste buds certainly were. We refer to his article in The Crimson ("Diversions of a Head-y Weekend," Oct. 24), in which he lauds the Harvard Dining Services (HDS) for their stunning invention of the "vegetarian hamburger."

The table we were sitting at returned something less than an "overwhelming verdict" of "kudos to HDS." We found the vegetarian hamburger to be, frankly, vile. We were amazed at HDS' lame attempt to improvise a new menu item. We compared it unfavorably to other emetics frequently served in our dining halls, such as broccoli-cheese pasta and vegetable stromboli. If Mr. Berger turns out to be partial to these dishes too, we would not dream of denying him the right to his opinion. We would, however, deny him the right to speak for the general undergraduate population, which we believe feels that the quality of the food at Harvard is inexcusably bad.

The Crimson might do the College a big favor by publishing more research articles in the spirit of Woodward and Bernstein and fewer reflective editorials in the spirit of A.M. Rosenthal. Do a story, or a series of stories, on HDS. We have heard rumors that the oranges we eat come in boxes labeled "grade C: schools and prisons only." If that is true, it is only too apt. We ask: what crime did we commit to deserve such treatment? And whatever it was, what can we do to atone for it? Matthew Levin   Kristine Zaleskas   Michael Choi   Joseph Dodge   Valentin Rodriguez