Everything wrong with the Mule Express

There are many places to get food for those living on campus, the most notable being the dining hall, GQ, and Mule Express: Dining on the Run, each of which have their own pros and cons. In terms of college food, the food at all three places is pretty good. Being a freshman student I am still getting used to it all, so I do not really have any complaints. Except one, and it’s with Mule Express: Dining on the Run, and it’s a pretty big one. For those who aren’t familiar with Mule Express, it is located in Seegers in the Light Lounge, right by the event space. It doesn’t offer much besides a box for food, a small snack, and some sort of soda. Students usually buy from there when wanting to eat while working or studying, as it provides a nice to-go meal. I have no problem with the food itself. The menu is on a rotation, where the same day every week the same meal is sold, and here is where I take abhorrence.

Let’s go through the menu day by day and figure out what the problem is. Every Monday is Pasta Monday, which I see no issue with, I am totally okay with that. Every Tuesday is Mac and Cheese Tuesday, and that is something I don’t like. They should be serving Mac and Cheese on Monday, because Mac and Cheese Monday just sounds so much better, it has that nice alliteration that everyone loves. This is a small thing and at the end of the day if this does not change I won’t be too upset. I hesitate to even say that this bothers me; it’s more that I noticed it, and thought it would be a small improvement.

Next is Wednesday, which is Stir Fry Wednesday, and this is literally the only reason I wrote this article. The rest of the days are Spaghetti and Meatball Thursday, ‘N Chips Friday, Pot Pie Saturday, and Lo Mein Sunday. I’m putting them all here because I have nothing to say about them, and I need the rest of the article to talk about what is wrong with serving Stir Fry on Wednesday. How are they not serving Stir Fry on Fridays? Where is Stir Fryday? This has got me steamed, jazzed, and peeved, because it is just negligent, and honestly irresponsible.

I can honestly say that I didn’t think any establishment serving stir fry one day out of the week would ever serve it on a day other than Friday, it just seems so obvious. And this is not like the mac and cheese, I do not care about this because it would sound better, or because of the pun in calling it Stir Fryday. No, I could not care less about those reasons, it just makes sense to call it Stir Fryday. What world do we live in where Stir Fry can be served on any day other than Friday? I don’t even like stir fry, but I feel so passionate about this issue anyway, because this has nothing to do with stir fry, Mule Express, or me, or you, this is about respecting logic and the English language. By disregarding Stir Fryday, Mule Express and everyone who has let it slide is equally disregarding the fluidity, logic, and beauty implicit in the English language.

I’m sure there are many people reading this who do not think this matters and that I’m overreacting, but I can’t be the only person who cares about this. So I am making a call to action. Anyone who stands with me on this issue please contact me through Facebook or any other means so we can figure out how to right this wrong. In the current state of our politics it can feel like we have no voice, no choice (which probably isn’t true, but that’s something for another time, please vote anyway), but it feels like we have no say, even if we do. So watch your opinion go into effect; band with me and create real change. We can change Stir Fry Wednesday to Stir Fryday, but only together. Together we are strong, and Mule Express: Dining on the Run will have to listen when we organize. So find your voice, and thank you for your coming support.