Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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REFRIGE By Lindsey Thorpe Gone were the days of Mom ' s home cooking. Roasted turkey; real mashed potatoes and fresh apple pie were replaced by Easy-Mac, Ramen noodles and frozen pizzas. Students no longer living under their parents ' roofs were forced to fend for themselves. On a quest to profile a typical student refrigerator, common themes influenced by price and simplicity emerged. Students purchased microwave dinners and off-brand grocery items to cut corners in the kitchen. Dillons remained the most preferred place to shop, its popularity largely credited to quality and the Dillons Plus Shopper ' s Card savings. I just like the quality of the store, said Adam Kujawa, senior in marketing. I don ' t like Food 4 Less because it ' s ghetto. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average student spent approximately SI50 a month on groceries. Each household had a systematic method of equally dividing payments between roommates. At rust we shared the bill, Scan McCaffrey. K-State alumnus, said. Progressively, we each had to have our own cupboard and now we each buy our own groceries. Pop, milk and beer were the three most common items found in student refrigerators. Those are the essentials, Ryan Matthews, senior in finance, said. You can go without food but not without drinks. taking a deeper look into refrigerators of State students, similarities in purchasing habits were found. (Photo illustration by leanel Drake! Matt Stamey) 20 ' Student Life

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I like to eat pica pepper sauce with bagel chips and cream cheese. My roommate introduced it to me in high school. It ' s a low-cal snack. Name: Sarah Holladay, junior in electronic journalism Residence: University Commons 227 Number of occupants: 4 My old roommate made a stew in a crockpot. It was terrible—we acted like we ate it, but we threw it down the garbage disposal. I think he just threw everything in the crockpot for twenty hours. It was like mystery meat stew Name: Sean McCaffrey, K-State alumnus , Residence: University Commons 330 Number of occupants: 3 I ' m a vegetarian so I kind of make my roommates be also. We eat a lot of noodles and potatoes. We eat Club crackers and ranch dressing when we don ' t have anything else Name: Lindsey Rapoff, senior in apparel and textile marketing Residence: 1205 Ratone Number of occupants: 3