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Sep. 25, 2012 3:30pm

So apparently the sandwich wrap is kind of a big deal for some people.

“At the University of Maryland, students are exasperated about a new construction method that Dining Service employees are using for wraps,” the Washington Posts’ Michael S. Rosenwald writes, citing U-Md.’s student newspaper The Diamondback.

What terrible new design could possibly have these students in a huff?

Apparently, according to The Diamondback, Dining Services employees are now “cutting vegetables, chicken and other sandwich products, rather than dicing them, and leaving the ends of the wraps open instead of folded in.”

University of Maryland Student Newspaper Claims Dining Halls New Wrap Design Has Students MiffedThe last time we were upset by something open-ended,
it involved the words “quantitative” and “easing.”

Materials science and engineering major Claire Tomaszewski condemned the new wrap design: “It’s really difficult to eat because everything falls out of the bottom. It’s not that hard to fold the bottom end.”

“If I am turned off by it, some other people must be, too,” she added.

And she’s right! She’s not alone.

“I like them better when they’re folded in, and I do like the end piece cause I have a bit of extra wrap,” said biology major John Morgan.

“We haven’t been exposed to the other types of wraps,” freshman psychology major Mica Cocco told The Diamondback. “But we definitely think they’re hard to eat and they should accommodate for us.”

Despite the student outcry, it doesn’t appear dining room officials are going to change the wrap design anytime soon (I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence). The staff, who say they take “the new assembly process very, very seriously,” argue the design speeds up production and improves “plate presentation.”

“Many students, however, said the changes have made their meal experience more difficult,” The Diamondback reports.

We aren’t making this up, folks.

“Besides experimentation, college is also about learning important life lessons, and in this wrap matter U-Md. students have discovered a hard truth: The sandwiches they receive in life might not always be designed according to their preferences,” Rosenwald concludes.

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Comments (60)

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  • ARSILHOUETTE
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:50pm

    Wrap a napkin around the bottom of it dumb ass……

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    • Exidor
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 5:01pm

      Thank you

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      Exidor  
    • brickmoon
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 5:40pm

      I suspect a congressional hearing is in the offing.

      “Wraps are a right!” — Sandwich Fluke

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      brickmoon  
    • kaydeebeau
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 8:34pm

      Oh good grief – how about this, wrap it the way you like it yourself….must someone else do EVERYTHING for you little panty waists?

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      kaydeebeau  
  • huey6367
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:45pm

    Get used to eating food that is not to your liking. Your student loan debt will prevent you from eating good food.

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  • alinskythis
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:45pm

    I used to think mankind would end up as a brain under glass, with no body.

    Now it’s clear that man is de-evolving into a giant ass with no head.

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  • ITGuy
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:43pm

    1. For those who say refold it, they can’t. They cut the ends off. Hard to refold when there is nothing there.
    2. Have you ever tried to finish a wrap or burrito when the bottom won’t stay folded. It just poops all over the place. Very annoying.
    3. Don’t buy the wraps! It’s their product they are selling and if you don’t like it and they won’t change it then don’t pay them for it. Maybe they will catch the hint.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:56pm

      Wasting food is wasting the customer’s money.

      Complain. If they don’t get it, go elsewhere. Eventually they will get it or go bankrupt.

      Eating food off a napkin isn’t appealing.

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      Walkabout  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 5:42pm

      Then logic would dictate to use a knife and fork. Yeah, they are likely plastic and you may have get up from the table and walk back over to the serving line. Beats pooping your food out onto the table.

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    • Eastinfection
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 6:09pm

      @ITGUY… Seriously? When i was in school we were most worried about the quantity of chicken patties we could stuff in our pockets for late night consumption.
      You’re worried about the structural integrity of you’re faux Tex-Mex meal?
      I assume you approve of the “presentation” though? .. because THATS important in college dining.

      Here’s a tip.. use the free utensils provided… and please.. wash your hands often.

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    • Eastinfection
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 6:16pm

      @WALK.. there is no “going elsewhere” for these poor, poor, abused students… Free “Dining Commons” food is already AUTOMATICALLY included in “tuition & expenses” @ $5+/ per 3 square a day. If my kid didn’t eat this crap i would be furious….

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    • ITGuy
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 11:21pm

      Yeah i don’t give a rats A how my food looks on the plate, as long as it does what it’s suppose to do. Stay together and fill me up without making me throw up. The article should really be “Why is a college cafateria trying to make there food look fancy”. They’re just polishin a turd. But you are correct about the food being included in tuition. Not much choice for the poorer students. But there usually is a variety of crap to choose from everyday. Just have to pick the lesser of the evils.

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    • MrBigBillyB
      Posted on September 26, 2012 at 10:26am

      @ ITGUY “Don’t buy the wraps! Itβ€˜s their product they are selling and if you don’t like it and they wonβ€˜t change it then don’t pay them for it. Maybe they will catch the hint.”

      But here is the thing. The only thing not buying it will do is have them make fewer and fewer until they stop offering the wrap as a choice. It’s not like this cafeteria is a Wraps Only place that will close down if they don’t sell enough wraps and the the owner has his mortgage riding on the business.

      These kid whining about the wraps not being folded is ridiculous. If the school cafeteria were about “accomodating us” then they should be complaining about how they don’t serve lobster and Sir Loin steaks and whatever top cut foods they want (all for the same price.) Yes the poorer students don’t have a choice to go elsewhere. So you take what you get.

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  • ApostolicIlx
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:41pm

    It’s an article in the college paper. Second, fewer students complained than Blaze Readers. Third, had the comments to the article been fully reviewed (all 4 of them,) you would have found that 1 stated what the vast majority of people here have stated. Basically, take care of the sandwich yourself. Another comment stated there were grammatical problems with the piece and 2 stated problems with the wrap design. Guess who has more “Whine Time” than Terps? Of course, I’m biased, I admit it. I’m both a Terp and a Blaze Reader. Oops.

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  • huey6367
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:40pm

    Find a cause. Change the name to tacos. Everything falls out the end of a taco. College kids love tacos.

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  • blanco5
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:34pm

    And the arab world continues to laugh at us……

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  • Carlinpa
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:32pm

    Man, those kids have a really tough life.. I hope things work out…
    Unreal!

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    Carlinpa  
  • rsanchez1
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:12pm

    These sissies would have a hard time eating at Taco Bell.

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  • Comeandtakeit
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:11pm

    Gosh. This takes me back to college days- 1966-’67. I was working my way through, going to night school. I couldn’t afford dinner- I would buy a candy bar out of the vending machine for a quarter. No sandwich wrap problems for me in college. No food. I think I weighed 87 pounds back then. But, I got my degree. No big debt to pay off afterwards, either.

    I can even spell SPOILED BRATS correctly.

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  • Shoot2Stop
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:11pm

    Maybe they could ask for a little advice from a Mexican student. After all they seem to be able to manage their open-ended tacos just fine.

    .

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  • hornz
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:10pm

    Only theblaze could make this political…

    What’s next? Big fat Limbaugh is going to compare the NFL refs with the media…

    Oh wait.

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    hornz  
  • Ted Zeppelin
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:09pm

    Here’s proof the school systems are a failure.

    Students are obviously too stupid to actually think for themselves to resolve this non-issue on their own.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:00pm

    Are we as a society no so petty as to have a conniption fit over a lousy wrap sandwichs’ folded condition? Really, no, no, I mean “really”? Just unwrap the damn thing and fold it the way you want it, you lazy young Ladies and Gentlemen. You people are complaining about the wraps being offered at the cafeteria and all the while cheerfully chewing and swallowing the “crap sandwich” called student loans. UNBELIEVABLE.

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  • G.E.R
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:00pm

    Their parents should get a refund because they’re too stupid to be in college.

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    G.E.R  
    • grimmster
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:30pm

      @G.E.R.
      I need not read any further, best comment possible,i salute you!

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      grimmster  
  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:57pm

    No wonder other countries hate us

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  • schroeder123
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:55pm

    I want to be an Artist when I graduate. $150 K in debt… will you buy my Paintings ??

    I draw great stick figures…..

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  • John1863
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:51pm

    Take it or leave it and they are not their to accommodate you little miss freshmen. I guess these little babies are to stupid to fold the end over by them selves.

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  • The Third Archon
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:51pm

    β€œBesides experimentation, college is also about learning important life lessons, and in this wrap matter U-Md. students have discovered a hard truth: The sandwiches they receive in life might not always be designed according to their preferences,” Rosenwald concludes.”
    They will in non-monopolized markets…oh wait this capitalism–nevermind, your lesson is very realistic and applicable.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 5:49pm

      Sears and Roebuck selling food wraps now?
      What does capitalism have to do with a one size fits all government run cafeteria? If they won’t change, use the capitalistic related attitude and take you food business elsewhere. Time being a consideration though. The last time I attended a six week long LE course at a university not too far from here, we figured out after a couple of days where to go off campus to eat.

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  • Kupo
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:50pm

    First world problems here, folks.

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    Kupo  
  • djohn78
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:50pm

    Hey kids, unroll the wrap when you sit and and wrap it any way you want to! Problem solved!

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  • floridareader
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:46pm

    If for a materials science and engineering major student this is a problem, whatever projects she embarks in the future will be a disaster.
    Hamburgers don’t come in folded buns and no one is complaining.
    Sure, complain if you need to, but don’t make a big deal out of it.
    Get creative!, unfold and refold the wrap to your convenience. Use a paper towel to hold everything together. And as a last resource, use flatware!

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    floridareader  
  • banjarmon
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:44pm

    Put your free condom over the wrap…Problem solved!!!

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    banjarmon  
  • flatbroke
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:42pm

    WOW! they are not even more concerned about being able to get a job when they graduate from college. obamanation.

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    flatbroke  
  • AvengerK
    Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:39pm

    The poor darlings…being subjected to this kind of third world level food presentation must be so traumatic for them. Imagine…cutting the vegetables instead of dicing them??? What kind of barbarism is that? The philistines….putting the future of this nation through such harrowing ordeals.

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    AvengerK  
    • tightline
      Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:47pm

      Good one AVENGERK, β€œIt’s really difficult to eat because everything falls out of the bottom. It’s not that hard to fold the bottom end.” She is correct, “its not hard to fold the bottom end” so fold the damn thing your self and have a nice day!!!

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      tightline  
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