Things change over time.

 Nowhere on campus is this truer than in our very own student union. Waaaaaaaaaaay back when I was just a wee freshman, the "first-year students" were not permitted to eat lunch in Kennedy Union due to overcrowding. While this, at the time, seemed extremely unjust, it now makes sense.

 Two of the freshmen dorms have cafeterias in them, one has a place that sells food, and the other is about a five second walk from the Emporium. Yes, life was rough as a freshman, but we were scrappy and we survived.

Last year things got changed up a little bit when the Crestaraunt went into overhaul mode. Yes, there was the Crest Stop, which served as a convenient place to pick up a bag of Sun Chips or a Snickers bar on the go, but it really didn't provide much in the way of a hot meal.

 Because of this issue, KU was opened to freshmen. I find this completely justifiable - as a temporary solution. In August 2009 the Crestaraunt was back and theoretically better than ever, but one thing did not revert: KU's no-freshman policy.

 As a growing university, naturally there is going to be an increase in freshmen. Why then are we allowing this influx to infiltrate the KU dining hall?

It's no surprise that overcrowding is an issue during lunch. Today my roommate and I circled the seating area a few times before finally spotting two empty chairs next to each other ... and we were lucky to spot them.

In addition, the serving area of KU is nothing short of chaos. It takes skill and months of practice to learn how to finagle your way between the salad bar and the ever-growing line for the Grill. Need to snag a Diet Coke? Good look squeezing in-between the crowd waiting to get coffee or a fountain drink.

On the other side of the cafeteria is the mob waiting for pita pizzas, intermingling with those waiting for sandwiches. Lord help the poor souls who are undecided as to which entr