Dining Services is working to make nutritional information more available to students by posting nutritional facts on its website. Student Life reported earlier this year that Dining Services was behind in posting nutritional information, and that information available was, in certain instances, incorrect.

Students are having difficulty finding nutritional information for many food items on campus. Although Dining Services posts nutritional information, including calorie and fat counts online, it is not comprehensive and is sometimes misleading. The information is missing for many items.

Dining Services and the Office of Sustainability have teamed up to test the logistics of post-consumer composting in Bear’s Den. Last year, Dining Services began composting extra food from its kitchens—food that had not reached the consumer.

All students living on campus will contribute equally to Washington University’s overhead costs through their meal plans starting next year. The University is also changing the way it calculates overhead costs per plan. The new on-campus meal plans will all have the same built-in overhead fee.

A pipe burst on the east side of Lee House on Thursday afternoon, causing the eastern and middle sections of the Lee 1 and 2 to flood with about an inch of water. Students on those floors have reported damaged property. Wet items were sent for dry cleaning that was paid for by the Washington University.

Every spring, student groups have the opportunity to appeal for block funding from Student Union. These requests appear on the ballot and must receive a two-thirds majority to be approved. Block funding appeals guarantee the funded amount for two years, but if a group is approved for block funding, it cannot appeal for any additional SU funding.

A pilot program to expand locations where the Washington University Campus Card is accepted is currently in the works. Dining Services is working with local merchants to accept Campus Card purchases by the end of spring break. At this stage, interested parties include Kayak’s Coffee and Bobo Noodle House.

Dining Services is working with the Muslim Students Association (MSA) to look into bringing Halal food options to campus. Halal food is similar to kosher options, with regulations about the way the animals are killed. Without Halal options, observant Muslims on campus must eat either fish or vegetarian dishes.

As federal officials emphasize the importance of healthy eating, the newly released 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans challenge Washington University dining menus to meet higher standards.

Around 5 p.m. Sunday, students were evacuated from Wheeler House due to flooding in the west wing of the first floor. A sophomore, jumping over a chair to get into his room, hit his head on a sprinkler on the ceiling, which exploded with an odorous fluid that flooded the surrounding suites.