Dartmouth College started a program last week in one of its dining halls that allows students to choose drinking out of a red cup instead of a clear one.
The Dartmouth Social Cups program allows students to use their red cup as a signal to other students that they are open to eating with others instead of eating alone.
UF student Nicholas Veith doesn’t think the program is necessary.
“I think it is obvious when people are trying to eat by themselves,” said the 19-year-old electrical engineering freshman.
Dartmouth College senior Christopher McMillan founded the program as a reaction to the unnecessary stress he thinks dining halls may give students, according to The Dartmouth, the college’s student newspaper.
Anagabriela Medina said she doesn’t think this system would make much of a difference at UF, but it might be a nice option for freshmen getting used to the campus.
“It’s another way for them to get to know each other,” said the 19-year-old journalism sophomore.
Dartmouth Dining Services spent $100 on the new cups and promotional posters, according to The Dartmouth.
Triston Donelson, a 19-year-old UF mathematics sophomore, said he likes the concept but thinks it wouldn’t work.
“I think people wouldn’t care,” he said. “People come to socialize with friends or just eat and leave, especially with the unlimited meal plan.”
