I read the article and all of the comments on this page and I am still left baffled. I went to a commuter college for a little bit but I couldn’t afford to buy

I read the article and all of the comments on this page and I am still left baffled. I went to a commuter college for a little bit but I couldn’t afford to buy food. I don’t understand this experience very well other than visiting hospitals and eating in the cafeteria while I waited for someone. * Do they still use those heavy institutional plates for the food, or do they now use recyclable paper or what? * It seems like trays would reduce the number of dishes broken, assuming breakable dishes are used these days. * Is the food normally packaged when you buy it or is there still a concept of having them slop variable amounts oatmeal or fruit salad or or casserole or whatever into your bowl? * I imagine if I were a student I would actually like trays, because they seem like a much more efficient way to get the meal started. Also kind of comforting maybe. It appears that the universe of these just stopped using them because it is probably much more convenient and cheaper. Or am I hopelessly out of date and unaware that there is some kind of severe disadvantage imposed by trays?