<p>why can't you take your backpack into the dining hall? are you not allowed to take food outside?</p>
<p>.......because you can load your backpack with deserts,hamburgers, and other stuff. I think they only let you take 2(?) items at most ( a fruit + desert) but I'm not sure. But then again, I've seen plenty of people use clandestine methods to "smuggle" food into their dorms. If you do decide to take something out, make sure those card swipers at the front don't see you b/c they can be really *****y.........</p>
<p>thats so weird.</p>
<p>I have a question... what if you somehow manage to bring a backpack into the dining hall, because the card swipers didn't see you bring it in. But if they see you walking out with it, will they stop you?</p>
<p>it's good that girls can bring purses in</p>
<p>no they cant. some swipers will let the small purses in, you know the kind that barely fits anything. :rolleyes: some wont even let those in. if you have one of those huge bags, forget it.</p>
<p>hmm..i guess people at de neve dining hall arent really mean..i've walked in with HUGE purses..heh though i never took advantage of it :-/....</p>
<p>One fruit or pastry item only.</p>
<p>Nothing weird about it. Ever been to a buffet where you can take stuff out? It needs to generate revenue after all...</p>
<p>i think ive taken like 4 oranges at once before. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>some people manage to take plates, bowls, and cups.</p>
<p>I think its also because the dining halls would get ridiculously crowded with hundreds of backpacks if they let people carry them in.</p>
<p>Also, backpacks would be a serious tripping hazard in the dining halls since people would leave them next to their seats and near the aisles while eating. :rolleyes:</p>