Blame Wittenberg NOT Sodexo

I learned something very interesting today from students who are raising money for the Lesotho, Africa trip.  Apparently they were trying to set up a meal swap like they do every year where students can sacrifice one of their CDR meals so that the money goes towards the Africa trip.  This year, Wittenberg wouldn't let them.  You may wonder why Wittenberg since Sodexo is the one who charges us for meals?  Wrong... its mostly Wittenberg.  Sodexo only charges $1.20 for each meal while Wittenberg makes up all the rest.  This means that for every dinner that a student eats at the CDR, Wittenberg makes a $10.80 profit.  That is unreal.  So if 500 students eat dinner at the CDR in one given night (which is a very modest assumption) then Wittenberg makes $5,400.  So if you have always blamed Sodexo for their shitty and overpriced food, you should start to blame Wittenberg instead.  It is no wonder that Wittenberg continues to employ Sodexo despite the overwhelming number of complaints from students.  They make such a great profit off of Sodexo that it would probably kill their revenue flow if they were to switch to another service like Sisco.  What I want to know is where all of this money goes.  Wittenberg is supposedly stuck in this horrible financial crisis but then what are they doing with the money they are profiting from meals, and it makes me wonder what else they are overcharging us for. hmmmm.