Hanover, NH - Students Upset Over Passover Options

Hanover, NH - Dartmouth College, many Jewish students have sharply criticized the College's Kosher dining option this past Passover, citing Pavilion's poor hours and overpriced food, which has made it difficult for them to keep Kosher during the holiday.
"I feel like my religious practices are not being respected by the Dining Services," Jonathan Eisenberg said. "The hours, the quality, and the expense are all terrible. It really doesn't seem just."

Eisenberg pointed out that the Pavilion was closed on the first two evenings of Passover, with the assumption that students keeping Kosher would be attending Seders at the Roth Cener for Jewish Life on those nights. "Sure, the Seder is a meal, but it's also a three or four hour ceremony. A lot of students like me who don't have time to attend the ceremony still want to be able to eat dinner," Eisenberg said.

David Newlove, the assistant director of DDS, said that the Pavilion has not directly received any complaints from students about the availability of their Kosher option for Passover. "I think we do an excellent job," Newlove said. "We work very closely with the Roth Center to help Jewish students that are on campus get the food they need for Passover."
Newlove conceded that the prices for Kosher food during Passover were "25 to 30 percent more expensive" than the Pavilion's usual Kosher option. He explained that since Kosher dining regulations are much stricter during Passover, the cost of preparing the food inevitably goes up.