The cafeteria hosts many students throughout the middle of the day. The cafeteria and student center are great places to eat with friends and socialize.
However, the only problem is the trash left behind from students’ lunches.
Many students have started to take notice of the cafeteria’s trash levels. Junior Jacob Avila is bothered by the amount of trash left at his lunch table.
“It bothers me because it is unsanitary and they leave so much trash on the table that you can’t sit there and eat,” Avila said.
Avila recalls a time where the mess at his table was so bad, he and his friends had to move tables.
“I came to my table and there was mustard all over the table and seats,” Avila said.
Another student who has taken note of the trash at her table is senior Lily Papesh. Papesh has experienced similar issues at her lunch table.
“It disgusts me,” Papesh said.
However students aren’t the only ones recognizing this issue.
Many lunch ladies and administrators have also taken notice in the recent uptick in cafeteria and student center trash.
Melissa Brady works as a lunch lady. Brady is one of the many people who have noticed the trash buildup over lunch periods.
Brady believes a lack of accountability is a primary reason in why this conflict continues to get worse.
“The kids are not taking responsibility for themselves and are being lazy,” Brady said.
Brady has proposed multiple solutions to the ongoing trash problem at NC.
“[I think] bringing back lunch detentions and having kids that are not throwing the trash away clean the table stay and pick up trash at lunchtime would be great,” Brady said.
Brady is concerned about the future of the state of our country with the level of accountability young adults have today.
“It makes me worry about what our future is going to hold if these are the young adults that will be running the country one day,” Brady said.
Brady, a mother and grandmother, is used to picking up after others, although she is starting to get tired of it.
However, Brady hopes things will be headed in the right direction soon.
“Hopefully I’m leading by example, especially for the upperclassmen for the underclassmen,” Brady said.
