Lack of omelet bar “nothing short of treacherous”

St. John’s is a place of rich history and deeply rooted tradition that goes all the way back to the founders of the Abbey and the men and women who built it into what we have today.

The pines shaking in the breeze coming from Lake Sag, the oaks that shed their leaves in the fall and the roaring of Clemens Stadium on a crisp Saturday afternoon.

One of the most historic places on this campus we call home is the Refectory. As a senior, I have fond memories of the Reef and of the splendors that lay within.

Let me paint a picture: you are waking up after a long night studying in Alcuin, and you want nothing more than a handcrafted omelet.

You walk from Mary Hall to those all-too-familiar heavy oak doors. Upon entering and selecting a bowl of your preferred ingredients, you give it to the worker and after a short wait, voila, a perfectly curated breakfast creation.

Well, take that splendiferous image and just forget about it.

The cruelty that is premade omelets transcends evil. It is purely inhumane. To expect us to accept such a duplicitous act would be nothing short of treacherous to the history of the Reef, and by extension, the student body of St. Benedict’s and St. John’s.

Here is what I implore of the establishment. Fix your wrongs. To fix your wrongdoing, the students would accept St. John’s Abbey Arboretum maple syrup and/or General Tso’s chicken, which would be nearly enough to make up for this disgusting act by the management at the Reef.

Take one loyal worker at the Reef, senior Will Nelson for example. Nelson had the fastest omelet spatula west of the Twin Cites and now, his talents are gone with the wind, just like the made-to-order omelet bar. We at St. John’s emphasize sustainability, community and a sense of good stewardship. How then do we ostracize workers from doing from what they love, separate students and faculty alike from the dish they crave and tear apart relationships built on a perfectly cooked omelet?

I urge the students to only eat stale cereal and almond milk until this issue is addressed.