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Famous Everyday Dishes from the Medieval Arab World
This website explores the famous foods such as harisa,which is a popular meat dish in today's Muslim world but was also popular in the medieval Arab world. This site also looks at other foods which present Muslims can connect to and were also liked…
Alcohol in Early Muslim History: Prohibited in Islam, Still Consumed?
Alcohol or liquor, known as khamrin Arabic, was a type of alcoholic drink in pre-Islamic and early Islamic days. Through this website, viewers will find out why was alcohol still drank by some Muslims even after the Quranic verses stating alcohol as…
Islamic Food Innovations
Robin Doak, author of Empire of the Islamic World explores interesting Islamic food inventions that were thought to be from European sources but might be from Arab conquests of Europe, such as pasta and sugar cane.
Food Rebellion in the yearbook
The food rebellion of 1967 as it appeared in the yearbook.
The Opening of Boomers
Delilah Vazquez '08 recalls how the opening of Boomers changed her commuting experience.
The New Coffee House
The coffee house opened in 1945 where the mailroom is today. Around this time, Starbucks was a popular place to be and the coffee house tried to imitate that atmosphere. This was a small, intimate space that also feature live music performances, as…
Former Wait Staff at LFC
Being a waiter used to be a campus job at LFC. Before 1945, the best looking boys from sports teams were chosen to bring food to the girls in Lois Hall. But throughout 1945-1950 there were both male and female waiters.
Food Committee
There was a food committee at LFC until the 2000's, which brings up the question: why isn't there one now? Back then students had a place to go with comments or complaints. They not only covered the quality of the food, but other topics such as…
Quick Fact #2
Did you know that Hixon was not always a theater? It used to be a dining hall, snack bar, and coffee shop that students would hang out at! It was this way from 1948-1962.