| Schools beef up kosher food options
Heather Zucker ate mostly salad and spaghetti during her years in the University of Wisconsin-Madison dorms. Sometimes, her dinner was just a bowl of ice cream. Zucker wasn't being picky. She keeps kosher, and she said there were "slim pickins" for Jewish students in the dining halls. "It got old pretty fast," said Zucker, who graduated in 2005. That's about to change. UW-Madison is opening a kosher meat kitchen in a residence hall dining room starting this fall. Muslims who follow Islamic dietary laws, called halal, also will be accommodated. A growing number of schools are offering kosher dining options, but few have full kosher meat kitchens, said UW-Madison housing director Paul Evans. Other schools with the service include the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University.
FSU, FAMU and TCC students brave rain, head back to class
Life in academia has started and scholars are leaving their sneaker prints in the hall. On a rainy Monday, about 65,000 students started classes. Victoria Yip, an exploratory science and philosophy student from St. Petersburg, had a hot start to her freshman year. A resident on her floor was cooking steak and left the stove unattended. Dinner turned into a blaze in the newly built DeGraff Hall Sunday night. .
Bush shares gumbo with Brees, Nagin
President Bush began his overnight stay in New Orleans for the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina surrounded by good food, eye-popping artwork and an eclectic mix of the political and cultural leaders of a still-disaster-weary city. "We've got social entrepreneurs in our midst, artists in our midst, all of whom have dedicated their lives to the renewal of New Orleans," Bush said as he sat inches from Leah Chase, 84, the larger-than-life owner of and chef at Dooky Chase's restaurant in Treme. "And we're so honored to be in this restaurant. I know you would want me to say that the food here is about as good as any place here in New Orleans. I will say it." Bush didn't say much in his evening appearance, saving his comments about hurricane recovery for today's anniversary events at Dr.
Perth: The good life at the right price
If you want the good life... move to Perth. It's the best in Scotland for a high quality of life at the right price. The town was highest place north of the border in the Royal Bank of Scotland's "affordable affluence index" which identified the towns and cities which offer a high quality lifestyle at an affordable price. Perth is due to celebrate its 800th anniversary in 2010, and top schools, diverse leisure facilities, upmarket restaurants, good shopping and high-end motor dealerships were some of the positive "lifestyle indicators" found by the bank. .
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