BY CHARLES SCHOOLER
Chris Taylor sits at his lunch table, intently watching the two microwaves. He is deciding whether or not it is worth it to microwave his leftover pizza. Many Mariemont students have been faced with the same dilemma: face the stagnant line, or eat the cold pizza.
For one student, this decision is a no-brainer. Sophomore Gage McClure does not mind waiting in line to cook his food. “Sometimes I’ll throw in the Easy-Mac, another day I might have Ramen,” says McClure.
No matter which microwavable food he is craving that day, a trip to the microwave is the usual for McClure.
Sophomore Ryan Scarborough does not use the microwave because she does not want to wait in line. “There are other and better things to eat that do not involve the microwave,” says Scarborough.
Another sophomore Charlie Geers has never tried using the microwave and does not intend to. “I purposefully pack things that do not need to be heated up because if I use the microwave half of my lunch time is already gone,” says Geers. With only 35 minutes, Geers does not want to waste any of it.
One student has a different strategy towards using the microwave. Kennedy Moi explains that she runs to the lunch room when she wants to use the microwave so she doesn’t have to wait in the line. “It would be much more convenient if there were more microwaves,” says Moi.
There are several teachers who have microwaves in their rooms including Mr. Wolfford, Mr. Vanags.
Mrs. Colpi brought in an old microwave for Maker Monday projects but fortunately for her it doesn’t work. She explains that she doesn’t want a microwave because she’s doesn’t want to deal with the liabilities.
“If it makes a mess I don’t want to have to clean it up, if it starts on fire I don’t want to put it out and I wouldn’t want to deal with the line of students who would line up” says Colpi.
Colpi brings up a good point on why we should have more microwaves available in the commons. “If two microwaves is not enough for the teachers lounge, two microwaves is definitely not enough for 250 students” says Colpi.