"They do really immature things," she said. "They play with their food and try to make it harder for us to clean up," she said.

In contrast to Union-goes, those who eat at Quincy House seem to waste relatively little food.

Tommy B. Mercier, productions supervisor at Quincy House said that his house wasted the least food this week.

"The students are starting to pay attention and read the board," he said. "I think they take a little bit of everything, but not a lot. It's better that way."

Other early results pertain to the varying amounts of waste at the different meals.

The lowest amount of food waste has been determined to take place at breakfast, with lunch and dinner boasting results that are at least twice as high.

"There is very little food waste at breakfast partly because students who go to breakfast go there with a mission to eat," McNitt said.

Higher participation at lunch and dinner and heavier food contribute to the greater amounts of measured waste.

Students have responded with mixed feelings about the results of the audit and the general idea of weighing food left uneaten.

Many students have given an obligatory glance in the direction of the trademark carrots and proceeded to pile their plates high with breads, brownies, and whatever food happens to strike the individual fancy.

Said John R. Connolly '96, "I know zero about it, I'm pro-waste, and I'm totally unaffected by this audit."

The Currier resident said he was not surprised by the Union results. "We all knew the freshmen were the least responsible of the Harvard students."

But a majority of students interviewed yesterday said they have taken the time to read the audit posters and are making an attempt to take one less dessert and force down that last piece of chicken.