Many headed for the Greenhouse or the subterranean Loker Commons, using Crimson Cash for pizza, tacos, coffee and vegetable soup.
Angelo Dallasanta, customer service manager of Loker Commons, said business was brisk the entire day.
"We haven't stopped since 11 a.m.," he said.
Deliveries of food and raw ingredients have been increased from once to twice daily, in hopes of avoiding shortages, Dallasanta said.
Employees said tacos and pizza were the favorite foods yesterday, while cappuccino and cafe latte were the best-selling drinks.
Lines weren't limited to food courts, as students rushed to computer kiosks in Loker Commons and the Science Center during the 10-minute walking periods beginning at 11 a.m. and 12 noon., with waits of 10 minutes or more.
Moment of Silence
RELIGION 1489--Shopping period can be a rat race. Running from one class to the next, squeezing into over-crowded classrooms and searching desperately for the last syllabus.
Sometimes students need a moment to reflect--and that's what Thomas Professor of Divinity Harvey G. Cox Jr. offered at the beginning of his lecture yesterday.
In an unusual move--even in religious courses--Cox requested the 70 students shopping Religion 1489: "Contemporary Interpretations of Jesus" take about one minute for silent reflection.
Cox then read a short poem, written by Gerald Hopkins, to students.
"Sometimes we need to step back and take a moment," he said.
No Math, but Crane Beach
SCIENCE A-37--Hooper Professor of Geology Paul F. Hoffman tried assuring students taking "The Changing Surface of the Earth" that the course would not be painful in any way--and involved very little math.
Hoffman said that if any math problems did arise, he would slowly but surely guide the class through them.
Hoffman told students that the course was geared more toward gaining an appreciation of scientific methods rather than the pure study of science, and added that notes would be provided at the beginning of every class, because writing while the professor is speaking distracts from the learning experience.
One of the highlights of the class involves a full day trip to Crane Beach and Plum Island to measure erosion.
--Todd F. Braunstein, David L. Greene, Christopher R. McFadden, Flora Tartakovsky, and Geoffrey C. Upton contributed to the reporting and writing of this article.