For the 24 Tulane students currently enrolled at the University, the transition from a hopping New Orleans jazz scene to the Street "took a while to get used to," as Tulane junior Annabelle Rosborough put it. Though the ICC has outlined a plan to incorporate the visiting students into eating club culture, administrative and financial uncertainties have prevented it from becoming a reality.
Jamal Motlagh '06, president of the ICC and Quadrangle Club, issued a plan two weeks ago that would allow the Tulane students to take a meal at an eating club of their choice once a week.
Motlagh said every eating club has expressed interest in the proposal. Quad, Cloister and Charter have even discussed extending membership to the junior and senior Tulane students so that they can get "the full experience of Princeton during their semester here," he added.
Motlagh said he is waiting for an answer from the University administration regarding a financial plan to reallocate the money spent on dining hall meals for the Tulane students to the eating clubs.
"The problem is we're in a bind right now, because the clubs can't shell out 25 extra meals [and I] haven't gotten a lot of help from the administration," Motlagh said.
Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne and Assistant Dean Maria Flores-Mills could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Though Motlagh sent an email outlining his proposal to the visiting students a week and a half ago, he said he received no responses. He said he suspects this is because many students are unsure whether their existing dining hall contracts would cover the meals.
Tulane students have been taking their meals at residential college dining halls since their arrival in September.
Some visiting students said they wished the opportunity to join an eating club had come earlier.
"I would have probably had interest [in joining an eating club] had it come earlier, because we already have had to pay for our meal plan at the dining hall," Jackie Reuben '07 said.
Several of the visiting students have nevertheless found ways to participate in 'Street' life. Rosborough said she and her roommate, Alex Carew '06, were offered a social membership at Tower Club. They dine at the club when invited by friends and attend members-only events.
"My roommate ... and I have been bouncing around all the eating clubs to check them all out," Rosborough said. "We have been very impressed with the different clubs, and it is nice to have a variety."
Caleb Dance '06, who eats at the Rockefeller College dining hall, said he has no interest in joining a club.
"I've been very pleased with the dining hall food thus far," he said. "And it's definitely closer just [in terms of] walking distance."
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