Student groups upset about UNO ban on baked goods
Posted: Sunday, October 07, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Some students groups are upset that the University of Nebraska at Omaha has banned the sale of homemade baked goods on campus.
The cookies, brownies and other treats were typically sold by student organizations as part of their fundraising efforts. Students have complained that the new policy cuts off that funding source.
UNO officials said the ban was put in place due to concerns about food allergies and contaminated food, although there had been no reports of contamination.
Katie Dowd, president of the campus' Public Relations Student Society of America, said her group raised about $1,500 a year by selling monthly bake sales. That money was used for conferences and other activities.
Dowd called the ban a "big blow" to the group.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is considering a similar ban on baked goods at its campus. The other two campuses in the Nebraska system do not have policies on baked goods.
The cookies, brownies and other treats were typically sold by student organizations as part of their fundraising efforts. Students have complained that the new policy cuts off that funding source.
UNO officials said the ban was put in place due to concerns about food allergies and contaminated food, although there had been no reports of contamination.
Katie Dowd, president of the campus' Public Relations Student Society of America, said her group raised about $1,500 a year by selling monthly bake sales. That money was used for conferences and other activities.
Dowd called the ban a "big blow" to the group.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is considering a similar ban on baked goods at its campus. The other two campuses in the Nebraska system do not have policies on baked goods.
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