Connected. – Nov. 19, 2009

In this week’s edition of ‘Connected.’, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops debates the amount of authority bishops have at Catholic colleges, students hold “die-in” to protest the School for Americas, more college graduates are entering the military, pigs chow down on left-over caf food, and the UST Dance Team will compete in national competition.

Can’t finish caf meal? These pigs will

The St. Thomas cafeteria produces nearly 5,000 meals each day. With the high number of people being served, it is common to see nearly 200 gallons of wasted food at the end of the day.

In an effort to become more sustainable, the cafeteria puts the wasted food to good use. Scraps from the cafeteria help feed nearly 3,000 pigs at a pig farm just north of Andover in St. Francis.