By Ashby Huber

As the cold weather settles in, many students looking for a warm place to eat lunch have been sent outside.

Until recently, students have always eaten lunch in the main building even though this was not consistent with the administrators’ policies.

Administrators decided to reinforce the old policy and prohibit students from eating in the main building this year.

“There was always supposed to be no food in the main building,” said Principal Mark Corti.

Administrators said the immense amount of trash in the main building has led them to change the policy.

AP Euro and world history teacher Chris Doherty enforces this policy by supervising the halls throughout lunch.

“I was stunned at how dirty it was,” said Doherty.

Doherty patrols the halls looking for any students who are lingering, sitting, or eating and asks them to leave. He feels bad kicking out kids who don’t make a mess.

Although many students agree that not stepping in food or mystery liquids in the building are delightful, a majority is unhappy with this new policy.

“Because of a few, other students are not allowed to eat (in the main building),” said Corti.

But with a cafeteria that holds only 548 students for lunch at a school of around 2,500, students wonder what they’re expected to do during bad weather.

Students like freshman Chris Damore feel helpless about the policy.

“I can’t do anything about it,” said Chris.

Teachers will be asked to open their rooms so students can go into the classrooms, said assistant principal Hilary Dito.

“Students should be able to eat where we want to eat,” said junior Shaun Thiers.

With the rainy season quickly approaching many don’t believe this policy will hold up.

“They’re (administrators) going to see a lot of kids eating inside the library and making that dirty,” said junior Justene Skrentny.

To accommodate the cold weather and rain, administrators have allowed students to  spend their lunch and brunch in the Event Center, under the condition that students pick up after themselves.

“No one is going to have to sit in the rain and get wet,” said Doherty.

The policy will stay as long as trash is not thrown away on campus. In the past year, Cal purchased at least 30 more trash cans to try to control the litter, but Corti hasn’t seen much of an improvement.

Many students are upset and angered over the enforcement of the policy.

“Teachers get to eat inside,” said junior Justene Skrentny. “I don’t think it’s fair.”