Say "no" to gum

I ran out of gum, so I went to the "Munchie Mart" to get some. The Munchie Mart is a little convenience store located in the student center, and it sells any sort of candy imaginable, as well as things like ramen instant soups, premade, microwavable sandwiches and hotdogs (those look a little weird...), drinks, ice cream, school supplies, even laundry detergent. However, it doesn't sell gum.

Later, I asked Jess and Dee about the missing gum, and they explained that a few years back, in an effort to reduce the amount of discarded pieces of gum sticking to desks and chairs or the street, the school administration had prohibited the sale of gum on campus.

Nice try; now we have to go farther to get our gum :)

(I did not see excessive "gum droppings" on the street, yet, so maybe it works?!)

Later that day, some of my colleagues wanted to practice their talks for the upcoming Evolution conference and get feedback about things to improve.
All the talks are actually quite short, about 12 minutes, because there will be so many people talking at the conference.
Still, we did a long, four hour practice session full of talks. Lunch was provided, however, and it consisted of yummy little sandwiches, fruit, and cake!