Midnight breakfast
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Midnight breakfast is a generic term for a communal meal served at some American
college
s and universities. Menu items that are generally considered breakfast
foods are served in the school's dining hall late at night (hence "midnight
") as a study break before or during final exams, or as a traditional community-building event. Midnight breakfast is usually at most a weekly event and at least an annual event, and should not be confused with school dining facilities that operate 24 hours a day on a regular basis.
West Virginia University
hosts a weekly event on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, from 12:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M in which the "midnight breakfast" is served at the student union
, known as the Mountainlair
. This event is called "WVUp all night", where breakfast foods are by far the most popular offerings, though not the only offerings. WVU students are generally quite enthusiastic about the event, and frequently flock to the Mountainlair after a night of drinking, as an opportunity to consume a free "drunk breakfast."
Similarly at Barnard College
, an affiliate of Columbia University
, Midnight Breakfast marks the beginning of finals week. As a highly popular event and long-standing college tradition, Midnight Breakfast is hosted by the student-run activities council, McAc (McIntosh Activities Council). In addition to providing standard breakfast foods for hungry students, each year's theme is also incorporated into the menu. Past themes have included "I YUMM the 90s," "Grease," and "Take me out to the ballgame." The event is a school-wide affair as college deans, trustees and event the President herself, Debora Spar
, serve food to about a thousand students. These same proceedings also take place at Vassar College
, University of Puget Sound
, and The University of Chicago on the eve of finals week and at Georgia Tech during dead week.
Post University
and Elmira College
also have a midnight breakfast during finals week in which the faculty serve the students. Carnegie Mellon University
's Midnight breakfast is held by the Student Life Organization and the Greek Life Community where both Greek Life members and faculty serve students. Similarly, a midnight breakfast event is held at Sarah Lawrence College to mark the beginning of Conference Week.
Friday midnights at Hampshire College
are also known for their delicious breakfast foods at night, including chocolate chip pancakes and pastries.
United States
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college
College
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s and universities. Menu items that are generally considered breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...
foods are served in the school's dining hall late at night (hence "midnight
Midnight
Midnight is the transition time period from one day to the next: the moment when the date changes. In the Roman time system, midnight was halfway between sunset and sunrise, varying according to the seasons....
") as a study break before or during final exams, or as a traditional community-building event. Midnight breakfast is usually at most a weekly event and at least an annual event, and should not be confused with school dining facilities that operate 24 hours a day on a regular basis.
West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
hosts a weekly event on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, from 12:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M in which the "midnight breakfast" is served at the student union
Student activity center
A student activity center is a type of building found on university campuses. In the United States, such a building is more often called a student union, student commons, or student center...
, known as the Mountainlair
MountainLair
The Mountainlair, commonly called "the Lair" by students, is the three-floor student union building at West Virginia University. The current building dates to 1968 and replaced an earlier structure built in 1948...
. This event is called "WVUp all night", where breakfast foods are by far the most popular offerings, though not the only offerings. WVU students are generally quite enthusiastic about the event, and frequently flock to the Mountainlair after a night of drinking, as an opportunity to consume a free "drunk breakfast."
Similarly at Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, an affiliate of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Midnight Breakfast marks the beginning of finals week. As a highly popular event and long-standing college tradition, Midnight Breakfast is hosted by the student-run activities council, McAc (McIntosh Activities Council). In addition to providing standard breakfast foods for hungry students, each year's theme is also incorporated into the menu. Past themes have included "I YUMM the 90s," "Grease," and "Take me out to the ballgame." The event is a school-wide affair as college deans, trustees and event the President herself, Debora Spar
Debora Spar
Debora L. Spar is the current President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women affiliated with Columbia University. As President of Barnard, she is also an academic dean within the university...
, serve food to about a thousand students. These same proceedings also take place at Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
, University of Puget Sound
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...
, and The University of Chicago on the eve of finals week and at Georgia Tech during dead week.
Post University
Post University
Post University is a small university located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Post University was established in 1890. Prior to May 1990, it was known as Post College...
and Elmira College
Elmira College
Elmira College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located in Elmira, in New York State's Southern Tier region.The college is noted as the oldest college still in existence which granted degrees to women that were the equivalent of those given to men...
also have a midnight breakfast during finals week in which the faculty serve the students. Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
's Midnight breakfast is held by the Student Life Organization and the Greek Life Community where both Greek Life members and faculty serve students. Similarly, a midnight breakfast event is held at Sarah Lawrence College to mark the beginning of Conference Week.
Friday midnights at Hampshire College
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts...
are also known for their delicious breakfast foods at night, including chocolate chip pancakes and pastries.
External links
- http://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news102500a.html Midnight Breakfast at Barnard CollegeBarnard CollegeBarnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Kn6XZJ6s0G4C&pg=PA875&dq=college+%22midnight+breakfast%22&lr=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=college%20%22midnight%20breakfast%22&f=false Midnight Breakfast at Bennington
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Te6BOjMgSqMC&pg=PA147&dq=college+%22midnight+breakfast%22&lr=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false Midnight Breakfast at Carleton CollegeCarleton CollegeCarleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
- http://www.colorado.edu/umc/fun/midnightbreakfast.html Midnight Breakfast at CU Boulder
- http://books.google.com/books?id=4jsn3_VEvBsC&pg=PA174&dq=college+%22midnight+breakfast%22&lr=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=college%20%22midnight%20breakfast%22&f=false Midnight Breakfast at George Washington UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityThe George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
- http://books.google.com/books?id=3pWGrutVzgIC&pg=PA739&dq=college+%22midnight+breakfast%22&lr=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=college%20%22midnight%20breakfast%22&f=false Midnight Breakfast at Muhlenberg CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeMuhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.- History...
- http://elmira.edu/about/history/annual_events Midnight Breakfast at Elmira CollegeElmira CollegeElmira College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located in Elmira, in New York State's Southern Tier region.The college is noted as the oldest college still in existence which granted degrees to women that were the equivalent of those given to men...
- http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/student-life/greek/bigevents/amb.html Midnight Breakfast at Carnegie Mellon University