Charlottesville schools are considering instituting a color-coded nutrition system in the cafeterias, using red, yellow, and green to indicate the relative healthfulness of different foods. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Why not just offer healthy food?
Easier, no?
From the DP article: “In May 2004, the UVa Medical Center also started color-coding its vending machine snacks and drinks. Results from the first year of this program showed that sales of red items decreased 5 percent; the yellow rose 30 percent; and the green items increased 15 percent.”
Is the “accelo-yellow” effect seen with traffic lights a universal phenomenon? This anecdote certainly supports it.
It’s probably more that people can talk themselves down to the bag of “baked” Lays, but have a much more difficult time settling for the “Zero fat crackers.”
I should note, as well, that at CHS the snack line is pretty much considered a second business for the school system in terms of giving them a financial boost. Cookies and chips are gonna sell a lot more than apples and Cliff bars.
What Michael said. Hey, on the subject of schools, the people at Bacon’s Rebellion (my summer internship) are talking about year round schooling as a way to stretch education dollars further. Has this been discussed around here?