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Executive Head Chef when they arrive (or better still in advance) to discuss how the College can help
them. See also the University’s ‘Guidelines on the management of individuals at risk of anaphylaxis’ at:
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/health/anaphylaxis_april_2009.pdf
Students requiring kosher or halal food on a regular or occasional basis should discuss their individual
requirements with the Executive Head Chef. Kosher food is also available at the University Jewish
Society (www.cujs.org).
7.3 PAYMENT FOR MEALS
Meals from the Cafeteria should be paid for using your University Card. The card operates on a credit
system. The meals you have taken during one term will appear on the College bill for the following term.
You may also use your card in the Bar. A condition of using your University Card for the purchase of
meals is that you pay the Minimum Meals Charge (MMC). For all Junior Members living in Collegeprovided
accommodation the MMC is compulsory and is charged automatically to your College bill,
usually in the Michaelmas Term of your first-year.
The MMC represents a requirement to purchase a minimum amount from the Cafeteria in a given
period. Consumption is measured over calendar quarters, so for the Michaelmas Term any purchases in
the period 1 October to 31 December would count towards the minimum termly spend of £78
for someone living in. There is no minimum charge for the Long Vacation period: 1 July to 30 September.
Students who spend less per term than the level of the MMC will see the shortfall charged on the
following term’s College bill. The entries that will appear on the College bill in each case are set out in
more detail in 8.1.2.
Cash (in Sterling) is also accepted in the Cafeteria and the Bar. However, Junior Members will receive a
discount when using their University Card; anyone paying cash will be charged at the premium (or
guest) rate. After each transaction a till receipt can be provided which will show the amount of the latest
transaction and the cumulative spend for the quarter. Junior Members may use their cards for up to two
guests. Credit and debit cards are not accepted at the till.
Junior Members living out when there is no room available in College who think that they are unlikely to
spend as much as the MMC per term may opt out of the Minimum Meals requirement. This means that
they will not be able to use their University Card in the Cafeteria and Bar. Any meals bought in College
will have to be paid for at the time and will be charged at the higher rate. Junior Members wishing to opt
out must inform the Bursary as soon as possible at the start of term and certainly before the due date on
their College bill for that term, otherwise the charge will be applied for that term.
If you lose your University Card, or it becomes unreadable by the card readers in the Cafeteria, the
Bursary can provide you with a temporary card for use until you obtain a replacement University Card.
A refundable deposit of £4 will be charged to your College bill. Please return your temporary card to the
Bursary when you no longer need it, otherwise your University Card will not be reactivated for use in
the Cafeteria. The deposit will then be refunded.
7.4 COLLEGE GRACE
The College Grace (with translation) is as follows:
Benedic, Domine, nobis et donis Tuis, quae de Tua largitate sumus sumpturi; et concede
ut iis muneribus Tuis ad laudem Tuam utamur gratisque animis fruamur, per Jesum
Christum Dominum Nostrum. Amen.
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