
Why are meal points even a thing?
Presumably, most people at Brandeis have had a meal plan at some point during their time here. Whatever meal plan you ended up choosing, it inevitably included some amount of “points.” Even the cheapest plan has at least $60 worth of points, and any plan for someone who lives on campus includes at least $175 in points, with the most having $400 in points. There is even a points-only plan that includes $271 worth of points and nothing else. I just have one question: why? What exactly are points? The name makes it sound like something you would earn, maybe as a prize from some event or something. The reality is much less exciting. They are dollars. That’s it. One point is one dollar. There is no discount if you








