munchies and sacraments

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Its 2 am you've just celebrated your sacrament and you've got the munchies. The man is sticking it to you with his metal cooking surfaces.

Akaberi, of South Setauket, Long Island, has followed Rastafarianism since this summer. The religion says its members should follow the ital diet of all-organic foods. The diet is up to individual interpretation, Akaberi said, but he won't eat food with any preservatives or any that's cooked on metallic surfaces.

Before coming to campus last month, Akaberi said he contacted Sodexho, the company that provides food service for BU. The company offered a compromise in which he could call ahead for special meals to be prepared when dining halls are open and have a cook at its late-night cafeteria prepare foods meeting the ital diet. But Akaberi said that chef hasn't been available when he has visited the cafeteria since the beginning of the semester.


CLARIFICATION

Binghamton University offers accommodations -- including apartment-style living -- that do not require students to have meal plans. A story in Thursday's Press & Sun-Bulletin was unclear.