{"id":107,"date":"2018-02-08T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/reslife\/veggie\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:18:21","slug":"veggie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/residential-life\/houses\/veggie\/","title":{"rendered":"Veggie Co-op"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Application Is Now Live<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Apply for Veggie Co-Op &#8211; Application coming soon!\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">The Veggie Co-op is an intentional meat-free living community, located on campus in the football stadium and is open to all rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. <\/span>The Veggie Co-op has space for 20 residents, including one Resident Assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-op residents live together in the manner of a cooperative. They share meals and each participate equally in the work required to maintain an active and healthy community experience. <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">This has traditionally been a very close-knit group who take seriously their responsibilities toward the creation of a family atmosphere where each member has an equal and important role in the growth of the community. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Common meals and weekly meetings are a mandatory part of the experience. Each resident is required to contribute $500 per semester to the general pool for buying food and other provisions for the Co-op. Residents are exempt from the residence hall dining plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">An application and selection process is conducted each spring before the room draw process. This living option is available for sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">For questions or more information contact<\/span> the RHD (Residence Hall Director)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-3697\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tyler Casey\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/residential-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/Tyler-Casey-Headshot-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/residential-life\/staff\/tyler-casey\/\">Tyler Casey<\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Kirk, Veggie Co-op, Language\/Eco Houses Residence Hall Director\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:tcasey@macalester.edu\" >tcasey@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t      \t\t  <li>he\/him\/his<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Veggie Co-op is located in the Macalester Stadium on Snelling Avenue.<br><strong>Description:<\/strong> Beneath the bleachers of the Stadium lies a unique living option. All rooms have air-conditioning units, high ceilings and many have a half-story loft. The Veggie Co-op is a co-ed residence hall.<br><strong>Resident Information:<\/strong> The Veggie Co-op houses&nbsp; 20 sophomores, juniors and seniors including one Resident Assistant. Residents are exempt form the residence hall dining plan but are required to participate in the Co-op communal dining program.<br><strong>Bathrooms:<\/strong> Two bathrooms available. Gender designation decided by co-op to meet all residents needs.&nbsp; Historically, bathrooms have been designated all-gender.<br><strong>Laundry Facilities<\/strong>: Two laundry rooms, one in each bathroom.<br><strong>Kitchen:<\/strong> The large kitchen has a full-size refrigerator, sink, stove, and microwave oven. It also has a large supply of cooking equipment and tableware service for the 20 residents.<br><b>Communal Dining Room\/Lounge:<\/b> Conveniently located off the the kitchen<br><strong>General Room Information:&nbsp; <\/strong>Double and triple rooms with small lofts.&nbsp; Beds are standard twin extra long located in the main area of the room, not the loft.&nbsp; <strong>Room Dimensions<\/strong>: Double: 11\u20199\u201d x 13\u201911\u201d ; Triple: 13\u201911\u201d x 16\u2019<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Veggie Co-op is an intentional meat-free living community, located on campus in the football stadium and is open to all rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The Veggie Co-op has space for 20 residents, including one Resident Assistant. Co-op residents live together in the manner of a cooperative. 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