Take Out News
Giving you a healthy portion of international news with your meal.
BACKGROUND
The goal of this project is to connect the students with issues that effect residents in their local community. The University of Washington is surrounded by a vibrant and diverse restaurant community. Just on the Ave (University Avenue) alone you can find food options including food from; Lebanon, Thailand, China, Japan, Pakistan, and Ireland. Our hope is that by connected students to this diverse community they can see how some of the international news effects the people around them.
STRATEGY
There is no shortage of disposable wrappers, cups and bags being distributed from the restaurants to the students. Often seen as only a means of transporting food products, they present a great opportunity for incorporating regional news into students’ daily lives. This project would require us to connect with the local restaurant, the news distributors and local printers in order to bring this idea to fruition.
KEY FEATURES
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Connect students news that relates to the international community in their local vicinity.
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Integrate news into college students existing habits and activities.
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News topics can highlight the connection between specific countries and the US.
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Custom printed take-out containers and/or flexible package add-ons.





IMPLEMENTATION




THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON’S INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT COMMUNITY
The University of Washington is surrounded by a vibrant and diverse restaurant community. Just on the Ave (University Avenue) alone you can find food options including food from; Lebanon, Thailand, China, Japan, Pakistan, and Ireland.

JOINING THE TAKE OUT NEWS COMMUNITY
Restaurants can sign up to be part of the Take Out News project. By signing up they can choose which Take Out News products they wish to receive on a weekly or monthly basis. Students can find restaurants that are part of the Take Out News community online, and sign up to help the restaurants by donating funds to help support the Take Out News program.