<p>As Ben pointed out, there’s nothing stopping you from eating the specifically vegan/vegetarian entrees. There is, however, a general belief among the student body that it’s not allowed or somehow a bad-citizen thing to do unless you’re actually vegetarian, on the grounds that the real vegetarians can’t eat the other food. (That is, people who usually eat meat think <em>they’re</em> not allowed to go for the vegan option when the meat is particularly unappetizing one night. No one would think twice about someone like you typically choosing the vegan option.)</p>
<p>This makes absolutely no sense unless you are taking the very last bit from a starving vegan. It is good to have a stable number of people eating each dish, yes, but this isn’t food that’s been prayed over–it simply <em>doesn’t include certain ingredients</em>.</p>
<p>Next year I’m supposedly going to be the vegetarian food rep, and am hoping to point out that this is a dumb rule (or pseudorule) and that everyone should be welcome to eat the vegan food. Yum.</p>