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Many parents deny their children sugary cereals on a daily basis.\u00a0 Perhaps for this reason, the wide variety of cereal available in the dining halls has long been popular among the students, who are no longer under their parents’ watchful eyes.\u00a0 In February 1983, a couple dozen students protested the lack of Cap’n Crunch, the sugary cereal of choice, during dinner at South Dining Hall.\u00a0 This spurred Lee Brossard and his sophomore class running mate to make a campaign promise to hold a Cap’n Crunch party if elected.<\/p>\n

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The Quaker Oats’ mascot Cap’n Crunch meeting a fan at Notre Dame, October 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sophomore class officers initially contacted Quaker Oats for just a few boxes of cereal for their party; however, Quaker Oats was intrigued by the idea.\u00a0 After some back and forth between Quaker Oats and the Notre Dame Administration, a week-long Cap’n Crunch festival was scheduled, which included a visit by the Cap’n himself, treasure hunts, and cereal eating contests.<\/p>\n

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Notre Dame Press Release regarding Cap’n Crunch week at Notre Dame, 10\/05\/1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A student participating in the Cap’n Crunch eating contest where neatness counted, October 1983.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was one of the first major corporate-sponsored events at Notre Dame.\u00a0 Notre Dame is often approached by corporations to hold such events and the administration often denies such attempts.\u00a0 Crunch Fest became a reality because the students were so enthusiastic about the idea.\u00a0 This particular event itself was reigned in a bit as Fr. John Van Wolvlear, President of Student Affairs, eliminated Quaker Oats’ original idea to have the Cap’n bid the students farewell from a boat-shaped float in the Stadium during the USC game.\u00a0 No events were scheduled for that Saturday home football game day, nor was the Stadium a venue for any part of Crunch Fest.<\/p>\n

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Wall Street Journal newspaper article regarding the 1983 student protest over the lack of Cap’n Crunch cereal in South Dining Hall; published in Parade magazine, 01\/29\/1984<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\nObserver<\/em>, Fall 1983
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