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Published May 18, 2012, 12:00 AM

Column - College students eat lots of Ramen noodles

I call them the "Ramen Shoppers." They never fail to fill me with sympathy and sadness. You can see them in the grocery stores of all college towns. They are typically between the ages of 19 and 24. Pushing their grocery carts down the aisles, they take time intently pondering the price of this or that item. Sometimes they linger in front of some shelf items with dreamy, hungry looks on their faces.

By: Dennis Dalman, Alexandria Echo Press

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