Every year at Thanksgiving my dad tells this hilarious story about getting food poisoning at a Cracker Barrel in Texas: that story is probably the only positive thing to come out of food poisoning. While I’m sure my Father would have been happy to drive up for the event, tonight’s lecture focuses on some of the more serious aspects of food borne illness. The panel features SGA vice president Alyssa Chrobuck ’09, who will be talking about her experience as a survivor of E.coli, as well as representatives from Safe Tables Our Priority, Skidmore Nutrition Action Council, and Mark Miller of Dining Services.  Bringing together students, faculty and professionals to talk about food poisoning both on campus and in the larger community the panel aims to offer—in the words of Chorobuck—“a general understanding of what food-borne illness is, how to eat safely, and also to understand the gravity of the situation.” The panel begins at 8pm in Davis with a Q&A following.