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DePaul students to vote on replacing controversial hummus - Chicago Sun-Times

DePaul students to vote on replacing controversial hummus - Chicago Sun-Times

DePaul students to vote on replacing controversial hummus

Hamas — controversial.

Hummus? Not so much.

Unless it’s the Sabra brand of the popular mashed chickpea dip.

As DePaul University students vote this week in the annual officer elections, they’ll also be asked whether they want a replacement hummus brand served on campus.

Last year, students at Princeton University voted down a similar effort calling for the student government to ask campus cafeteria services to offer an alternative to Sabra, according to the New York Times.

Students for Justice in Palestine are behind the DePaul referendum. They say Sabra’s parent company, the Strauss group, sends financial support to two Israeli military units accused of h