Brain Break. Every Harvard student is familiar with this almost-nightly event, which claims to provide us with a brief and tasty breather from our sometimes overwhelming workload. For some, it is social time to connect with friends to talk about the day or to just relax. For others, it is a chance to get a bite to eat before the long night of reading and writing ahead of them.

But, what is designed as a respite for the weary, a regular oasis in the desert of academia, actually turns out to be very little. What, in fact, does Brain Break offer to those seeking reprieve from the mountains of work bearing down on them and sustenance to keep going on the climb?

On this lovely Sunday, what does Leverett offer to its denizens?

Tasty! Not.

Answer: Not much (that’s edible, anyway).

The spread:

• Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with icing
• Eggo waffles with syrup, a daily offering here
• Bagels, breads, and other motley refined carbohydrates
• Butter, cream cheese, peanut butter, jelly, and all the other goopy mixings to make the carbs taste less bland
• Fountain soda and milk
• A small basket of fruit that never lasts past 8:30 p.m.

Grade: C-

Looking at Lev’s spread makes us wonder: Is brain break really a service to Harvard students?

We here at Noice don’t like to be negative Nancy’s, but we think it’s time brain break got a revamp. As much as we love our Marshmallow Mateys, they leave our stomachs growling after an hour and our eyelids drooping faster than a Gov textbook. We’re thinkin’ fresher and healthier foods and more options. HUDS promised to add more emphasis to brain break with the absence of hot breakfast, but these added efforts need to be re-directed, in our humble opinion, away from sugar and carbs.

Gruyere and thyme crackers, perhaps?