I find this funny - funny that this is a big issue important enough for an important rabbi's attention.

A class of 8th grade students went to pay a visit to Rav Shimon Baadani, to talk with him and get his blesing.

During their meeting, Rav Baadani commented on the phenomenon of yeshiva bochurim going out to eat cholent on Thursday nights. Rav Baadani thinks this is a bad thing and it pains him to hear about this. Rav Baadani explained that this time should be used to learn Torah. Thursday nights was always dedicated to learning Torah, reviewing and learning late into the night. Back int he day Rav Shach woud make sure the talmidim had what to eat Thursday nights late while learning, in addition to making sure there was milk for the coffee so they would learn better - but to eat cholent late into the night and burn the night away is painful.

source: Actualic

He might be technically right. Doing anything at any time other than learning Torah is bittul torah. 

But.

But, kids need an outlet or to get a break every now and then. Eating cholent is better than sitting around and smoking weed and getting drunk or doing drugs. Waste of time? maybe but kids need to waste some time sometimes. Eating cholent doesnt need to be an all night event - maybe encourage them to spend an hour or two out with the guys eating cholent and shmoozing and then getting back to the beis medrash for a night of learning. Maybe encourage the yeshiva to serve cholent Thursday nights so the boys wont have to go elsewhere but can take a break, which will almost definitely naturally be shorter, in the yeshiva and shmooze a bit and then get back to learning.

And some would say OK, Boomer to this. Back in the day we spent Thursday nights drinking coffee and were extra happy if we got milk, and these kids today need cholent????

Aren't there worse things to oppose than cholent?