Dining Supplement

Some students may be persuaded to buy the new Pizza Hut Express, others may choose Skolnik's, but many University students said this week Dining Services still prepares most of their meals. Director of Dining Services William Canney said that currently there were 7,600 students on a variety of meal plans at the University, which is greater than the total number of students living on campus. Engineering freshman Deniz Cultu attributed the popularity of Dining Services to the convience and nutrition afforded by the dining halls. "At least you get one balanced meal," said Cultu. "You can eat healthier at Dining Services because of the wide variety of choices. However the cost can be prohibitive." For some students dining services does not exactly "rev up" their taste buds. "I always want to throw up after I leave Stouffer [Dining Hall]," said College freshman Cliff Cohn. "I feel like I just ate a Pontiac." For students who are interested in University dining, Canney's department offers a number of meal contracts with off-campus students most requesting the five-meal lunch plan. Over the past year the lunch only plan has seen an increase in subscribers from 779 to 989 students. Canney said the lunch plan began in order to accomodate fraternities and sororities whose members were required to eat dinner at the house, yet they wanted to eat lunch with their friends in dining halls. The plan then spread to commuter students and off-campus residents who also wanted the ease of on-campus meals. Recently all seniors and juniors, regardless of where they live, became elegible for the lunch contract. For Wharton freshman Van Menard the lunch option will allow him to eat dinner at his fraternity house next year. He said he would be able to take advantage of an inexpensive, well-prepared lunch at a campus dining hall. "You can't ruin a deli sandwich," said Menard "But you can ruin a whole dinner." Canney said he was also looking into a weekend meal plan at Kings Court/English House. This is in wake of a Sunday dinner plan which according to Canney "did not materialize" because of a lack of interest. In the begining of April all students presently attending the University will be able to sign up early for meal contracts to receive discounts. Canney could not comment on whether or not there would be increases in next year's meal prices.