For more than a year, students looking for a late-night bite have been limited to trips down to Wawa, 7-Eleven and greasy pizza. While we are by no means complaining about Wawa’s scrumptious mac ‘n’ cheese, the lack of on-campus options has been a serious problem for over a year.
We’re glad that the Undergraduate Assembly and Business Services are beginning to seriously work on this issue, but we wish that solutions had materialized by this point. Students have made their wishes clear in multiple surveys over the years, and this is an area that can have a direct impact on students’ day-to-day lives. And although there are worries that a late-night option in Houston would not be profitable, its location near the library and most freshmen dorms would help the students most likely to utilize the options. But no matter where a late-night option eventually opens, we’ll be there.
Follow Up
Last Friday, over 3,000 students were whisked through the ARCH Building to receive their swine-flu shot. The process was, for most students, a breeze — at many points throughout the day, students never even had to stand still, and the wait during peak times was minimal. Although the clinics were unfortunately delayed for reasons out of Student Health Service’s control, SHS executed the entire day with an impressive efficiency that would make factories and amusement parks jealous. As students squeezing the trip in between classes and other appointments, we’re grateful for their efforts.
