By CARLY SIM
Staff Writer
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
The fact that the dining hall closes at 7 p.m. during the week poses an inconvenience to my day. Since I have been in college, my eating schedule changes from day to day. However, most days I have a later lunch, and therefore, I am not hungry before 7. If I get there close to 7, the food is still being served, but by then, the pizza is soggy and the selection has decreased. This is just the weekdays.
On weekends, I find myself in an even worse situation. Regardless of what time I wake up, I can start my meals for the day at 10:30 am in the dining hall. What I did not understand was why I am forced to eat breakfast later, only to eat dinner earlier that same day?
I decided to investigate. Desperate to understand this mind-boggling situation, I marched myself up the stairs and approached the desk where I get my meal card swiped. and welcomed by workers who always seem like they want to be there. So many times I have received a greeting smile, a friendly welcome, and wishes to have a good meal. I asked to speak with someone in charge.
I was led into the back to speak with the Director of Dining, Rich Meigel. He explained to me that the reason the dining hall has smaller hours on weekends is partially due to the late risers and the fact that a lot of college students go away for the weekends. “Twelve people might be up before noon,” he said.
Unfortunately, I am one of that dozen. I am also one of those students that does not leave the campus on weekends. If I eat breakfast at 10:30 a.m., I am not hungry for lunch until 3 p.m., and the dining gall closes by 6:30 p.m.. So I am at a slight dilemma here.
This also causes me to eat more snacks if I miss a meal, particularly dinner. I do not want the “Freshman 15,” but I also need to have food available for situations and days like this. I suppose I will have to live with this for a year. Meigel said, “Tell the kids to get up earlier.” It would probably take a revolution of early risers to adjust dining hall times, so I am not getting my hopes up this generation.
