Comments on: Dining hall renovations and a farmer’s market? mmmmm

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:13:26 +0000

nobody cares about a farmers market seriously. All the food is just going to be wasted, not enough people are gonna buy.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:25:56 +0000

Wonder where the money is coming from?? Time to go rob the Citizenry again… :rolleyes:

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:59:09 +0000

I am definitely impressed with the changes in the dining hall. While I do agree that we don’t really need better seating and televisions before more sustainable ways of dealing with our waste, the food changes will be great. There will still be plenty of meat and carbs, I’m sure, but having lighter options, especially local food – is such a great move.
Also – to whomever made the move for Pura Vida – thank you! Compost-able cups are amazing. Now for somewhere to compost them? We could sell the compost and cut down on our transportation costs to lands fills… many more reasons exist, but those are two of the monetary pluses.
Thank you!

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:59:44 +0000

Just don’t go over the top with the whole health food thing!!!
I’m a big guy playing for the UMBC baseball team and have to eat a lot of meat to in order to get the required protein for effective strength and muscle workouts. But when I come to Dining Hall, I often see all these salad and seafood options all over the place instead of the real food with some meat in it!

By: The Greatest Scout Who Ever Scouted

The Greatest Scout Who Ever Scouted — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:27:58 +0000

@ Paige

Yes, the manager also seemed very interested in adding more fruits. If I remember correctly, he wants to turn the old salad side into a Fresh Fruits area.

If you lobbby him, maybe it will happen.

By: The Greatest Scout Who Ever Scouted

The Greatest Scout Who Ever Scouted — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:26:19 +0000

I spoke with the manager as well. Among other things:

–Wi-Fi connection throughout.
–”Pizza-Side” to be converted into a Bread and Pastries section.
–The entire wall between the drinks and the waffles will be converted into one big, giant grill (stuff that comes off the grill will be served there)
–You see how the current pizza and salad areas look like (the furnishing and the lights): everything’s going to look like that
–The area behind the pizza place will become a lounge, with plush seating(as mentioned above) and a TV or TVs.
–The drinks will be spread out so you can get them in more convenient locations.
–Another thing was that the food, with the exception of the pizza and salad, will be SERVED, such that you will not be taking the tongs by yourself and getting food, but you’ll be saying, “yes, I want fries with that.”

These are all the ideas that the manager had when I spoke with him. It will be interesting to see how many of them come to fruition. But he seemed ambitious. Maybe we’ll be seeing all this and more, next semester.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:34:58 +0000

@ Breanna:

To eat locally grown food?

While that’s a worthy cause, obviously, I agree with Paige that plush seating and stuff is pretty unnecessary… If we don’t even have composting or some way to properly dispose of all the wasted food, then we should not be spending money on luxury items like plush seats and new doors!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:14:54 +0000

If they could provide basic healthy eating options for vegetarians/vegans in the Commons, without the need to load every sandwich with mayo/cheese that would be a good start. Please Mr Deluca, do something about this!

By: Breanna

Breanna — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:28:35 +0000

Do we really need a Farmer’s Market?

By: paige

paige — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:30:19 +0000

this all seems like a waste of time and money. more fresh fruits and such would be nice, but plush seating and new entrances are not necessary.