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Hospitality Services will modify eatery hours this fall to accommodate new course times, with classes that begin as early as 7 a.m.
“Breakfast will start at 6 a.m. That’s so we provide enough time for students to come and eat before they go to the first class,” Hospitality Services Executive Director Samuel Samaan said.
Samaan also said on-campus eateries will continue to honor the no-meal-zones policy, which was instituted in fall 2013.
However, new hours aren’t the only change in store for Hospitality Services.
“We’re changing the meal plan to be [a] dining plan, which means we don’t have any meals anymore,” Samaan said. “So it’s going to be à la carte, so the students can order [whatever] they want at any time — there’s no restriction.”
According to Samaan, the new dining plan will be a “point system,” similar to dining dollars. Students who purchase a dining plan will receive a certain number of points to spend on the food of their choice.
Samaan says this aims to satisfy students who claim they are wasting money on meals that give them more food than is necessary.
“You want the burger only and the fries? That’s fine. You want the burger and the drink? That’s fine,” Samaan said. “So you pay for whatever you want and we won’t have to charge you for the whole meal.”
According to Samaan, the 1899 Dining Hall will also receive a makeover in which food will be set up in one line to provide more space for seating, including new outdoor areas.
Additionally, Samaan said there will be more vegetarian and gluten-free options next year with the new setup.