••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••,•••••••••• by Mike Frawley managing editor While the on campus food situation might be *considered grim by • „might be wondering • what is available on • „other campuses *outside of our to ,cal •- ° area. Other *schools heive • solved their *food situationin vjuying means: :From the t*ii tional dafeteria *style food ser *vice ,to bTing :fast fobd , "-/ Wig- 'uP' mt— .? o o d courts ofl Or S uctents. schools "ome ' adon do"*i 4 erwo°l.ngiving ••P:f th.F/: le vgi" ,'*'• •itildent„‘ , University,'• . •, eIY°P / *TetlPderg4o;'',•,, :4';*04,., has un ~•-• : ~•, . •,-; , //, ' /.., •, ;;., / • ~,,, PHOTOS BY JEFF MILLER some, Across the coun ' ',,% ,•,/- , 2 , ~ ,, , , ' /?, : ''• ,t l )SarP/'// , " , "; //, '; • , f / : , •;7' , / , fi, 7 %,' ; : ,/ // V) c,v744. -,, v,/ 'y//' -,, i v*.,sity, Ratk,, , , /,'' , /, • , , • // /4 4' , •./ , •,' 2/•:.,/ , .-, ;,• e,' HUB , Oto /a wid6,/„,';//, ,-„,,-, dt , ;/•,/, ~, ,/, ~., , ~ L , , ~, / , mot opops torsw Ly/ // ~,,,,, '//, / / 4 /, / Y/ , , ritsivvir/aIAYO77/- sv 4 92,,p;/2%.T,/, r , cc,,,......;,,,, /, , .„2...„,,..,,,,,,,..,/ .„„„ ///, ...._ ~,,.. ,: „..„:,/, ./...,„... ~,/,,,,„.,„„„ ://,,, ~y, //.., , I.• '• 0 / 11 • • 4 do'i-41 large amount of renovations in vice areas lately. They now hav food court, the HUB, with a my' choices for the student bo4y. many cafeterias scattered across with the, tremcndous college food choices tance of campus. While this is not a universal situation, it is/comniori among many schools such. as : Pitt, St.,Bonaventure, Case Westeg.i Reserve, and,Carnegie Mellon jut to ri.p*a few., While at the current time it not be feasibje for Eielgend to have a fast ~,/ , ', , ?,;lrestatirant. across Sttion Road, this, is wf;%'4,oriv,itling that the adMinistration needs to se ,roiO4sly,,lOok into. With Bchrepd'S growing Yieut body; and the growth' that is ProjeCieii ••• •••••••• • • • • • • • • • •• • • ••• • • • ACROSS THE CITY: Food's just across the road by Jason Snyder editor-in-chief What is it with Erie and the lack of fast food on campus? The problem actually isn't one that lies in the confines of Behrend. The problem ranges to local schools such as Mercyhurst Col lege, Gannon University and Edinboro Univer sity. In fact, the colleges in the Erie area are quite similar to Behrend. All three schools have places to eat on campus that are funded by their Food Services Mercyhurst College has the Egan Cafeteria, which is open from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. for lunch. The cafeteria serves food such as spa ghetti, grilled cheese, baked and mashed pota toes and an occasional steak. The most popular place to eat on the campus is the Laker Inn. The Inn is open from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. and is only other place on campus to eat. They serve pizza, chicken nuggets, and sandwiches. The difference between these campuses lies not in the boundaries of the schools, but in the mile surrounding them. The closest that you can find a fast food restaurant to Behrend would be the stretch of restaurants on Buffalo Road. So if you don't have a car, you are forced to eat Dob bins or Bruno's. ••••,••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• lection available. University Park still has much better food than any of the rest of the Common wealth campuses. But what about other schools around the coun try. Different schools have had to answer the problem of food service for:,"students in differ ent ways. Most schools have some form of fast food restaurant within Mercyhurst College and Gannon both have a couple of fast food places nearby. Mercyhurst students can walk across the street to eat at Arby's or just stop at the CVS. Gannon students can walk to McDonalds or any deli anytime to get away from the food on campus. Edinboro students seem to be the best off in terms of fast food convenience. Just across the street, on a stretch of road, lies a Burger King, a Subway, a McDonalds, a Pizza Hut and several bars. There is also the Diner within walking dis tance where students can sit down and get served some hot meals. Pete's Arena is the most popu lar spot on the campus to eat. It serves subs, pizza, burgers and fries. This competition between campus and off campus food services can strengthen the quality of food for the students on campus. If places like Dobbins and Bruno's had to compete with Taco Bell and McDonalds, the quality of food would most likely take a turn for the better. College food services can't just be judged with the quality of food served on campuses. The quality is really just the accesibility of good food. If good food lies just across the street, the atti tude of students drastically changes. If Behrend had the choice to eat something besides the food served on campus seven days a week, there might not be such an uproar. the coming years, the fast food option needs to • • become a reality. • Many people at Behrend also complain about • the quality of food available from Dobbins and Brunos. This seems to be a universal trend • arpong college students. All of the people.who • were questioned about the quality of, the • food offered on their respective • campuses had complaints • about what was of- •• fered, • it was pre e - •• pared. • ‘/ , , , • ' 4 t • (. 3„/S• ~,,,../„,, ..1 • ~,,,, (1 5 4 41 40 foOd seriiico was • very unrespon- •• sive to the wants • of the students. •• But most of these • students had other •• places that they could • go to eat, so their FoOd : Service had to adapt to • the wants of students, or lose a great deal of business. • While students, no matter : where they go to school, will • I complain about the food that • •• is available to them and •' dream about going home •' for a home cooked meal, •• • more and more options 4 41 , are becoming available to • Many companies see col- •• l e g e campuses as a great invest- • ment, and build in areas convenient to •• students, giving them,an option of where to • spend their money. Hopefully, Elehrend will soon adapt to this national trend , and expand:the • options for,students' food choices. ' , •••••••'••••••••••••• II • • • • how well •
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