{"id":11722,"date":"2020-02-28T01:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T07:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=11722"},"modified":"2020-02-28T01:56:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T07:56:46","slug":"caf-food-on-the-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/11722","title":{"rendered":"‘Caf food on the go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Iandra Estupinian\u2013 <\/strong>It\u2019s Thursday morning and you\u2019re trying your best to pay attention to the professor, but your eyes search for the time on your laptop- it\u2019s 11:30 am. Lunchtime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You turn back to look at the professor and the board but now all you\u2019re thinking about is that Thursdays are Chicken Wrap Day. Sounds good, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, your class schedule doesn\u2019t allow you to stop at the ‘caf and sit down to eat. You\u2019re going to have to forgo lunch and miss Chicken Wrap Day once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily for Morningside students, Sodexo has created\nthe \u201cTo-Go\u201d Containers meal program that gives students a hot meal alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe program offers flexibility and convenience to\nstudents,\u201d said Sodexo General Manager, Casey Benton. \u201cIf students know they\nare going to miss a meal due to -XYZ reasons, they can complete the process for\nthe containers and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, students didn\u2019t have the option to take\nhot foods from the cafeteria and had to use the \u201cGrab n\u2019 Go\u201d meal program, where\nstudents would fill a paper bag with cold foods such as sandwiches, chips, and\na soda or water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the new meal program, students have the\nopportunity to fill the container with hot foods from the cafeteria and receive\na water bottle and a utensil package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSometimes finding a place to sit in the cafeteria can\nbe challenging so I have been doing some strategic thinking around this issue\nand I hope everyone sees the value in this new process,\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Van Dusen, the chair of Student Government\u2019s Food Committee, and works with Benton to improve the campus food options, said \u201cSo far I have heard that many people like the idea of the containers and they really benefit students who have a tight schedule but want a lunch other than a sandwich.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To use the \u201cTo-Go\u201d Container meal program, students must have their Morningside ID with flex points for a $5 deposit to get the container. When entering the dining hall, the student must ask the front cashier for the container and they will swipe your card for the deposit. Then, students are free to fill the container with as much food as they can, as long as the lid will close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students who choose to use the containers have two\noptions when returning to the cafeteria: they can either rinse the container\nand return it to the cafeteria for a brand new one or return the rinsed\ncontainer and ask for their deposit back. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cTo-Go\u201d Container program will be offered until\nthe end of the semester and will continue based on feedback from students,\nfaculty, and the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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