Washington University is regularly recognized for its excellent and wide variety of food, but for once its been recognized for a specialty. College Prowler ranked Washington University’s kosher offerings the best of any school in the nation. The ranking was compiled through student surveys filled out on the college search engine’s website.

A new “WUSTL Dining” app will provide students on the go with a way to check menu and nutritional information for Washington University dining facilities from their iPhones. The app features “Menus” and “Nutrition” functions that pull real-time data from FoodPro, the service Dining Services uses for its online information.

Despite initial predictions that renovations on the Village dining facility would be partially complete by the end of this summer, administrators now expect that the construction will not begin until next summer. Dining Services is looking to renovate the Village Dining area for several reasons.

Garbage compactors have been placed in two locations, Stanley’s Cafe and Whispers, as part of a pilot program. The compactors, which were designed by a Washington University alumnus, are meant to decrease the volume of the University’s trash.

As I take a sip of Schlafly in between bites of Imo’s pizza, I’m reminded of the quality products St. Louis has to offer. Sure, these products might cost a bit more than the national brand, but I prefer them and don’t mind paying a premium. In fact, I don’t mind paying more for any local goods and services since I’m receiving a better value.

In Friday’s Stud Life, Mr. Taub and Mr. Zipkin, the founders of the new “Bear Deliveries” program, attempted to clarify the design of the planned service. However their description of the program appeared to have several inconsistencies and demonstrated a clear lack of vision.

Dining Services is working with the Muslim Students Association (MSA) to look into bringing Halal food options to campus. Halal food is similar to kosher options, with regulations about the way the animals are killed. Without Halal options, observant Muslims on campus must eat either fish or vegetarian dishes.

After meeting with Student Life to discuss opening our food delivery service, it has come to our attention that some facts may have been misunderstood. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify several details of our service. Bear Deliveries is a free service for students and will not have any impact on the current or future prices by Bon Appétit.

On Monday, Student Life featured an article about Bon Appétit’s plan to bring room service to students on the South 40. While such a luxury may seem like a wonderful addition to campus, it is absurd. Such a policy would likely increase the cost of food for all students, and is completely unnecessary in light of other problems with campus dining.

Walking outside for food will soon be optional. Sophomores Jordan Zipkin and Philip Taub are working with the Bon Appétit Management Company, which operates the campus eateries on the South 40, to implement a service that allows students to order food online to be delivered directly to their dorm rooms.