The “Free Food WashU” chat currently has 3,008 members and operates as a sort of civilian reporting system where WashU students can write in orders they aren’t going to pick up or leftovers from events for other students to grab. It was originally created to reduce food waste on campus but has since transformed into a service for hungry students. While the chat is part of WashU undergrad culture, we wanted to test its practicality and determine if someone could feasibly eat based on the GroupMe offerings for an entire day.
After piloting the All You Care To Eat (AYCTE) program for three weeks at the Bear’s Den (BD) dining hall, Washington University Dining Services decided to extend the initiative through the end of the academic year.
The dining report highlights key issues with campus dining, including its financial strain on students, widespread dissatisfaction with food options and quality, and its broader effects on student well-being.
There’s no shortage of options for eating on campus. Yet, most students end up finding something they like the first week and sticking with it the entire year. Your first 30 days will be key in establishing useful habits, so here are some new things to try you might otherwise have missed.
Dining Services closed Etta’s Micro-Mart, the self-service food market in Steinberg Hall, on Wednesday, August 17, for an unspecified amount of time. A Farmer’s Fridge vending machine is now available in the same space at all hours.
Over the last few weeks, I have sampled all three of Café Bergson’s special fall beverages. Here are my ratings.
I started my week by eating at the grill in Bauer Hall. With a growling stomach after a long dance class, the grill’s 20-minute wait time was almost too much to bear.
As Washington University’s campus opened up for the fall semester, students experienced a new array of dining options.
The Bear Bites food pantry, which was previously only accessible to social work students, will now be available to any student, regardless of need
Yes, Wash. U. dining and fitness facilities are both excellent. But we shouldn’t use exercise to ‘make up for’ the campus food we eat.
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