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Cornell Cafe Leaves Sour Taste With Students
Nicole Shaffer
Issue date: 10/9/06 Section: Holt News
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The upscale design of the new and improved Cornell Café leaves Holt students questioning "what needed improvement?" The once snack-packed campus food establishment has taken the fatty foods off the shelves and transformed into a chic counter service catastrophe for some Holt students.
"I want Chick-fil-A back," says Holt student Winston McDavid. "And the lines are way too long," he comments on the new design; and McDavid is not alone. The huffs and puffs of Holt students can be heard throughout the six-hour block before classes and during breaks while they munch on the newest café menu. So to find out what happened, I went straight to the source.
Gerard Short, the Rollins campus Director of Operations for Sodexho, a food management service that stocks schools and campuses with cuisine throughout North America, told me he was the man with the answers.
Although he preferred not to be interviewed on tape, he did let me know that the changes occurred because of our very own voices.
According to Short, the Rollins community was surveyed last spring semester to see what could be done to enhance the services of the café. The results showed a desire for a more bistro-style, upscale, healthier on-campus eating establishment.
Short, who has been with Rollins since August of this year, informed me that the construction took place over the summer months before he got to Rollins, opening just in time for the start of the fall semester.
Heather Wilson, Retail Manager of Dining Services has worked with Rollins for the past 19 years, and says Sodexho has been on campus even longer, since 1966. Wilson and Short both agreed that they have yet to hear complaints on the new design of the café, Wilson adding, "Feedback has only been positive."
But for some Holt students, the change has been just the opposite.
"I like the old way better," says McDavid. "And they should at least do sandwiches made-to-order if they're gonna charge so much for them." Once again McDavid is not the only one with an opinion.
"I do think people wanted more healthy selections, but I don't think Rollins had to re-vamp the cafe."
Do you want to join the new Dining Services Committee? The committee will work closely with the Dining Services staff to make your campus dining experience the best it can be. For more information on the committee contact Kristin Eden at keden@rollins.edu.
"I want Chick-fil-A back," says Holt student Winston McDavid. "And the lines are way too long," he comments on the new design; and McDavid is not alone. The huffs and puffs of Holt students can be heard throughout the six-hour block before classes and during breaks while they munch on the newest café menu. So to find out what happened, I went straight to the source.
Gerard Short, the Rollins campus Director of Operations for Sodexho, a food management service that stocks schools and campuses with cuisine throughout North America, told me he was the man with the answers.
Although he preferred not to be interviewed on tape, he did let me know that the changes occurred because of our very own voices.
According to Short, the Rollins community was surveyed last spring semester to see what could be done to enhance the services of the café. The results showed a desire for a more bistro-style, upscale, healthier on-campus eating establishment.
Short, who has been with Rollins since August of this year, informed me that the construction took place over the summer months before he got to Rollins, opening just in time for the start of the fall semester.
Heather Wilson, Retail Manager of Dining Services has worked with Rollins for the past 19 years, and says Sodexho has been on campus even longer, since 1966. Wilson and Short both agreed that they have yet to hear complaints on the new design of the café, Wilson adding, "Feedback has only been positive."
But for some Holt students, the change has been just the opposite.
"I like the old way better," says McDavid. "And they should at least do sandwiches made-to-order if they're gonna charge so much for them." Once again McDavid is not the only one with an opinion.
"I do think people wanted more healthy selections, but I don't think Rollins had to re-vamp the cafe."
Do you want to join the new Dining Services Committee? The committee will work closely with the Dining Services staff to make your campus dining experience the best it can be. For more information on the committee contact Kristin Eden at keden@rollins.edu.
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Alice Lindler
posted 10/12/06 @ 4:57 PM EST
I am not happy with the remodeling of the Cafe. I miss the old selection. I also agree with McDavid that the sandwiches should be made to order. They do not look very good after sitting so long. (Continued…)
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