Scripps College did not accept meal plan swipes at Malott Commons over spring break, leading to frustration and pushback among students.
Tag: Dining
Dora Garcia’s multigenerational history at 5C dining halls
How many dining hall staff members do you know by name? Meet Dora Garcia, who has worked at 5C dining halls for 34 years alongside several members of her family.
With 5C-dining back, both excitement and new challenges are on the menu
Amid the excitement of a return to cross-campus dining, an influx of students across 5C dining halls has left already-understaffed dining hall workers to deal with mask discrepancies, larger messes and longer lines.
Food trucks are on a roll at the 5Cs
This year, the 5Cs are providing a delectable new dining option: food trucks. The trucks offer both tasty food and storied histories.
Cross-campus dining will resume at 5Cs beginning Feb. 26
After a nearly two-year hiatus, cross-campus dining will gradually return at the 5Cs beginning Feb. 26, according to emails from college administrators Thursday. A decline in COVID-19 cases across the consortium allowed for the reopening, which will take place in stages to accommodate for operational challenges and flexibility as case counts change.
Pomona confirms elimination of fall cross-campus dining, announces ‘unlimited’ meal plan, off-campus housing
Pomona College released further information on its plans to return, including the elimination of cross-campus dining and additional housing.
Some Pomona dining hall staff will return to work part time for community meal program
Some furloughed Pomona College dining hall staff members will be returning to work part time to provide meals to homebound senior citizens, according to a Monday email from Treasurer Robert Goldberg. The program will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to 180 senior citizens who are homebound and cannot regularly purchase
ASPC considers handing over Coop Fountain to college dining services
ASPC is considering a proposal to transfer the Coop Fountain to Pomona College Dining Services, which would put the college in charge of running the restaurant and paying for associated costs.
Students grill The Hub on abrupt meal replacement change
Several students were caught off guard when they returned from winter break to find CMC’s popular dining spot was no longer accepting meal replacement as a form of payment for all items.
Sodexo presentation at Scripps met with student protest, dining staff support
Student activists turned out Tuesday to protest a presentation by Sodexo, Scripps College’s controversial food service provider, which is hoping to renew its contract with the school.