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I can't say for sure, but I think the stereotype of low-quality dorm food at colleges is fairly pervasive. I think that student nutrition on the whole is a thorny subject- the Freshman 15 can be (and is) blamed on all-you can eat style serving, or lazy students who don't exercise, or even the large quantities of pizza and beer consumed in lieu of healthy meals. That all said, I just wanted to say that I think dining at Purdue University is pretty damn good. I sometimes complain about eating here, but overall, I think Purdue works really hard at providing good food and service to the students here.
I've only eaten at a few other universities, but Purdue had a number of clean, well lit, colorful dining halls with many options and a commitment to providing different kinds of food. The dining halls have won several awards for design and international foods. Best of all, University Residences is completely self-sufficient, so students don't pay anything extra for the master plan for upgrading all of the dining courts.
Case in point: the other day at Hillenbrand Dining Court I got to try thresher shark for dinner. I hate seafood, but I thought it was awesome to be able to try it (and it kinda made me feel like a badass).
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I'm not gonna lie, I'm kinda jealous that I didn't get to eat a shark.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they don't *say* they're charging us for the 'master plan'... and the dining halls really are nice. But we definitely pay for the quality-- my meals this year will come out to about $10 per meal. I realize that other schools may pay similar amounts without the quality we get, but I still think it's steep.
ReplyDeleteThere's an interesting documentary on youtube about campus food:
ReplyDeletehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
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