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Izzi Barrera | Monday, October 26, 2020
Gregory Larson and Giuseppe Macerata, executive chefs for North Dining Hall and South Dining Hall respectively, are juggling much more than just ingredients this year. Maintaining safety for the campus community and kitchen staff, while also being responsible for providing fresh food, is no easy task. However, the campus dining staff is working hard to
Emma Bacon | Friday, October 9, 2020
In past years, campus dining at Saint Mary’s consisted of students cramming almost 12 people around a table, enjoying meals and studying for hours on end. Since August, dining at Saint Mary’s has looked a little different — students laying out blankets, eating on the grass or dining in a tent on the Student Center
Maggie Eastland | Friday, October 2, 2020
Thursday evening, the Notre Dame student senate gathered to discuss student union investments, coronavirus education, support for Title IV and the petition for Fr. John Jenkins resignation. The meeting began with an update from Student Advisory Council on campus reopening. Major changes include indoor dining, which will begin in the dining halls Monday. More locations,
Ryan Peters | Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Following an extended closure of indoor seating in the dining halls due to COVID-19, dine-in seating in North and South Dining Halls will reopen Oct. 5. As colder weather is expected to limit outdoor dining options, Campus Dining, along with other working groups, made the decision to reactivate the dining halls. “As our weather changes,
Ella Wisniewski | Wednesday, September 23, 2020
What’s the deal with flex points? They’re not flexible, and they’re not points. Their market value is just far too low, and they can’t get you anywhere in this economy! We need an innovation, and fast. We need entrepreneurship. We need big ideas. We need a flex point stock market. The rules of this market
Adriana Perez | Friday, September 18, 2020
The Notre Dame student senate convened Thursday evening to hear from Campus Dining leadership about sustainability initiatives, menu enhancements and service format in Campus Dining operations this semester. Senior Rachel Ingal, student body president, also addressed internal tensions that came to a head with a Letter to the Editor, which criticized Student Government’s response to
Isabella Laufenberg | Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Notre Dame’s campus life underwent many changes this semester. Perhaps one of the most drastic transitions to have taken place is in the dining halls. “We have changed our dining distribution model to a takeout model,” said Chris Abayasinghe, senior director of Campus Dining. “Students come into the dining halls, they pick through the variety
Nia Sylva | Monday, August 24, 2020
To whoever is planning the meals over at Notre Dame’s Campus Dining, I have a few questions. Do you think we crave chicken cordon bleu? Do you imagine that we sit wide awake at 3 a.m., mouths watering with anticipation, unable to get the taste (and texture) of steamed carrots out of our heads? Do
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, February 18, 2020
This past Friday I had a math midterm, after which our math TA provided us with pizza. Now, since I got here in August, I have not had a slice of pizza. Not because I don’t like pizza as a whole, but I like real pizza. Yes, I said it. Real pizza. Allow me to
Mary Bernard | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
This report was updated Feb. 5 at 9:18 p.m. The standard Notre Dame meal plan is getting a facelift. After more than 20 years of using a week-based meal plan, Campus Dining is unveiling a semester-based block meal plan to begin in the fall of 2020. The number of swipes will be allocated at the