Recently, during a tabling event at Commons, UHart students received news of an impending change to the meal plans. Unfortunately, this alteration seems to be leading in a perplexing direction. The soon-to-be former 165 and 125 meal plans will undergo a shift where meal swipes increase while dining dollars decrease.
Upon informal discussions with friends regarding this change, a unanimous sentiment emerged: the last thing students need is more meal swipes. Negotiating meal swipes can be a challenge due to meal periods and limitations on their usage per period. Coupled with the rapid depletion of dining dollars, which is inevitable thanks to overpriced options at Konover and hefty expenses at GSU, students find themselves in a conundrum. Consequently, towards the end of the semester, when dining dollars are depleted and meal equivalencies abound, they remain underutilized, resulting in a loss of value.
From a personal standpoint, it seems a more logical solution would have entailed an increase in dining dollars coupled with a decrease in meal swipes. The current trend appears to incentivize students to frequent Commons, although the rationale behind this push remains unclear.
As the new meal plan rolls out, students are left grappling with the implications of these changes, hoping for a resolution that better aligns with their needs and preferences.
