I understand that most likely a smaller amount of SMU students visit these eating areas on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but why do they have to close all of them completely? Why can't they have less staff working, open at more specific hours or have a smaller amount of meals available for students? I know that I am always hungry late at night and early in the morning on Saturday and Sunday, and I know that I am not the only one?
Also, by closing the cafeteria on weekends it forces students to eat out in restaurants. If you are a student at SMU and on a very strict budget how are you suppose to pay for all of these meals? If you have to eat out each and every weekend of the year you will surely be spending hundreds of dollars. I do not think this is fair to the student body.
Many SMU students do not have cars. How are they suppose to get to restaurants if they do not have access to transportation? I know that they are restaurants across the street at Synder Plaza, but if you are not in the mood for Sushi, Subs or pizza than you are out of luck.
In my opinion, I think that they should keep at least one of these eating areas open during the weekend. I think that it would be most beneficial to keep Mac's place open. Each time I am in Mac's place their are many SMU students buying food. They are buying food at all times during the day, at dinner, and after they come home late at night. I think it would be cost effective for SMU and very helpful to its students to keep this eating area open.
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I know that this is completely irrelevant to the post, but it's Umphrey Lee Center, and it doesn't close until 7pm on Weekends. Regardless my friends and I ask ourselves the same thing every weekend. We never seem to make it to the dining hall by 7 because we're busy going to classes on Friday, then resting and by the time we wake up to get a little food before preparing to go out - all of the on campus dining places are closed.
We're fortunate to have a close friend with a car who is on the same schedule as us, and doesn't mind driving us to get something eat.
My friends and I have recently thought about starting a petition. We don't need every dining facility open late or early on weekends but we do need somewhere. Also, they just sent out a survey to the students about the dining halls. Maybe you could voice your opinion and I'll voice mine. SMU is notorious or listening to the needs of their students so maybe we can get this dilemma fixed before those who can't afford or don't have access to food starve.
I completely agree!! My dad has only given me a certain amount of money for eating out this semester and it is very hard on Friday nights or Sunday during the day to get food on this campus. I enjoy eating our every once and a while, but it would be a lot more helpful for at least two or three of the places on campus to be open all of the time. I think that it would be very helpful for the students to voce their opinions on this. Freshman already pay so much for a meal plan, so why should food not always be available?
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