For students isolated in off-campus hotel rooms, it costs $30 a day to eat. Returning to on-campus from winter break resulted in a sudden omicron spike among Cal Poly students, leading to the administration moving students who tested positive to…
Students with dietary restrictions ‘struggling to get a good meal’ at Cal Poly Dining
Cal Poly students with dietary restrictions have expressed dissatisfaction with the limited dining hall options, resulting in students compromising healthy meals to attend class and others facing food insecurity. Biochemistry junior Maile Gardner follows a vegan diet and has found…
Student Choice cultural confusion: Japanese or Korean ramen at Campus Dining?
Civil engineering freshman Seth Santa Maria was scrolling through his phone the night of Jan. 5 when he saw something that piqued his interest. “I was scrolling through the Cal Poly Campus Dining website when I saw that Korean food…
The last straw: Campus Dining ditches plastic for paper straws
Cal Poly is taking another step towards its zero waste goal with the replacement of plastic straws throughout campus dining halls. Campus Dining announced that they are making the switch to compostable paper straws beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year.…
I ate my way through campus, the healthy way
Eating healthy on campus is possible at all dining venues, each offering vegetarian, vegan and allergy-friendly options.
Campus dining policies change
This year, some of Cal Poly’s campus dining policies have changed under the new third party management, Chartwells Higher Education. In April 2017, they began managing all campus dining locations for Cal Poly Corporation. Many of the policies implemented have become concerns…
Campus dining rehauls menus and design
Over the summer, Cal Poly Corporation, Campus Dining Director Spyros Gravas and incoming executive chef Ken Kline worked collaboratively to rebrand and reboot dining options across campus. According to Cal Poly Corporation communications specialist Aaron Lambert, the changes were initiated…
Why I can’t stomach Cal Poly Campus Dining
However, when put together, campus food at Cal Poly instills more fear than an 8 a.m. physics class.
Being vegan at Cal Poly
Vegans have particularly intense limitations when it comes to eating on campus.
Letter to the editor: Eating healthily on campus is possible
This piece reflects the opinions of Marilyn Tseng, kinesiology lecturer, and Dawn Neill, social sciences associate professor.