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Tag: Campus dining
How three freshman roommates started a successful produce stand on campus
Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. Disappointed by the lack of fresh fruit and vegetable options available at Campus Dining locations, three freshmen roommates took matters into their own hands and started a business that would provide students with easy access to fresh fruit and vegetables. After composing a proposal, business administration freshmen […]
Cómo tres compañeros de cuarto empezaron un puesto exitoso de las frutas y verduras en el campus
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Liv Collom. Frustrados con la escasez de frutas y verduras frescas disponibles en ubicaciones de Campus Dining, tres compañeros de el primer año tomaron el asunto en sus propias manos y empezaron una empresa que proveería a los estudiantes con acceso fácil […]
Campus Dining celebrates the importance of community with “Delight-ful” event
Cal Poly’s Campus Dining joined more than 300 college campuses on Wednesday Feb. 15 to host a “Delight-ful” event that recognizes and celebrates the community and the importance of goodwill, at the campus market from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event featured a taste of Louisiana-style cuisine courtesy of Chef Jarvis Greene, a former […]
Where do surplus Campus Dining dollars go?
Thousands of dollars are left unused at the end of each year from dining plans. That leftover money goes back into Cal Poly. Campus Dining, part of the Cal Poly Corporation, received $334,144 from the dining dollars leftover from the 2021-2022 academic year. “As a nonprofit University Auxiliary, all money that Cal Poly Corporation makes […]
Vista Grande Express promotes sustainability through reusable containers
Vista Grande Express, a restaurant in the Vista Grande dining complex, has begun using reusable containers as of Oct. 20, sparing over 500,000 single-use containers from the waste stream each year, according to Campus Dining. “The more times the container is reused, the more sustainable it becomes,” Campus Dining wrote on their website. “The container […]
Students scramble to spend WOW dining money they were told would expire before fall quarter began
With $160 of dining dollars set to disappear by the end of the final WOW day, wine and viticulture freshman Laura Maring waited an hour and a half for the last of the grocery stock in Poly Canyon Village Market. Maring ended up missing the Week of Welcome (WOW) club showcase on Sunday afternoon while […]
Campus Dining hosts ‘Food For Thought’ forum
Cal Poly Campus Dining hosted ‘Food For Thought’ on Tuesday in the University Union. The forum allowed students to make public comments and suggestions to dining representatives and chefs. The discussion is meant to allow students to voice their concerns and allow dining to make changes that meet the needs of students. Topics ranged from […]
Campus Dining to host ‘Food for Thought’ open forum event for students
The Campus Dining Advisory committee will be hosting the ‘Food for Thought’ open forum in which students can provide feedback and ideas regarding campus dining. The forum will be held on April 19 from 6:10-7 p.m. inside the University Union. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions about campus dining directly to the […]
Campus Dining is understaffed and it’s affecting students
Eero Barker quickly picks up his pace as he exits the architecture building, shivering as he is struck by the cold night air. An architecture junior, Barker has spent his entire Monday in the studio working on his most recent project. With the sun long past gone and his stomach grumbling for the long awaited […]
Campus Dining adds new vegan protein option
Transitioning to a college dining plan already limits food options compared to living at home. Vegan students — who don’t eat any animal products — are limited even further. Now Cal Poly is introducing a new meat substitution option at its dining locations. This new option, called VFC, stands for vegan fried chicken and came […]

