Shout out to all the freshmen and Midrise sophomores who still use the dining hall for survival! To get you through the year of questioinable grillen chicken and the bacon-less salad bar, try to remember the little things we all secretly love about it.
1. The unreasonably long egg sandwhich line, especially after 8 A.M.’s let out.
We all hate how long the line is here but I will surely wait 30 minutes for a heavenly egg sandwich to start my day. Not to mention we actually see them being cracked in front of us, and that’s more to say than the other “eggs” they serve in the morning. Are they real eggs? I’m not convinced.
2. Cupcake Tuesday
It’s pretty juvenile, but don’t try and say you’ve never made a cupcake and been thoroughly excited for it on cupcake Tuesday. I guess some icing and sprinkles are enough to keep us college students pretty happy! (Hint to professors: we will like you more if cupcakes are brought to class).
3. The Conveyer Belt
The conveyer belt that our dishes go on when we’re done eating is nothing special, but it’s a really cool feature. I’ve definitely told my friends visiting Marist, “You’re about to witness the best way to put away your dishes” as we walk over to it. Yeah, be jealous other dining halls.
4. The New Drink Machine
Marist really stepped up their game this semester by adding a new drink machine. It has a lot more soda flavors and brands, not to mention if we want water there’s a setting for that too! Can we all just agree that the sink-like foundation thing we used to get water from is just weird?
5. Red Bowls/Dishes/Cups
Leave it to Marist to make the dishes, bowls, and cups in the dining hall red! I’m pretty sure we can agree that everyone here just loves Marist, and red foxes, and just red in general. We’re glad the dining hall has caught on and is catering to our obsession.