by Caitlin Selle | Jan 23, 2012 | News Slider
To share or not to share, that is the controversy. The enforcement of not being able to share meals with others has some students confused and upset. Lumination’s Kelly Dean and Caitlin Selle take you behind the meal plan for more details on this current issue. Please upgrade your browser The recent confusion has evolved around the fact that students can no longer float other meals in the cafeteria. In years past, students have been able to use their meal plan to “float” or use one of your meal plans for a guest, family member or a friend who may have forgot their Lipscomb ID. Although this sounds like a crucial change, it in fact is not. The reason for this is the addition of a larger Flex sum to the students meal plan. So, although floats cannot be used to cover another person dinner, the additional flex dollars on one’s card can. Another controversial feature in this policy is the fact that students are not provided with a contract they can read and sign when purchasing their meal plans, which is pretty significant considering the lowest on campus housing meal plan starts at $1,745. “I’m not a policeman, I don’t want to be a policeman,” said Roy Platt, General Manager of Lipscomb dining services. “I just ask people to do what is asked.” Further questions regarding meal plans can be addressed to Platt at his email, roy.platt@lipscomb.edu. Kelly Dean and Cailtin Selle each contributed to this...
by Tim Ghianni | Oct 2, 2011 | News Slider
By: Julia Shrewsbury and Nicci Carney As most students now know, Lipscomb dining has undergone several changes for the 2011-2012 school year. New restaurant options are one aspect of this year’s revamped Lipscomb dining experience. Pizza Hut has been replaced with huge slices of Papa John’s pizza, and Purity ice cream has been turned into a Far East Fusion restaurant that servesAsian cuisine and sushi. When asked why sushi was chosen as the new restaurant Roy Platt, Sodexo general manager, said, “Trends change from year to year, especially with students, so it’s good to change things up from time to time.” In the summer, a new meal plan system was established. The updated program has six levels, each with a certain amount of dining hall tickets and a certain amount of flex dollars. Here is the new set up: Bison Stampede……………………. 175 dining hall meals + $600 flex Bison Herd…………………………… 125 dining hall meals+ $850 flex Bison Traveler……………………… 100 dining hall points+ $950 flex Senior Purple……………………….. 50 dining hall points+ $750 flex Bison Bucks ………………………… Increments of $100 Village Resident All Flex Plan… $1,075 With the new meal plan, students have to adjust to different rules and regulations than previous years. Students can use their meal plans in the dining hall only, and they do not roll over in to the next semester. The dining hall meals have no time restrictions, allowing students to freely eat upstairs at any time. Flex dollars can be used in all restaurants across the campus (downstairs dining room, Starbucks and Common Grounds,) and will roll over into the next semester. Platt said he wanted the students to have...
