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Show LETTER TO THE EDITOR Heritage Center cafeteria disappoints t started with an insatiable hunger and ended with the sullen disappointment of knowing I would be eating terrible food for the rest of the year. I walked around the cafeteria, looked at my options and finally settled on the pizza. After all, how can someone mess up pizza? The answer came quickly. First, burn the crust so that whenever someone eats a slice he or she will be left with a black residue on their hands. Second, cover only half the pizza with cheese. Finally, make it so that the crust extends over halfway across each slice. Once a chef has mastered these techniques, he or she is ready to prepare the pizza at the Heritage Center at the U. Of course, the chefs couldn't get a job at a respectable pizza establishment like The Pie, but they're good enough for the U. Next, I tried the hamburgers. But I couldn't just grab a hamburger. That isn't the system in place. Instead, students have to individually order whatever they want from the grill. This means that there is a substantial waiting time, but that doesn't seem to bother the staff at the Heritage Center. When I asked Mark Morrison, the dining hall director, why it was set up this way, he told me, "This system ensures the burgers are as fresh as possible, and much better than if they were not cooked to order:' I think he's overestimating how good they taste when they are made to order. Fries, or the lack thereof, is the next issue at the grill. Perhaps the fry cooks are too overwhelmed making the burgers to also make fries, but if so, then why not have someone whose sole job is to make the fries? The fry container is empty most of the time, and as someone who pays a fair amount for the food service, this can be quite annoying. If a student has the meal plan with 21 meals per week, he will end up paying $4,190 for the entire school year. This comes out to about $6.50 per meal. While $6.50 isn't much, I think it warrants students being able to get fries whenever they please. Now maybe you're thinking they make the unhealthy food taste bad to persuade students to eat healthy and help avoid the inevitable "freshman 15," but the salad bar also has some scary stuff. Brett, a freshman at the U, said, "The cucumbers used to be extremely dry and chalky; now they seem to have overcorrected and just soak the cucumbers in water, neither of which taste very good:" I asked another student, Shawn, what he thought of the food. "Pretty much everything is nasty. Oh, except for the unlimited soft-serve ice cream. That stuff is great" I agree with Shawn about the ice cream, but I don't think a diet e Daily Utah .,. . „. „• .,..._„,. .„,..„,. . ._„ , 'Chronicle .• ,„ ,„, I e .0. ...... ..,..0;7 ..›..-...... '... -,c,.......3.N. c.tanner@chronicle.utah.edu ..75.. __:-.;-... -..-.. ews reporters ;re .........00'ir..14- ,.0... c' 4.. 4..*4" Contact Courtney Tanner for more information. ,. . ..,... IralaC. ;40% 41. g.o.C consisting of exclusively ice cream is sustainable. A common issue students have with the food service is the times that they serve their food. College kids often have busy, irregular schedules, which can make it difficult to eat at a normal time. Unfortunately, the Heritage Center does not do much to accommodate them. Between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., no food is prepared. If you want food then, you're out of luck — except for leftovers. The U's food service reflects the values of American society. Rather than spending more time on improving their product, they would rather cut corners and ensure profits. Food companies, just like all other companies in capitalistic America, disregard consumer well-being and focus on how they can benefit themselves economically. I am unable to give a sparkling review to the Heritage Center. As much as I wish the food there was great, it falls short. I dread my meals there, and often I choose to eat ramen in my room rather than eat whatever they are serving. I guess it wouldn't be a true college experience without copious amounts of ramen being involved. On the bright side, at least I won't have to worry about the freshman 15. Jackson Fountain U student ..S.Z.'s 101 Follow us on Twitter! twUtor.candrhe,Chravvy VW A 6" Cold Cut Combo Donate plasma today and earn up to $300 a month!* Who knew I could earn money, save lives, and get free wi fi at the same time? - STARTING NOVEMBER 15TH 2978 South State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84115 91.- 161 801-485-5085 :I I *CUBWAY,* Scan for an insider look at the plasma donation process To scan and view content, you must download a QR code reader from your App store. *Applicable for eligible, qualified new donors. Fees vary by weight. 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