A group of students recently decided to protest Aramark’s food quality by boycotting all the campus dining halls. Although the frustrations are understandable, students should be more patient and appreciate the changes made at the Atherton Union Marketplace. The dining hall has come a long way in the last year. Students fail to remember the…
OPINION | Protest Aramark for the right reasons
Aramark Corporation caters not just to Butler University, but also to a vast network of other universities, sports stadiums and prisons. Butler’s students need to do their homework on this company and consider advocating for a change in its policies. According to Fortune Magazine’s website, the company was recognized as “One of the World’s Most…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Student issues must come first
Published April 10, 2012 OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Hiring unnecessary staff while vital positions are being cut is not the way to help Butler students succeed | VOTE: 27-0-4 A core curriculum program $400,000 in the red. Four percent increases in tuition. Recent controversies whirling around campus seem to be following the tone of money,…
Welcome back, Jimmy
Once Jimmy Fallon saw Butler University’s flash mob YouTube video, he said he couldn’t wait to visit during his week-long visit to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl. Before delivering a hilarious two-hour show on Sunday, Fallon sat down with The Collegian to discuss bulldogs, Steak ‘n Shake and traveling with his show for the very…
Campus meals miss the Ara-Mark
Search online for Butler University’s dining options, and one of the first hits directs you to www.campusdish.com, Aramark’s campus dining website. The home page is framed with a seductive quesadilla, juicy burgers and an apple so shiny it’ll burn your retinas. So why don’t we see these dishes at Butler? But the real problem isn’t…
Crowd surfing during lunch
After my EN 185 class at 11 a.m., I make my way towards ResCo to put my bag in my room and to eat lunch. But, when I make my way down three flights of stairs and to the front of the cafeteria to eat, the line is stretched all the way past the front…