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...
