Dining Services at Loyola provides a variety of meal plan options to meet every student’s needs. Many students have specific reasons for choosing the plans they have.
First-year and sophomore students living on campus are required to carry a weekly plan. All residential students are required to carry some form of meal plan.
Upperclassmen and commuter students may carry any meal plan they desire. Commuters may also choose not to take out a meal plan.
“I chose the combo plan. I love it because I have enough meals to eat in the O.R. as much as I want, and the block meals roll over so I don’t feel like I am wasting them. I can bring my sister, who is a senior at Tulane and who no longer has a meal plan,” said Emily Crochet, psychology sophomore.
Some students find that Wolfbucks are more economical than weekly meal plans.
“I have the 12-week meal plan with 660 Wolfbucks. It is the best option for me because it offers the least amount of meal plans with the most Wolfbucks. I barely use the meal plan, making any other plan a complete waste of money,” said Tal Ayali, visual arts sophomore.
After only a week and a half in school, marketing freshman Maylon Tureaud said she feels that her plan, which includes 15 Orleans Room meals a week, is too limiting.
“I wish that we could use our meals for more than just the O.R,” she said. “It would be nice to be able to use them at other eateries around Loyola. I’ve decided to on more Wolfbucks and fewer meals.”
Though some feel that Wolfbucks are the better way to go, Craig Beebe, the director of Residential Life, said he thinks meal plans are very important to the students of Loyola.
“Nutrition is a crucial part of each student’s growth and development, and eating right is an important piece of each student’s ability to be successful at Loyola. Offering meal plans and a comprehensive campus dining program allows students to focus on their studies, co-curricular pursuits and social life,” he said.
Beebe said that sitting down to a meal together brings friends together in a way that is important to the community. He encourages upperclassmen to be involved in the campus culture by participating in the meal plan.
“Our lowest available Wolfbucks-only plan offers a minimal commitment that most upperclassmen seem satisfied with,” he said.
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