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My two cents on campus food
Brian Roewe
Issue date: 9/26/06 Section: Commentary
Instead of beating around the bush with a witty introduction, I'll get right to the chase. As a sophomore here at Rockhurst, I have endured the failings of the food services for far longer than I would like, and sadly, I will probably endure it for another 2 years. How have they failed, you might ask? A reasonable question which deserves a rational answer. In my humble opinion, I see the food service as failing to provide not only me but you, John P. Student, with an adequate variety of actual food. What does that mean, you ask? What that means is that when I walk through the cafeteria and pass by the daily entrée area, I, more times than not, keep walking. No matter how much my stomach moans, I keep walking. I much rather let it survive on the dorm room rations than subject it to the onslaught the assortment of casseroles would bring with each bite. I swear it's the same dish, just different colors for different days of the week.
Now I will be the first to admit that I do not possess the most diverse palette. When it comes to food, I know what I like, and I like what I know. My senses work as a unified team, seeing eye to ear on most cases. What my nose doesn't like, my taste buds do not accept. With that said, over the past few years, I have delved outside my safe taste zone, experimented here and there, a pursuit to find my flavorful self. What I found from that journey, I rarely see at Rockhurst. A weaker man might succumb to what is placed before him and count the days until the aroma of a home-cooked meal again arouses his appetite. But a weak man I am not; maybe not the strongest, but a relentless man I am.
So what to do with this issue of food? First, I applaud the addition of Planet Sub, though I see this could too soon fall into monotony. To avoid this, I feel new sub combinations should be added (1) to keep interest high; and (2) to keep business high. How about a 'Sub of the Month?' And not just one from the menu, but a new concoction. It's sandwiches - it can't be that hard to come up with new ideas.
Now I will be the first to admit that I do not possess the most diverse palette. When it comes to food, I know what I like, and I like what I know. My senses work as a unified team, seeing eye to ear on most cases. What my nose doesn't like, my taste buds do not accept. With that said, over the past few years, I have delved outside my safe taste zone, experimented here and there, a pursuit to find my flavorful self. What I found from that journey, I rarely see at Rockhurst. A weaker man might succumb to what is placed before him and count the days until the aroma of a home-cooked meal again arouses his appetite. But a weak man I am not; maybe not the strongest, but a relentless man I am.
So what to do with this issue of food? First, I applaud the addition of Planet Sub, though I see this could too soon fall into monotony. To avoid this, I feel new sub combinations should be added (1) to keep interest high; and (2) to keep business high. How about a 'Sub of the Month?' And not just one from the menu, but a new concoction. It's sandwiches - it can't be that hard to come up with new ideas.
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Father Paul Keenan
posted 10/15/07 @ 2:24 PM CST
I graduated from Rockhurst in 1967 and taught there in the early '70's. As a collegian, I was a day student, so I didn't have to eat in the cafeteria very often. (Continued…)
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