Dining Services
Dining Services ranking rises
Story by Cody Hall, Contributing writer You finally get that person you like to agree to go on a date with you. They are everything you have been thinking about for weeks, and now all your dreams are coming true. You set up a time and day to have dinner with them at one of the Read More
Flex dollars to rollover beginning in fall
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief Beginning in fall 2015, flex dollars will now rollover from the fall semester to the spring semester. Paula Amols, director of Dining Service and Racer Hospitality, said she believes the new meal plan policy will be well received by students. “Flex dollars will now rollover from the fall to the Read More
Dining Services releases quality survey
Each year, Dining Services and Racer Hospitality holds a survey for students to rate its separate vendors. Each student, faculty and staff member is emailed the web address and a log in code to fill out the survey. The survey provides direct information that will be used to improve dining establishments. “The results come in Read More
T-Room sees record crowds
During Summer Break, Dunker’s Deli relocated to the Thoroughbred Room, Market ‘22 appeared in its former place. Paula Amols, director of Dining Services and Racer Hospitality, said Dining Services did not want to do away with something that was working, but healthier food options available on campus are in high demand. Market ‘22, which features Read More
Dining Services expands options
Dining Services has been striving to make Murray State’s dining areas more convenient for students since last semester. Lately, they have been concentrating on Fast Track and Winslow Dining Hall by turning to students for food recommendations. Tim Bruce, department chef and manager at Winslow, said Dining Services is working to gather more suggestions from Read More
Winslow, T-Room see changes
Dining Services has made many changes to Winslow Dining Hall and the Thoroughbred Room since last semester. Paula Amols, director of Dining Services and Racer Hospitality, said many more changes will be implemented in the year to come. “We changed the section of the T-Room we call ‘chicken world’ this semester,” Amols said. “The staff Read More
Downey makes serving students her Business at food cart
For the past 18 years, Roxann Downey has been working for Dining Services to feed Murray State’s hungry students. Now, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. throughout the week, Downey provides students with coffee, doughnuts and snacks at Business Express. Downey, who was previously a stay-at-home mother of six sons, did not Read More