Meal Plans Organization Fair Solar Eclipse In this Gonnella's take on meal plans Student Organization Fair Planetarium offers shows 3 changing on campus 9 promotes groups on campus 12 to learn about upcoming issue solar eclipse the antelope Volume 118, Issue 15 | 2.1.17| www.unkantelope.com NEBRASKANS MARCH TO D.C. ON ONE ISSUE Courtesy On Jan. 27, UNK's Students For Life group took 23 students to Washington D.C. for March for Life. The rally began at noon with the march beginning at 1 p.m. at the front of the Washington Monument. The group traveled from the monument to the US Capitol Building. Speakers included from Vice President Mike Pence, Representative Mia Love of Utah, Cardinal Timothy Doland and Benjamin Watson of the Baltimore Ravens. Since 1974, pro-lifers have marched across the nation on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in 1973. President Trump tweeted his support: "The #MarchforLife is so More Photos online @ important, to all of you marching, you have my full support." UNKANTELOPE.COM Super Bowl play-by-play 5,000 4,000 pounds of hotdogs sold during the game 4,000,000 20% tons of popcorn consumed during the game increase in antacid sales the Monday after miles logged for the pizza delivery drivers $17.9 mil Patriots VS. Falcons increase in beer sales during Super Bowl week Super Bowl 51 72 footballs saved for the game out of the 700,000 made Info graphic by Rachael Fangmeier opinion By the numbers Who gets the better deal when it comes to the meals? ELIOTT GONNELLA Eleven bloody meals a week! That up the last cent, you get $12.33 per plate, This is the reason many live off- Columnist is the number of meals I get if I want to a total of $5.51 difference between the two campus as soon as they can. As much as I make sure this lasts me the rest of the plans… and the latter is the better plan in enjoy the hospitality, fast wireless internet Another semester, semester. Including both the block meals their eyes. and my fraternity’s house, it doesn’t make another policy that the and dining dollars, I only get 11 meals a It is, I won’t deny that, but not for the university unveiled over week? Heck, this barely covers breakfast students. “ So I ask the university, an extended break. This and dinner for the school days! Why pay the same for less? And this one deals with a favorite So I filled out the form and switched isn’t a small amount of money either, but who is the better deal really substance of mine, not caffeine or the back to the unlimited plan, one less thing it really adds up over time and doesn’t for?” occasional nicotine, but food. to worry about this spring semester. make sense. Even if you are a commuter I enjoy food, as my waistline can Looking over the official page I came student, why purchase a meal plan that, attest, but I also enjoyed the access plan across this gem in the tab to change plans, quite frankly, is a rip -off? You eat at The sense to spend almost $10,000 a year for the University had for my first three “However, you are already on the plan Lantern or Rustic Range a lot? Pay for it housing and 11 meals per week a semester. semesters. It was a simple way I could with more freedom and flexibility. It’s the with your own money; it is a lot cheaper If there were better options or the same enjoy three meals a day, maybe two if I than paying for a meal plan. options at a lower cost, I would be more had to work the evening shift, but I never Even on the larger plans, the cost inclined to stay on-campus. However, in was hungry or had to worry about what to “It’s the better deal so why doesn’t add up to the gains of the student. order to avoid taking on extensive debt, I cook. change?” The gold plan gets you 15 meals a week will be looking for a place off-campus and The options became repetitive for $2,294 a semester. Using my formulas that decision was pushed forward by this occasionally, but it was hot, edible and stated above, the price per plate is $10.43 change without forewarning. tasted fairly good. I felt like I was using my better deal so why change?” I took that with that plan. The largest plan, the Loper The new meal plans aren’t more $2,181 per semester well. as a challenge, and if you don’t like to see plan, which has 20 meals a week for $2,340 flexible and they cost more and at the end But, when I came back from winter math, skip the next few paragraphs. gets you about $7.32 per card swipe. Even of the day. You are probably going to get break and saw the I used the following formula: Weeks at the lowest All Access meal plan, I am less than what you originally thought. So “I took that as email, an instant red in a semester where the dining services still getting a better deal than if I paid an I ask the university, who is the better deal a challenge, flag was raised when I are in operation (x) times the number of extra $159 a semester. Heck, three swipes really for? and if you saw the phrase “We’re meals eaten a week (y) equals the number for $12.33 means a few gallons of milk, happy to inform you of meals eaten in a semester (z) or x*y=z. eggs, meat, vegetables and fruit that will READ MORE don’t like to about an exciting Then, take the price of your current meal last a lot longer than a single day living about UNK's new meal plans on page see math, skip new change to your plan (a) and divide it by z to get the price off-campus. 4! meal plan, effective per meal (p) or a/z=p. PAID ANTELOPE STAFF POSITIONS the next few now!” Nothing good Say I eat at Louie’s for 16 weeks, paragraphs.” ever comes with an and for the sake of argument under the opening phrase like unlimited plan, I eat a solid 20 times a that. week. Multiply those together, I get 320 The change from the unlimited plan meals over the course of a semester. The to the new meal plan includes more price for my plan per semester was the “dining dollars” and something called previously mentioned $2,181. Divide that block meals, which means a swipe of by the 320 and it comes out rounded to the card no matter if it is a full meal or a $6.82 a swipe of the card. I never ate at any We've got you covered. cookie. of the restaurants in the Union, so I don’t I’m not against change, but there need to worry about those points. For all The seemed to be something off about this. I you care to eat, almost $7 a card swipe is a clicked on a few links to reach the main phenomenal deal. 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When this international students hope for upon valuable than any other possible candidate visa, called H1B, expires in three years, ‘ The struggle isgraduating is to get a job. However, the for the position. If you are lucky enough to the foreigner‘ must apply for another real: foreigners in the job hunting process is never easy. Foreign make it through the first selection process type of visa or green card to retain legal U.S. face challenges students who want to stay in the U.S. after and get an interview, foreigners need to status in the United States. Another way after graduation, says finishing their education must find a job or convince and assure the employer that they of becoming a U.S. citizen is marrying an international student at least an internship within three months are the perfect fit for that position. Most American citizen. Even though it can seem Paula Jimenez from Barcelona, Spain. after their graduation in an “easier” way to obtain a Jimenez completed a business administration order to obtain Optical green card, this method can degree in spring 2016 but opted to stay, Practical Training (OPT) come with a lot of dangers.