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September 15, 2014 VO l. 48 ISSUE 1445 SEPT 15, 2014 UMSL'S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS Meal plans mandated for residents CULLEN WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER While the University of Missouri - St. Louis .is seen as mostly a commuter school, roughly 1,000 students chose to live on campus. The campus has a number of residential halls and apartments, but for those who live in either Oak Hall or Villa Hall this means a mandatory meal plan, with the exception of Honors Living Community in Villa Hall. The meal plans range from $1599-$1840 per semester, depending on which option the student purchases. The current meal plan options were put in place after Sodexo, an international food services company, was awarded a five year contract with UMSL, which started in January of 20 II . The meal pl:lll options available {or lower classmen 3:e as listed "tM Nosh. M5C.'s food court ot north campus bdow: Option 1: 100 meal blocks to purchase a meal plan in residential halls had adequare Bros. Bagels in the Millennium blocks] get chopped off, which with a $350 declining balance order to live on campus. cooking space for the students. Student Center. However, is really frustrating." ($ 1599 per semester) Ac<cording to Gary Prellwitz, Once students have been the meal block can only be Another student, Oprion 2: ISO meal blocks general manager with Sodexo, set up with a meal plan, they used rwice per day, Monday Marcus Scimio. freshman, enginee rin g, stated, "Yeah, I with a $250 declining balance these plans are mandatory are able to use their card in at a through Thursday from 10:30 would like to see a plan for ($ 1790 per semester) because, "Those facilities are variety of locations, including a.m. until 2 p.m. in The freshman that ro lls over to the Option 3: 200 meal blocks not designed to have students The Nosh, South Campus Nosh; though it's unlimited next semester," with a $150 declining balance doing a lot of cooking in their Dining Hall , Southside Cafe in the South Campus Dining A forth option available ($ 1840 per semester) rooms." Th is suggests that the on South Campus, Cafe Hall, which is located in the only to returning residents Each student living in Oak only way meal plans would TJ located in the Thomas Provincial House. Hall or Villa Hall is required ever be voluntary is if the Jefferson Library and Einstein h is the unlimited use, has a balance of $1675 per within th e purchased blocks, semester without meal blocks. which Corey Smith, freshman, According to Prellwitz, a engineering, praises, "I don't rollover, all declining balance really have time to eat with my plan for UMSL students that busy schedul e, so ie's nice that can be used over the course of I can go to Provincial House a single academic year, is only and use my plan whenever and ava il ab le for upperclassmen as often as I want." and will not be an option for However, he also expressed lowerclassmen. Also, when his co ncern about not knowing asked about the profit margin how many meal blocks were o n each meal plan, he decl ined left on the ca rd and the fact to answer. that, if not used, the meal Sodexo and UMSL blocks would disappear at administrate campus-wide the end of the semester. "It surveys in order to make sure wasn't really explained. What they are adequately serving happens when I don't have any the studenrs, as well as keep meal blocks? And if 1 don't use comment cards in rhe dining all my plan, they [the meal hall. Food choices in The Nosh include salads and Wow Cafe fried chicken, among other options .... .................. ... .. ............ ............ ........ .......... .. .. ........ .......... .................................... .......... , .. , ................................. .................................... , ......................... .. ....... .. I ~ " ~ UJ o ' ! ~~ Vl . .( Z Album Review pg 8 2 THECURRENT·ONLlNE.COM September 15, 2014 THE CURRENT STAFF THE CURRENT ONLINE EDITORIAL News Brief Editor-in-Chief Anna Glushko Managing Editor Kat Riddler News Editor Kat Riddler 1-70 shutdown protest shutdown Features Editor Kariyne Killebrew Sports Editor Eric Harris KAT RIDDLER A&E Editor Cate Marquis NEWS EDITOR Opinions Editor LaTwuanna Troupe Copy Editors Dominique McPherson, ProtestOrs seeking a special One woman in a protest Jessica Caudill, Jane lakayll prosecutor appointed for the shirt eluded police and made it Staff Writers Cullen Williams, Donna Michael Brown case planned onto the highway. She crossed Brandy. Daniel C. Hodges, Ashlee to gather at ]·70 and Hanley to the westbound traffic lanes and Carlstrom, Christian Deverger. Abby stop traffic during rush hour. made obscene gestures towards Naumann, Aaron C. Clemons. Protestors arrived around 3:20 the police and threw a botrIe at Tiffanee Arthur, Jacqueline lrigoyen, p.m. and we re met by potice them before being taken into Albert Nail from surrounding communities. custody. Most protestors did along with St. Louis City and not want to cause trouble and County officers and th.e Missou· wanted a peaceful protest. DESIGN ri State Highway Patrol block· A previous shutdown was Design Editor eric Wynen ing off each access point to the plan ned on September I, but Photo Editor Ryan Brooks highway: Po lice to ld protestors was cancell ed due to the family's Web Editor Cate Marquis they had a right to prorest but request. Some proresrors did nO( Staff Photographers Emily lewis, they could not protest on the receive notice of the cancell a­ Lotte Jonsson highway because it would be a tion and stopped traJlic briefly Cartoonist/Mists Brett Heuer,Greg safety hazard fo r both protestors around 4:40 p.m. at ]·270 and HartJ, Mike "MR " Nash and drivers. West Florissant. Officers warned the approx· The idea to shur down the imate 150 protestors to stay off highway cam e from a previous the ramps to the highway or be successful shutdown in 1999. BUSINESS arrested. Sergeant AI Nothum Activists shu t down ]·70 de· Business Manager Cate Marquis of the State Highway Patrol said manding the ·hiring of more mi· Advertising Director Britn! Fischer 35 people were arrested. No· norities. While the Stated goal of Distribution Manager Lori Dresner mum also said protesters threw closing ]·70 was not achieved by SodaI Media Director uTwuanna Troupe rocks, concrete blocks and protestors, me demonstration bricks. Most are being charged did necessitate the closin g of the with unlawful assembly and Hanley exit near the MerroLin.k COM,.AC't US station near the University of a. fe.w are bc\ng charged with Protesters gather as police redirect traffic through UMSL's campus assa ulr ofan officer. 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