Instead, students were left to figure things out on their own when they realized that the only weekend options were two to three food court restaurants. Many students did not even know that these locations would be open, leading to confusion and, for some, missed meals.
Students pay thousands of dollars for meal plans with the expectation of access to the full dining hall experience, which includes variety, balanced nutrition, and unlimited servings. A single meal swipe at the food court does not provide equivalent value. For instance, at the sub shop, a swipe only covers a half sub, chips, and a drink — an appropriate meal for some, but completely inadequate for athletes, students with higher caloric needs, or anyone who simply wants a full meal.
This change also created chaos and unsustainable working conditions for food court employees. With the entire campus funneled into just a couple of locations, staff were overwhelmed, lines were extremely long, and food ran out quickly. This situation is neither fair to students nor safe for employees.
We, the students, are calling on Oakland University to:
1. Immediately reopen the Vandenberg Dining Hall on weekends for lunch and dinner.
2. If full reopening is not possible, expand weekend dining options significantly to prevent overcrowding and ensure all students can eat.
3. Ensure transparency by clearly notifying students of any future changes well in advance.
4. Guarantee meal swipe value equivalence, so students receive the same amount of food they paid for.
This decision directly impacts our health, well-being, and trust in the university. Students deserve transparency and access to the services we were promised and paid for.
Please sign this petition to show your support for bringing back weekend dining hall meals and holding the university accountable.
8 Comments
Ridiculous that I have to walk all the way across campus on a Sunday just to find out everything is closed. Fix this.
Reopen Vandy. If not, let us get whatever we want in the Oakland Center. Don’t limit what we can and can’t get at the food court with the meal plans that WE pay for if Vandy is going to stay closed.
To pay like a few grand+ and be limited on locations available to eat is absurd. The food already sucks anyways but now y’all wanna close the dining hall on the weekends? Like dawg that’s insane.
I was shocked to find out the dining hall wasn't open on the weekend because they have never done this before and I don't know why but I hope this position can make the dining hall available again.
I tried to eat lunch on Saturday and figured out the hard way that they were closed by asking some other students with the same issue nearby.
As someone with food restrictions this would really open up my options!
I pay too much money to not use my meal swipes on weekends
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Instead, students were left to figure things out on their own when they realized that the only weekend options were two to three food court restaurants. Many students did not even know that these locations would be open, leading to confusion and, for some, missed meals.
Students pay thousands of dollars for meal plans with the expectation of access to the full dining hall experience, which includes variety, balanced nutrition, and unlimited servings. A single meal swipe at the food court does not provide equivalent value. For instance, at the sub shop, a swipe only covers a half sub, chips, and a drink — an appropriate meal for some, but completely inadequate for athletes, students with higher caloric needs, or anyone who simply wants a full meal.
This change also created chaos and unsustainable working conditions for food court employees. With the entire campus funneled into just a couple of locations, staff were overwhelmed, lines were extremely long, and food ran out quickly. This situation is neither fair to students nor safe for employees.
We, the students, are calling on Oakland University to:
1. Immediately reopen the Vandenberg Dining Hall on weekends for lunch and dinner.
2. If full reopening is not possible, expand weekend dining options significantly to prevent overcrowding and ensure all students can eat.
3. Ensure transparency by clearly notifying students of any future changes well in advance.
4. Guarantee meal swipe value equivalence, so students receive the same amount of food they paid for.
This decision directly impacts our health, well-being, and trust in the university. Students deserve transparency and access to the services we were promised and paid for.
Please sign this petition to show your support for bringing back weekend dining hall meals and holding the university accountable.
8 Comments
Literally went to get dinner and the line was out the door. Its honestly not worth the price of the plan if I can't even get decent food on the weekend.
Ridiculous that I have to walk all the way across campus on a Sunday just to find out everything is closed. Fix this.
Reopen Vandy. If not, let us get whatever we want in the Oakland Center. Don’t limit what we can and can’t get at the food court with the meal plans that WE pay for if Vandy is going to stay closed.
To pay like a few grand+ and be limited on locations available to eat is absurd. The food already sucks anyways but now y’all wanna close the dining hall on the weekends? Like dawg that’s insane.
I was shocked to find out the dining hall wasn't open on the weekend because they have never done this before and I don't know why but I hope this position can make the dining hall available again.
I tried to eat lunch on Saturday and figured out the hard way that they were closed by asking some other students with the same issue nearby.
As someone with food restrictions this would really open up my options!
I pay too much money to not use my meal swipes on weekends
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Literally went to get dinner and the line was out the door. Its honestly not worth the price of the plan if I can't even get decent food on the weekend.