As a worker at the Snyder-Phillips dining hall, also known as The Gallery, I often hear students complain there is nothing good to eat, or there aren’t enough choices.
But, with 10 dining halls on campus, it seems impossible not one of them would have an appealing dish.
MSU Culinary Services dining program is actually ranked 24th, according to the 2015 Best Campus Food rankings. That list includes over 1,000 colleges, and, at 24, MSU is ranked highest in the state, followed by the University of Michigan, which is ranked 89.
With the meals MSU dining halls offer, there’s really no reason to complain. Even Holmes, often considered one of the worst dining halls, is superior.
One of my friends from Kettering University used to date someone who lived in Holmes Hall. He said he always looked forward to eating in the Holmes dining hall when he would visit his girlfriend, because the food was so much better than Kettering’s.
Not only is the food better — apparently Kettering’s pizza is akin to cardboard — but there’s a variety of options.
Dining halls offer salad bars, dessert stations that always serve cookies, pizza, sandwiches, international meals and some even serve made-to-order grill items and sushi. I enjoy a meal of Snyder-Phillips sushi every Friday.
With everything that is available, MSU students can’t help but seem pretentious when they scoff at the quality of their dining halls. We don’t realize how fortunate we are to have our culinary options. Brody has nine different venues to choose from when eating there for lunch or dinner. Nine! That’s more than some universities have altogether, and that’s just one of MSU’s several dining halls.
Of course, eating at the same place for every meal of every day can get tiring, so mix it up. The new dining hall at Akers, The Edge, is great. But, if you’re getting tired of it, you can always head to Shaw or The Gallery.
As someone who lived in Brody as a freshman, I understand that it can get old, but Heritage Commons at Landon is only a short walk away. That’s what’s great about our campus. Wherever you’re located, there are at least two dining halls near you.
Next time you complain about MSU’s food, think of all the universities without endless and appetizing cuisine, and kindly check your privilege.
