• Thursday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kellogg Continental and Kellogg Market in the Kellogg Hotel. 

• Friday and Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Owen Hall’s Sparty’s Refresh. 

• Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Thrive Dining in Owen Hall.

International Students Association President Rochisshil Varma was one of the students who worked toward ensuring students have on-campus dining over school breaks, as international students are less likely to be able to travel home during breaks. 

"It definitely gives me a sense of relief that I didn’t have last year," Varma said. "Last year, I had to worry about 'Oh, are we ordering three meals from outside (campus)? How much money would those three meals take?'"

Varma explained that restaurants in India, his home country, stay open for big holidays, but American restaurants shut down over the weekend of Thanksgiving. 

"We experienced this last year during Thanksgiving and Christmas break," Varma said. "A lot of the restaurants closed, so (we didn’t) have DoorDash options available."

Varma said the International Students Association, or ISA, wanted to "cover all corners" when reaching this goal. On Oct. 19, ISA’s representative for ASMSU and others wrote a bill that advocated for MSU to supply these dining options. ISA also brought this issue to attention at a Council of Racial and Ethnic Students and Council of Progressive Students meeting and discussed it with MSU staff.

The bill advocated for at least two dining halls and three Sparty’s Refresh stores to be open, but ISA had to compromise with MSU, Varma said. One requirement ISA accomplished was guaranteeing vegetarian, vegan and halal food in some locations.

Associate Director of Residential Dining Don Donagrandi said that residential halls without community kitchens will have temporary microwaves and mini-fridges during Thanksgiving break. Last year, on-campus students were unable to buy food that requires certain temperatures for storage or cooking, as dorms do not allow students to keep kitchen appliances in their rooms.

During Thanksgiving 2022, information science and advertising creative sophomore Phúc "Alva" Nguyen relied on off-campus stores and Bridges International’s events for food, as he stayed on campus instead of returning to his home country of Vietnam. 

"If they open this year, it will be work (for the employees), but I appreciate it," Nguyen said. "I appreciate the people working."