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Dining Services gives students a raw deal

NEXT YEAR, don't buy a meal plan. If you're reading this, you'll be an upperclassmen next year. Meal plans for upperclassmen are a rip off. Don't get sucked into buying one.

The semester meal plans are as expensive or more expensive than if students buy all dining hall meals and retail purchases

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All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.