University Dining is extending the hours for on-Grounds dining locations.
Eateries in Pav XI, previously closed on the weekends, will now have extended “late night” hours on a rotating schedule Thursday through Saturday. Chick-fil-A will be open Thursday night, Five Guys on Friday night and Subway on Saturday night.
Full-operation dining halls are also seeing changes. O’Hill dining hall is now open until 9 p.m. daily. Runk dining hall is open until 8 p.m. Newcomb’s dining hall is open until 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 2:15 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Operating hours are reviewed each semester based on survey data and changes are made as needed, Dining Marketing Manager Nicole Jackson said in an email statement.
“We review survey data and customer counts to determine what makes the most sense and where we can provide the most value for the student population,” Jackson said.
For student with late class times, the extended meal times can make a big difference, third-year Engineering student Sofie Ravesteijn said.
“If they kept food out that would be really good for people who have late classes, like discussions that go until 8 p.m.,” Ravesteijn said.
Class is not the only thing keeping students from meals. Many on-Grounds activities are scheduled between 6 and 8 p.m. during the week, first-year College student Joanna Shaw said.
“It’s really nice to be able to go at 7 or 8 p.m. so I don’t have to forgo an activity to get dinner,” Shaw said.
Other students were less enthusiastic about the extended hours.
Second-year College student Kara Alley, who does not have a meal plan this year, said the extended hours would not affect her decision to forgo a meal plan.
“On-Grounds dining is quite out of the way from where I live,” Alley said. “As well, the quality of the food isn't worth walking that far for a meal.”
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