Friday, December 3, 2010

How does the food at CU stack up against other Universities?

According to a Channel 7 story, http://www.thedenverchannel.com/education/23233642/detail.html ,CU regents recently voted to increase the price of housing and dining fees by about $400 dollars. The question then becomes, with a spike in costs are you getting your moneys worth when you eat at the dining halls? According to the website, Collegeprowler.com, the campus dining at CU is above average in every statistical facet. The overall grade of CU’s dining experience received a B, which ranks above 114 schools nationally, and below 105 others. According to a student poll, the variety of option on campus: including places to eat, as well as healthy and vegan options are excellent, while quality and value of the food received more average ratings.

http://collegeprowler.com/university-of-colorado/campus-dining/

In addition, students were interviewed on their experience with the food at CU. These students had transferred to CU from other colleges around the country including Loyola University, Marquette, and Colorado State University. Responses included:
-“The food at CU is not the best I’ve ever had, but it’s tolerable. While they offer a lot of options, the quality is not as high as other schools.”
-“ The food at CU has improved tremendously over the years since I have been here. However, I have been tremendously surprised by the food at other schools in the past. At the time the food at CU was well below par, but now it seems that they have made a huge leap.”

-“Loyola was significantly better in terms of dining hall food.” However, when it comes to the UMC, it’s a lot bigger and has a larger selection than the Loyola equivalent.”

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