Dining hall caters to changing student tastes

(PHOTO/ Zenith Shrestha) Above: Troy Univeristy’s Dining Hall has begun offering new food choices, including more vegetarian options. Left: Jessica Bryant, a senior psychology major from Pensacola, Florida, works in the dining hall.  Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Troy University Dining hall has made several updates this semester to cater to the evolving needs of students. The dining hall has started serving fresh fruit smoothies for breakfast this semester, said Eric Huvar, executive chef at Troy Dining. Other additions include extending breakfast until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The…

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Dining Hall helps students to avoid the freshman 15

Pradyot Sharma Opinion Editor Taylor Walding Variety Editor The Trojan Dining Hall is helping students avoid the freshman 15 by using innovative weight loss strategies that incorporate hiding cutlery and closing early on weekends. It is not unusual for students to have to walk the entire dining hall three times before they find a fork. “I literally checked every silverware station before eventually asking an employee who told me,” said Nicole Whittaker, a freshman pre-health major from Gulf Shores. “I was redirected and then sent to beg at the dish…

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