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Sodexo and Aramark compete for contract

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Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief The announcement date for Troy’s next food services vendor is edging closer, and two large vendors are in the running, according to Morgan Long, the SGA vice president for campus activities,  president-elect and dining services selection committee’s student representative. Sodexo, the current vendor, and Aramark, the current vendor at the University of South Alabama and Auburn University, will both have a chance to present their potential contracts to the dining services selection committee on April 25, according to Long.  “We are in the process of reviewing both…

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Campus Kitchen feeds students over holidays

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Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Campus Kitchen, in conjunction with student and staff leaders, organized a three-day food drive for the students who stayed on campus over the Christmas break. Adrian Bone, a sophomore economics major from New Market and student government association (SGA) senator, along with Sarah Gillis, a freshman communications major from Montgomery and Freshman Forum student welfare committee chair, approached Livingston as well as other campus leaders to organize a food drive for the international students, the group vastly affected by food insecurity on campus. “With the growing…

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Sodexo addresses student dining concerns

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Tori Bedsole photo Chick-fil-A is now serving breakfast items, and as of Monday, Sept. 11, the location began serving grilled items such as grilled nuggets.   Lilly Casolaro News Editor Ibrahim Yildirim, general manager of Sodexo at Troy University, addressed student concerns in regards to the Trojan Center and Trojan Dining Hall. Chick-fil-A is now serving breakfast items, and as of Monday, Sept. 11, the location began serving grilled items such as grilled nuggets. “Working with the brand (Chick-fil-A) can be very complicated,” Yildirim said. “They want to make sure…

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Sodexo offers healthy options to students

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Madina Seytmuradova Staff writer While it’s tempting to grab a fried chicken sandwich at Chick-fil-A between classes, both campus dwellers and commuters start looking for healthier food choices on campus as summer looms ahead. But what is healthy on Troy’s campus? Student athletes say that a healthy diet does not have to entail eradicating certain foods altogether. “It’s not like we just try to cut something completely out of our diet,” said Grace Murly, a softball player and freshman undecided major from Jackson, Mississippi. “We sometimes splurge­—get ice cream once…

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