The Statesman

CulinArt welcomes semester with new vendors, familiar framework

Joseph Konig • August 27, 2017

CulinArt has embraced the effective, popular aspects of Sodexo’s management, diverting and adding to the framework based on student input and their own internal goals.

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CulinArt beats out Aramark as new campus dining vendor

Mahreen Khan • May 7, 2017

The FSA Board of Directors has chosen CulinArt to serve as the university’s new west campus dining provider.

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Editor’s Experiment: Going Vegan

Aracely Jimenez, Eric Schmid, Emily Benson, and Andrew Goldstein • April 26, 2017

Opinions Editor Emily Benson and Assistant Opinions Editor Andrew Goldstein see what it is like to be vegan on campus.

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On weekend mornings, the coffee runs dry

Josh Farber • April 25, 2017

When the Student Union closed for renovation and Starbucks moved across the street to Melville Library, the hours of operation were cut by 9.5 hours a week, with the biggest reduction coming on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Lettuce taco ’bout campus dining improvements

Matthew Yan • April 24, 2017

Sodexo scrambled to regain student trust with a number of additions and improvements to dine-in options around campus. We should at least acknowledge some of these improvements.

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Roth Cafe chef wins Chef Throwdown challenge

Marie Matsunaga • April 10, 2017

The chefs created one show plate and three tasting dishes to be judged by a panel of student leaders and the general audience who tasted samples.

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Meet the student who grows greens for Stony Brook’s dining halls

Skyler Gilbert • December 11, 2016

In the fall of 2015, when Stony Brook University became the first school in the country to install a Freight Farm, Kylie Campanelli jumped at the opportunity.

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First Starbucks truck in New York finds home on campus

Vivien Li • October 1, 2016

The Starbucks truck made its debut at the Student Activities Center Loop Thursday morning, serving the franchise’s popular beverages and food to students on the go.

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Campus Dining holds student media tasting

Lazaro Rivera • September 25, 2016

Campus Dining hosted a food tasting event and tour for student media on Sept. 23 to show its response to student feedback.

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Students storm West Side Dining in protest of new meal swipe system

Rebecca Liebson and Jessica Chin • September 8, 2016

A small group of disgruntled students gathered outside of West Side Dining during Campus Life Time this past Wednesday to protest the new “swipe to enter” meal plan.

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Students criticize new meal swipe system

Matthew Yan • September 3, 2016

Over the summer, many changes to the meal plans and dining options occurred in hopes of improving the dining experience, but some students aren't so happy about them.

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Freight Farm brings greenery to SBU campus

Justine Josue • September 1, 2015

The curious green shipping container next to Roth Café is a hydroponic farm, growing plants without soil and regardless of the weather conditions outside.

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