Even its critics would probably admit that campus dining has improved greatly since the days of DAKA—when RPI’s food service was the butt of a multitude of campus jokes.

But there are still a number of facets of their food service that—if paid a little more attention—could possibly improve student appreciation of the Commons Dining Hall.

One of the essential things needing improvement is the refilling of the beverage dispensers. If students have to wait through a week of receiving water instead of grapefruit juice, for instance, then the dispenser is definitely not being refilled enough. For what students are currently paying under their meal plans, the dispensers should be restocked at least daily—if not several times during the day.

Another area that could be helped is the labeling of individual food trays and desserts at each service station. Although personnel in charge of the grill station have recently implemented this by labeling individual grill food trays, they do not do it consistently. Labeling would aid students to quickly distinguish items such as sandwiches and hamburgers on the menu that all look similar but whose content could only be determined upon their being eaten.