Meal Plan

When I first arrived at Trinity and saw all the different kinds of food that were available in Mabee Dining hall I didn't think that the food could possibly be THAT bad. There were so many options I didn't think I'd ever get tired it. Boy was I wrong. Half the time when I go into Mabee they are out of whatever I was planning on eating that day or their food just looks ridiculously unappetizing. I remember once when I had my heart set on macaroni and cheese for dinner, the second i got to the counter and looked at the food, it slightly resembled a mountain of stale cheese that had been crusted onto some undercooked pasta. Aramark, the company that provides the catering services for school, overprices their foods tremendously. Never did I ever expect to pay $2.65 for a HALF of a grapefruit, when I can have a WHOLE grapefruit for under a dollar from the grocery store. I understand that they want to be able to make some money off of the food they are selling, but the fact that we are forced into buying a meal plan that provides us with foods that are overpriced and unappetizing bothers me. If it was optional, I might not have as much of a problem with it. I know that we can use tigerbucks off campus at certain restaurants, but that only works to add to the high expenses that we already have to pay just to attend school here. If Trinity is going to continue having the meal plan mandatory at least make it so that we can either use that money to go to off campus venues and or use it to buy fresh groceries at the local grocery stores. Having C3 helps a little bit by being able to buy cereal and such with the meal plan, but I dont like how I am not able to get fresh fruits and veggies for my room.