The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Commentary: And they never have bananas, either

I never get tired of complaining about the Northeastern dining halls. Every time I walk into Stetson West or Levine Marketplace (aka Stetson East), I feel a hard ball of despair growing in my stomach. No matter how hungry I am, or how long it’s been since I last visited the campus eateries, I am still not pleased with what I find.

The main reason I never go to the dining halls is the hours. Not only are both East and West cafeterias closed hours before I feel like having dinner, sometimes one – or both – isn’t even open at all.

West closes on long weekends and before I leave for longer breaks, quickly halving my options on those days. In itself, this would not be a huge problem if I could stand the food in East: I don’t know about you, but having dry roasted meat, overdone burgers and half-assed Italian-American entr

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