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Dining Services seems to be doing a good job of making sure that student needs are met, but to what degree is puzzling. On the healthy side, there’s the new Main Grain to accommodate vegetarian diets. On the flip side, Pizza Hut will be expanding its menu with more junk food to clog our arteries. While people will continue to complain about campus food selection for generations to come, we aren’t going to ramble on about the “horrible cafeteria food.”

On the contrary, TCU has greatly expanded on its dining options. Over the past few years, eateries have been popping up all over the campus to keep up with changing trends. The variety of food that is offered meets nutritional requirements and, for the most part, tastes fine. However, most of us on the southeast side of university hardly ever get a chance to eat it.

When we do find the time to make the walk over to the Main or Eden’s Greens to get something to eat that doesn’t come in a wrapper, we’re surprised to find that our schedules conflict with the dining hours offered. Maybe we’ll just wade through the cookies, candy, pretzels, chips, Ramen noodles, ice cream and pizzas that are readily available at Frog Bytes. At best, we can walk away with Wheat Thins and a fruit smoothie. Or we could head over to SubConnection to wait 20 minutes in line for another cold meal. Not all of us have the desire or the means to make the trek down Berry’s fast food extravaganza for a quick bite between classes.

It’s not that there’s nothing to eat, but nothing to eat during the only hour you have to eat. Dining Services may be able to cater to everyone’s taste but not to everyone’s time.