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Theres no dining hall on college ave???

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My sister's kids just got admitted and she said she's a little leery about the fact that there's no dining hall on College Ave

No, I said. There's good old Brower.


Nope, she said. It's permanently closed and has not yet been replaced.



What kind of clown shoes university doesn't have a dining hall on its main campus? Do college ave students have to take the bus to eat????
 
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Some might say you can’t eat commons food every day, at least that’s what they said when I was in school.

"THE ATRIUM IS A TAKE- OUT ONLY OPERATION - ONE MEAL SWIPE PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE ENTREE WITH ITS MODIFIERS AND SIDES, ONE BEVERAGE, AND ONE RETAIL SIDE ITEM."

You have to admit that's an absolute crap deal compared to a proper dining hall like Livingston Commons.
 
"THE ATRIUM IS A TAKE- OUT ONLY OPERATION - ONE MEAL SWIPE PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE ENTREE WITH ITS MODIFIERS AND SIDES, ONE BEVERAGE, AND ONE RETAIL SIDE ITEM."

You have to admit that's an absolute crap deal compared to a proper dining hall like Livingston Commons.
There are dozens of tables in the atrium and I understand a pretty good variety of food along with specialty nights, etc. It is not all you can eat like the dining halls, but that is the only reason I think I would’ve preferred the dining halls. I think the university is working pretty hard to even things out. What is better about the atrium for a lot of students, and would’ve been better for me, is that you can use your three meals anytime of the day – – I would’ve always skipped breakfast and had something late at night pretty much always and put Greasy Tony’s out of business.
 
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There are dozens of tables in the atrium and I understand a pretty good variety of food along with specialty nights, etc. It is not all you can eat like the dining halls, but that is the only reason I think I would’ve preferred the dining halls. I think the university is working pretty hard to even things out.
And there was always inequity. When I was in school, the hierarchy was that Bush was the best, Douglas was the second best, Cook the third, the commons the fourth and Livingston dead last.
 
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"THE ATRIUM IS A TAKE- OUT ONLY OPERATION - ONE MEAL SWIPE PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE ENTREE WITH ITS MODIFIERS AND SIDES, ONE BEVERAGE, AND ONE RETAIL SIDE ITEM."

You have to admit that's an absolute crap deal compared to a proper dining hall like Livingston Commons.

Just so typical Rutgers to do this. I absolutely agree that the dining hall is an integral experience in college especially for the younger classes.

When I was in school, the hierarchy was that Bush was the best, Douglas was the second best, Cook the third, the commons the fourth and Livingston dead last.

When I was in school, the pecking order was Cooper Dining Hall (Douglas), Neilson (Cook), Davidson (Busch), Brower and Tillett (Livingston). My freshman year in the Towers on Livingston the saying was "Kill it at Tillett", and on the stall walls was written: "Flush twice, Tillett's a long way"
 
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Just so typical Rutgers to do this. I absolutely agree that the dining hall is an integral experience in college especially for the younger classes.



When I was in school, the pecking order was Cooper Dining Hall (Douglas), Neilson (Cook), Davidson (Busch), Brower and Tillett (Livingston). My freshman year in the Towers on Livingston the saying was "Kill it at Tillett", and on the stall walls was written: "Flush twice, Tillett's a long way"
So the only difference in our orders is that you had Busch down two slots.
 
So the only difference in our orders is that you had Busch down two slots.

Yup. Although I've heard the new dining hall in Busch connected to the student center is supposed to be top notch. Davidson Dining Hall was okay at best.
 
My sister's kids just got admitted and she said she's a little leery about the fact that there's no dining hall on College Ave

No, I said. There's good old Brower.


Nope, she said. It's permanently closed and has not yet been replaced.



What kind of clown shoes university doesn't have a dining hall on its main campus? Do college ave students have to take the bus to eat????

Don't most (all?) freshmen live on Livingston now?
 
My sister's kids just got admitted and she said she's a little leery about the fact that there's no dining hall on College Ave

No, I said. There's good old Brower.


Nope, she said. It's permanently closed and has not yet been replaced.



What kind of clown shoes university doesn't have a dining hall on its main campus? Do college ave students have to take the bus to eat????




 
There are dozens of tables in the atrium and I understand a pretty good variety of food along with specialty nights, etc. It is not all you can eat like the dining halls, but that is the only reason I think I would’ve preferred the dining halls. I think the university is working pretty hard to even things out. What is better about the atrium for a lot of students, and would’ve been better for me, is that you can use your three meals anytime of the day – – I would’ve always skipped breakfast and had something late at night pretty much always and put Greasy Tony’s out of business.

It says take out only so I'm wondering. Clearly not enough tables for everyone to eat there. Do kids just take it back to their dorms?

Don't most (all?) freshmen live on Livingston now?

Not sure but Honors College at least still lives on college ave.
 
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