AIDAN POLLARD
News Editor
Starting in January, there will be some new restrictions on students who use meal plans at all FSA dining locations.
Under the updated FSA meal plan terms and conditions, students will be allowed to spend up to two meals per “meal period,” according to the updated terms which were sent in an email to the campus community.
The periods are 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. for breakfast, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. for dinner.
First semester resident freshmen are required to maintain the school’s “Meal Plan 1,” which includes 17 meals per week alongside a certain number of points per semester. Under the new terms, these freshmen, alongside any other students who have meal-oriented plans, will have to account for specific dining periods every day. This has implications in the dietary habits of some students who may have restrictive schedules.
“I feel that the new terms and conditions for meal plans will not affect me very much,” said freshman Collin Barmore. “Although, as an athlete, I try to eat in a way that will help me athletically, so I eat within 30 minutes of working out to get all of the benefits of the workout. This could become more complicated because if practice is during the lunch period and I already ate twice, then I can’t eat again right after. I will probably have to switch up when I eat depending on when my practice times are. Other than that, the new meal plan will not negatively impact me in any way.”