STEPHEN BUCKNER, Reveille Radio News Reporter:
College students nationwide are noted for their poor eating habits.
However, students living in one of the many dormitories on LSU’s campus or even commuters can rest easy knowing that there is always a warm meal at any of the University’s dining facilities.
History sophomore John Starns lives in the Pentagon and favors the two most prominent dining options on the north end of campus.
JOHN STARNS (History sophomore): Well there are several quality options that they have available for us on campus. As far as the traditional dining halls go I’m a big fan of the 5. For something quicker, the Quiznos at the Take 5’s a good option.
BUCKNER: LSU Dining not only provides a variety of healthy and tasteful foods but the program also strives to be as efficient as possible.
The dining halls on campus have devised methods of disposing leftover food aside from simply throwing it away.
LSU’s Director of Dining and Concessions David Heidke noted the innovative reuse of cooking oil on campus.
DAVID HEIDKE (Director, LSU Dining and Concessions): It is picked up and converted into biodiesel and used by some of the facility services vehicles on campus.
BUCKNER: LSU Dining’s compost program provides an environmentally friendly solution as well.
HEIDKE: In terms of composting we actually were running that a little over a year ago in conjunction with Dr. Carl Motsenbocker (LSU Professor of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences) who had a class project and the students would come pick up the waste from us. They were trying to generate some mulch from it.
BUCKNER: Heidke says the anxiously awaited Tiger Lair in the Union is set to open in spring 2010. Meanwhile the Magnolia Room recently reopened earlier this week and is operating on a temporary basis.
This has been Stephen Buckner, Reveille Radio News.