Student Government passed a resolution Wednesday night urging LSU Dining and Auxiliary Services to reassess the newly executed meal transfer policy, which limits students to one meal transfer per each dining period.
The resolution, which demands students be allowed at least two transfers per period, will next be sent to LSU Dining, Auxiliary Services and Finance and Administrative Services for further review.
Meredith Westbrook, senator of the College of Music and Dramatic Arts, said the SG Committee on Campus Services and Development decided to make the initiative a priority after many students complained about the policy change. With 98 percent of senators in favor of the decision, SG would also like to see the policy revised.
“Many students said they’d like it if the meal transfer policy would go back to the way it was last year,” she said.
Westbrook said she understands that an unlimited freedom on meal plans can’t be granted to students, but they should be allowed at least two meal transfers within each dining period.
“Students should have a choice on what they spend their money on and shouldn’t be pushed in a certain direction just to raise money for the dining halls,” she said. “They should be able to bring friends to lunch outside of dining meal.”
Wells reiterated that two meals per dining period would be a fair compromise between Auxiliary Services and students.
Philip Sandoz, biology freshman, said he supports SG’s initiative.
“I like food,” Sandoz said. “During the weekends, the cafeterias are closed, and it makes it so much harder to go out and eat with friends waste.”
Ritchey said the limited meal transfers particularly affect busy students.
“A lot of students have to go to classes, meetings and work, and they can’t always make it to the specific meal periods,” she said. “It’s too regulated. They’re my meals, and I’m paying for