Some people think they can go days or maybe even weeks without Chick-fil-A. What these heathens don’t understand is they’re slowly dying inside.
While I may have stretched the truth a bit, there are many, including myself, who felt this way when visiting the Chick-fil-A at the LSU Student Union for the first time.
This Chick-fil-A is in a great location, but the lack of a breakfast menu and the lines stretching into eternal darkness keep me from eating every meal there.
The breakfast food is worth the drive all the way to College Drive, but it is economically unfeasible and time consuming.
Instead of sleeping or going to class, my car sits idle in long lines of traffic just for the chicken biscuit I was craving.
As a resident of Houma, my stomach truly belongs to Mr. Ronnie’s donuts, but the truth is, I am secretly in love with Chick-fil-A’s chicken biscuits.
There are other great places for breakfast like The Kolache Kitchen or Louie’s Cafe, but neither compare to a warm chicken breakfast in the winter.
A great solution would be to build a second Chick-fil-A on or near campus with longer hours.
A second Chick-fil-A in the Northgate area or on Burbank Drive would give commuters another place to grab a quick meal.
Just imagine all of the exercise students would get from walking to a second Chick-fil-A. The food is worth the calories burned.
LSU could approach the management of the Chick-fil-A on College Drive or in the Union with this proposal. If not, surely someone somewhere will believe this is a great enough idea to implement.
A second Chick-fil-A would free up congestion in the Student Union and make both locations more profitable. A perfect model for a second Chick-fil-A would be the Raising Cane’s at Northgate or on Burbank Drive.
The local gas stations would profit the most if the Chick-fil-A is off campus. We will have drive-through lines halting traffic for miles. Just make sure to fuel up on a few extra gallons for the line.
Another Chick-fil-A would also create jobs for students and benefit the local economy.
Just think about it: during gamedays, you would see Chick-fil-A wrappers littering the grounds instead of pizza boxes.
I think we can settle this chicken issue peacefully, but if not, we can always resort to student riots.
Garrett Marcel is a 21-year-old petroleum engineering senior from Houma, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Gret419.
Opinion: There should be another Chick-fil-A on or near campus
September 13, 2015
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