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Students walking into Boston University’s Marciano Commons dining hall.

BU Dining Services updates feedback system

Crystal Yormick October 12, 2023
New e360 feedback devices in the dining halls and in-person student feedback sessions have been added by Boston University Dining Services. 
BU Dining Services serves lobster to students in Warren dining hall. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: BU dining halls host 2023’s Lobster Night

Daily Free Press Staff September 21, 2023
Boston University students had the opportunity to dine on lobster, potatoes and corn on Thursday as the University’s dining halls celebrated its annual Lobster Night.
Boston University removed household seating in dining halls last week, meaning students must now sit at one-person tables. CAROLYN MOONEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Household tables removed from BU dining halls

Tanisha Bhat February 17, 2021
Household seating options were meant for students to sit down and dine with members in their specific “household” — such as roommates and floormates. The change in seating availability comes during a general downward trend in COVID-19 cases on campus in recent weeks.
Students ordering from Late Nite Café at Warren Towers have experienced long wait times this semester. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Diners experience extended wait times at Warren Late Nite

Juncheng Quan February 12, 2021
Students ordering from the Late Nite Café at Warren Towers have reported increasingly long wait times for their food to be prepared this semester — far longer than in the Fall.
Boston University students have found that dining hall menu items often change unexpectedly before they arrive to pick up food. ANH NGUYEN/ DFP FILE

Changes to the dining hall menu affect students meals, plans

Tanisha Bhat February 12, 2021
Boston University dining hall menus often unexpectedly change before meal services, which students say has caused them inconveniences with their number of meal swipes, dietary restrictions and overall expectations.
Boston University’s West Campus. BU administration wrote in an email Sunday the Charles River Campus would close Monday because of an incoming snowstorm. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Charles River Campus closed due to snow, classes continue online

Vanessa Bartlett February 1, 2021
The Charles River Campus was closed Monday and all classes were held remotely due to an expected 12-18 inches of snow, according to a University email announcing the campus closure.
Aditya Jain (ENG '21) and Marlee Feltham (ENG '23) compete in the Vegan Chili Beanpot Festival hosted at Harvard University’s Science Center Plaza Saturday. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Dining competes in vegan chili competition

Nyah Jordan September 29, 2019
Boston University Dining Services had a very chili weekend in Cambridge. BU competed against Harvard University and Northeastern University in Harvard’s annual Vegan Chili Beanpot Festival Saturday.
“This table can be shared” cards can now be found in BU Dining halls, encouraging students to share table space during busy dining hours.. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE PHOTO

‘This table can be shared’ cards added in BU dining halls

Alex LaSalvia March 17, 2019
Dining Services began placing “table sharing cards” in university dining halls the week before spring break, allowing students to indicate if they are willing to share a spot at their table with fellow diners.
The salad bar at Warren Dining Hall. Boston University Dining Services pulled romaine lettuce at all its locations following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s warning Tuesday linking the lettuce to E. coli. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU dining halls remove romaine from menu after national recall

Lauren Ashe November 27, 2018

Boston University Dining Services has removed romaine lettuce from all dining halls following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide recall of the product. A recent E. coli...

Boston University added a dining hall to the Fenway Campus, a move that is meant to cater to students who attend classes at the newly-acquired Wheelock College. PHOTO BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New dining hall opens at Fenway Campus

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 7, 2018
Boston University Dining Services opened the Campus Center Dining Room this week, the first BU dining hall on what was formerly the Wheelock College campus.
The Granby Commons dining hall at the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House upgrades its menu in time for the Fall 2017 semester. PHOTO COURTESY ROBIN EISENSON

BU Dining upgrades Granby Commons dining hall, includes vegan and kosher options

Jordan Kimmel September 21, 2017

Boston University Dining Services upgraded the Granby Commons dining hall on the third floor of the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House over the summer in an effort to enhance the quality and variety...

Boston University Dining Services has added a new vegan station to the Fresh Food Company at Marciano Commons at 100 Bay State Road. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Dining expands vegan options

Sophia Eppolito September 21, 2016

In response to student feedback, Boston University Dining Services upgraded the vegan stations at its three dining halls on campus, introducing several new menu options like “Vegan Your Way.” Now...

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