Students take advantage of unlimited meals

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS – All the food you want. That’s the reality for students who are on new campus meal plans this semester.

At the beginning of the semester, KU Dining Services introduced two new meal plans, Rock Chalk Unlimited and Jayhawk Unlimited. These plans offer just that: unlimited meals.

KU Dining Services access administrator Karen Cross said students get the best deal available when selecting the unlimited meal plans. The plans are also designed to provide convenience because students don’t have to keep track of how many meals they have left.

“The guest rate is $8.50 for breakfast and $9.50 for brunch, lunch or dinner. Depending on how often the student chooses to use their unlimited plan, they save an average of about 40%-45% off the cash guest rates,” Cross said.

Students with the unlimited plans are able to get meals as many times each day (between 7 a.m. and midnight) as they’d like and are given either $300 in Cuisine Cash with the Rock Chalk Unlimited or $500 in Cuisine Cash with the Jayhawk Unlimited. The Blue Basic and Crimson Flex plans allow for ten or 12 meals a week and $100 or $200 in Cuisine Cash.

-The Kansan
By Alexa Rush

New Homecoming court urges freshman participation

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY – The newly created First Year Homecoming Court will allow students the opportunity to be involved in the celebration from the very beginning of their Penn State career.

“A lot of students who are new don’t get to see or understand Homecoming because it’s so early in the year and they don’t really know about it,” said Josh Kirwin, Homecoming Competition Director and Penn State senior.

Kevin Bunce, one of 10 selected to be in the First Year Homecoming Court, said he was really hoping to get involved and this was the perfect start to his Penn State experience.

Penn State students nominated freshmen who then filled out an application that was reviewed by the Royalty Committee, Kirwin said. He said once applications were reviewed, interviews were conducted and the First Year Homecoming Court was selected.

Leanna Usnik, Homecoming Royalty Director and Penn State junior, said Homecoming is opening up to freshmen because she felt that a lot of students showed that they had Penn State pride and deserved the chance to get involved.

“Having the freshman court is a great way for new students to dive into Homecoming similar to those on the student court,” Usnik said.

-The Collegian
By Liz Dennerlein

ACEnet to receive $30,000 grant to create market opportunities for area farmers

OHIO UNIVERSITY – The Appalachian Center for Economic Networks in Athens is set to receive funds that would help area specialty crop producers break into the wholesale market.

ACEnet will receive $30,000 to aid Athens farmers’ expansion into market opportunities such as sale to restaurants and grocery stores as a part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, according to a release from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

“We must utilize Ohio’s rich agricultural heritage to solve problems of the 21st Century,” Brown said in the release. “These funds will support ACEnet’s efforts to support local business development, promote entrepreneurship, and support new businesses making healthy, local food.”

The block grant program supports projects that are designed to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which are defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture.

-The Post
By Pat Holmes