JSU students express delight and concern over new dining services

Special to the Flash
Nekeisha Walker Contributed

The Heritage Dining Hall at Jackson State University has revamped its services to provide students with a relaxing environment, more variety and more nutritious choices.

ARAMARK provides these services to JSU.  The company, according to its website, is a $13 billion world leader in professional services, headquartered in the United States.

Students who have been partaking in these new services said they enjoy the food.

Amber Stokes, a freshman biology pre-med major from Jackson, Miss. said, “I enjoy the food and would choose the cafeteria over fast food any day.”

Sophomore Lorenzo Newell from Sallis, Miss. said, “The new and improved cafeteria is a lot better than the old cafeteria because it includes more variety of food selection such as vegetables, stir fry, burgers, and pizza. The quality of the food has also improved.”

Many students stated that in addition to providing great tasting food, the Heritage also provides a laid back, comfortable atmosphere with the new designs incorporated over the summer.

“The atmosphere has totally changed for the better and the variety of food now helps students with their dietary needs,” said Trerica Roberson, a senior, art major from Louin, Miss.

Many students are concerned with the fact that the traffic is so heavy during lunch hours.

“When the food got better, the traffic got worse,” said Mark Braboy, a senior English major from Chicago, Ill.  The stir-fry and pasta lines are extremely long and on chicken and fish days, the lines are crazy!”