Imagine you get out of a class at 10 p.m., tired, hungry, ready to eat and start your homework for the night. Unfortunately, the dining hall is closed along with every other campus dining location.
You are a full-time student with no job, and paid thousands of dollars for a meal plan so you wouldn’t have to worry about grocery shopping getting in your way. What is the point of a meal plan you can’t use? This is the reality for many FGCU students, give or take the details. And this is the result of reduced dining hours.
Meal plans can cost thousands of dollars per semester. When dining halls close early, students are essentially paying for meals they never get to eat. This turns an already expensive requirement into wasted money, especially for students who don’t have cars to go off campus for alternatives…