Changes in Dining Services that occurred over the summer are affecting the way that students are getting food, the biggest change being the expansion of the meal plan to Ferris Booth Commons and JJ's Place.

"The big change for dining was that we went from a program that had only one resident dining hall to three. To do that, we converted Ferris Booth Commons and JJ's Place from previous retail a-la-carte-priced restaurants to places where you pay one price at the door and then eat all you care to eat," said Scott Wright, Vice President of Campus Services.

Despite the new options, students have criticized many new aspects of the program, especially the closing of John Jay Dining Hall on weekends.

"As an upperclassman, it's been an adjustment since the dining plan this year has been quite switched up, so there could be more options. It's been a bit of a shift, with both pros and cons. The fact that John Jay is closed on the weekends is horrible, but Ferris Booth does give you more options." said student Philip Pierott.

"Part of the Reason why we made our changes is because in the past, everyone who subscribed to a meal plan had to eat in John Jay between the hours of 10 AM and 1:30 PM or 5 PM and 8 PM. Now, with these changes, Ferris Booth commons opens at 8:30 AM in the morning and JJ's Place closes at 1 AM in the morning. So, now students with meal plans can eat at any time between 8:30 AM and 1 AM," explained Wright.

Still, several students who feel that the changes made were not in their interest have launched complaints.

"We have heard complaints, especially the first weekend, lines were very long at Ferris Booth. We changed a little bit in terms of how we make food, and how we are displaying food, and that's changed dramatically over the past two weeks. Similarly, we have had students say that they would prefer to have John Jay open on Fridays and Saturdays, primarily because they miss the John Jay brunch program. This is something we will take a look at," commented Wright with regard to future changes.