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Free pizza fails to draw students

The Tiger Den and SGA invited all students to eat free pizza Monday under one condition -- each student had to give suggestions on what would make the pizza taste better.

Unfortunately, only one person showed up. Despite SGA members spreading the word about the event, there was only one person who attended.

Jada Brisentine, SGA senator at larger, attended the event and said she was shocked no one else came.

"I am amazed that there's not more student involvement in projects like this that effect the students and people like Matt Presson want to complain but they don't seem to have any constructive criticism to change things," Brisentine said. "I wish students would get more involved."

Chuck Wigington, director of food service, said he was surprised the turnout was not larger.

"I would have thought 20 people, I expected more," Wigington said.

According to Wigington, there have been a lot of requests by students to make some changes with the food selections.

"(The students) were telling me what they did not like, I am not saying they are not happy but I got a lot of 'why don't you (do this)'," Wigington said. "(Like) why don't I have larger or smaller portions, why don't I have refills, why don't we have grilled cheese or spicy fries."

Wigington said there will be a board called Tiger Talk installed that will allow students to fill out comment cards about their services.

"I am open to listening to what they want to do," Wigington said.

Brisentine tried the cheese and pepperoni pizza first and said the pizza did not have enough sauce and was not cooked fully.

"Without the sauce, the first one I tried was really bland," Brisentine said.

Mike Miller, location manager, said too much sauce would slow the cooking process down.

"If you make pizza with too much sauce on it, the pizza will not get done in the middle," Miller said.

Brisentine tried the garlic bread sticks and a new item that is still in development -- the cheese sticks.

Brisentine said she liked the garlic bread sticks but suggested the cheese sticks needed more work.

"The bread sticks are good but the cheese sticks need more cheese," Brisentine said.

Miller said that the garlic bread sticks are proving to be a success.

"We sell about 50 to 80 orders a day," Brisentine said.

In addition to the taste-testing, Brisentine said she suggested the Market Place be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. instead of the current time of operation which is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Brisentine said the SGA will be working hand-in-hand with dining services to make sure the students are satisfied.

"The SGA is looking forward to working with Dining Services throughout the rest of the year in hopes to better serve the student body," Brisentine said Wigington said he wants everyone to know spicy fries are back at the Tiger Den and the Market Place and grilled cheese is offered at the Market Place.

Although a refill plan has not been adopted by dining services, students are able to buy two-liter coke products for $1.89 at the Tiger Den. Another alternative would allow students to buy a 44 ounce cup for $1.39 and the student would get 12 ounces more than the largest cup now offered and would be 10 cents more.

However, the second plan is not in effect until students offer their suggestions about the second plan.

"If I had people saying that would solve the problem, then I would do it," Wigington said.

"I am willing to look into it."


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