HUB eatery hours less, seating area increased

Late-night snackers will now only have until 3 a.m. to satisfy their hunger at the HUB.

Dough to Go will no longer be open late into the night. The Cellar will be open until 3 a.m. instead of closing at 11 p.m. No food service will be available past 3 a.m.

"I think it's still going to accommodate students, it's just not going to be wasteful," said Undergraduate Student Government President Sharon Entenberg.

A larger seating area, increased variety in the menu and the large-screen television will make the changes positive, Entenberg added.

The changes were made because few students utilized the service past 2 a.m. last semester, David Gingher, assistant director of food services, said.

Food services kept track of the numbers throughout the semester and decided the changes were necessary to minimize waste.

Fall semester was the first time the HUB was open to students 24 hours. Entenberg said the problem with food service was one of the kinks the organizers had to work out.

"We didn't know what we were getting into until we went through this semester," Gingher said.

-- by Patricia K. Cole