Front desk delicacies

Reporting by Angelina Burkholder | Echo

Each hall at Taylor offers unique culture and traditions. But what is often overlooked in dorm life is front desk foods. Front desks offer everything from coffee and ice cream to baking supplies and chips and candies. Some dorms have cheaper prices while others have a wider selection. Check out the pros and cons of each dorm's food offering with the price listings below.

Swallow Robin

"Ramen is the best thing we sell, it's definitely the most popular." - Patrick Neer, junior

Prices:

Pop-Tarts (.75), SunChips, Lay's, Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos (.75), Easy Mac (.50), Ice Pops (.25), Trail mix (.50), Water (.75), Ramen (.50), Cookies/snacks (.75), Popcorn (.50), Fruit Snacks (.50), Hot Pockets (1.25), Candy (.75), Swallow Robin Thermos (5.00)

Samuel Morris

"Snickers sell pretty hot. Ever since the price of Ramen dropped, we sell a lot more. One guy bought a whole box one night, 24 packets." - Ye Jong Yoo, sophomore

Prices:

Pizza (6.00), Popcorn (.50), Easy Mac (.50), Pop-Tarts (.75), Ramen (.25), Ramen cups (.75), French bread pizza (2.00), Hot Pockets (1.50), Nutty Bars (.50), Oatmeal Cream Pies, Candy (.75), King-size candy bars (1.25)

Wengatz

"A lot of guys get hungry at night so we sell a lot of Ramen and pizza." - James Maina, sophomore

Prices:

Ramen (.25), Goldfish (.25), Nutty Bar (.25), Oatmeal Cream Pie (.50), Popcorn (.50), Nutrigrain (.50), Easy Mac (.50), Pop-Tarts (.50), Rice Krispies (.50), Candy (.75), Oreos (1.00), Hot Pocket (1.50), French bread pizza (2.50), Pizza (6.00)

Olson

"Here at Olson, we sell just enough to break even. We have cheap prices." - Hannah Anderson, senior

Prices:

Animal Crackers (.40), Candy (.75), Cheese Sticks (.30), Cheez-Its (.40), Chips (.50), Combos (.40), Cookie dough (3.00), Easy Mac (.50), Eggs (.25), Fruit Snacks (.50), Granola bars (.50/.75), Gum (1.25), Hot Pockets (1.50), Ice cream (.75), Ramen (.30), Pretzels (.40), Popcorn (.75), Pizza Rolls (2.00), Pop-Tarts (.75)

English

"English has a lot of cooking supplies. You can borrow everything you need to bake. We also have a wider variety of food this year; we have more substantial food." - Rachel Luke, junior

Prices:

Oatmeal (.30), Ramen (.30), Easy Mac (.50), Ramen cups (.50), Hot Pockets (1.00), Pizza Rolls (2.00), Granola bars (.50), Ice cream (.50), Fruit Snacks (.50), Fruit cups (.50), String cheese (.50), Popcorn (.50), Gum (1.00), Pringles (.50), Chex Mix (.75), Gardetto's (.75), Candy (.75), Snacks (.50), Pop-Tarts (.75), Cheez-Its (.75), Animal Crackers (.75)

Gerig

"Gerig front desk is designed as a service for students instead of an income flow. We sell with only 30% mark-up on our products." - Chandler Birch, senior

Prices:

Arizona Tea (.50), Candy bar (.75), Chewy Bar (.25), Chips (.50), Cookies (.40), Crackers (.50), Easy Mac (.75), Fruit Snacks (.25), Thin-crust frozen pizza (4.00), Thick-crust frozen pizza (6.00), Goldfish (.35), Ice cream (.75), Cookie dough (3.00), Little Debbie (.35), Milk (.25), Oatmeal (.25), Popcorn (.35), Pop-Tarts (.50), Ramen (.25), Starbucks (1.50), Yahoo (.50), Snapple (1.50), Stamps (.45)

Breuninger

"Breuninger is new, and everyone has different backgrounds. The front desk and lobby are a place for all floors to meet and get to know each other." - Nick Chiodras, freshman

Prices:

Keurig coffee (1.00), Starbucks coffee (2.50), Candy (.75), Pop-Tarts (.50), Cheez-its (.50), Ice cream cookie sandwiches (1.00), Easy Mac (.75), Ramen (.25), Popcorn (.50), Oreos (.50), Gum (1.25), Hot Pockets (1.25), Personal pizza (1.50), Cookie dough (3.00), Little Debbie (.35), Oatmeal (.25), Frosting (1.25), Oil (.50), Eggs (.25), Butter (.40), Cake mix (1.75)

Bergwall

"This year we have a lot more options. When it was hot out, we had a lot of frozen products, which was nice." - Miranda Brookshire, junior

Prices:

Candy (.75), Fruit snacks (.50), Granola bars (.50), Pop-Tarts (.50), Applesauce (.75), Ramen (.50), Fruit Bars (.75), Ice Cream Sandwiches (1.00), Flavor Ice (.10), Pepperoni Hot Pockets (1.00), Pepperoni pizza (5.00)

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