Englar dining hall removes take-out option
Englar dining hall has taken away the option to take out food, takeout boxes used to be an option because of COVID-19, to give students a choice on where they…
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The lack of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options in Englar Dining Hall
In the Englar Dining Hall at McDaniel College, students have seen a lack of vegan, vegetarian and gluten free food served there. There does not seem to be enough options…
College issues statement on ‘Englar Dining issue’
The McDaniel College administration released a ‘Response to Englar Dining issue’ memo to all undergraduate students Wednesday night, one day after a Facebook post published by a student demanding change…
20 percent by 2020: Three years in
In the fall of 2014, during the lunchtime rush at Englar Dining Hall, President Roger Casey and Beth Gerl, the vice president of student affairs and dean of students, signed…
Bobbie Pfeiffer: Making Salad with a Twist
Each weekday at the start of lunch, Bobbie Pfeiffer stands ready at her salad station in the corner of Englar Dining Hall. Students start to line up, ordering their salads—perhaps…
Rita Webster: The Face of Englar Dining Hall
Rita Webster, Englar Dining Hall’s general manager, has several responsibilities behind the scenes that no one truly knows about. From preparing events to receiving feedback from students, to monitoring Glar throughout…
What’s for Dinner: Eating Outside of Glar
The Englar Dining Hall: it’s at the heart of campus, it’s open for every (well, most) meals, and its hallowed nickname Glar is part of the McDaniel vernacular. That said,…
McDaniel Dining Part Three: Serving the McDaniel Community
McDaniel Dining Services is a project by Sodexo, a large multinational corporation headquartered in France. Students are often critical of the company for allegedly not taking the interests of McDaniel into consideration,…
McDaniel Dining Part Two: Transparency and Suggestions
Undoubtedly, Sodexo frequently falls under the fire of criticisms, but how does McDaniel Dining Service process these and try to be transparent? According to the General Manager of McDaniel Dining Services,…
Staying Healthy through McDaniel’s Dining Services
Maintaining a healthy balance between academics, social life, and maybe even a job isn’t easy. Finding time to squeeze in a call to our mothers, or perhaps watch last night’s…
Sodexo Workers Vote in Favor of Union
As many members of the McDaniel community have heard, there have been efforts among Sodexo workers on campus to join a workers union. These efforts culminated in the Nov. 5…
Glar to Host First-Ever ‘Peasant Night’
This coming May, Englar Dining Hall will be hosting its first-ever dinner themed to peasantry. “We always get a good kick out of antagonizing these unhappy, sleep deprived students,” says…
“Glar” Maintains No Involvement in Spread of McPlague
As students at McDaniel secluded themselves in their rooms in attempts to recover from or avoid the recent outbreak of gastroenteritis (also known as stomach flu, coined as “the McPlague”…
Bringing new meaning to the word ‘Glarbage’
If you haven’t heard the usual adages about how similar Sodexo’s offerings in Englar Dining Hall are to prison food (we’re just one tier away…), hopefully my experience should give…
When Glar Goes Away
As we have all been made aware by the large Plexiglas and plywood barriers, Glar is not what it used to be. So, while these renovations are fully welcomed, all…
Glar renovations are under way
Ben Grant Staff Reporter The Forum/ Dining Porch, the Green Terrace, the Pub. In case you hadn’t heard, Englar Dining Hall (Glar) is being renovated and those are now the…