Why do most students buy meal contracts?

Before we get to the student center, I’d like to show you Darney hall, one of the five co-ed undergraduate residence halls of the university. Just next to it is Darney dining-hall. Since there are only a few small kitchens in the dorms, most students buy meal contracts, which entitle them to twenty meals a week at any of the cafeterias. With the exception Of Sunday evenings and vacation breaks, dining-halls like Darney are open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Students simply present their meal tickets at the door and go through the line, helping themselves to as much food as they want. While dietitians work hard to offer students a nutritious and well-balanced diet, many of your young men and women claim that Darney food, like most dorm food, leaves much to be desired. However, there are certain times, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the dining-hall staff goes all out preparing seasonal specialties, together with steak and seafood. These dinners are always exceptional and well attended. But regardless of what cooking, Darney is a good place to get together with friends and to meet new people, as is the student center which is coming up on our right.