Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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groceries, Owens says. If I ' m short on money, I ' ll buy groceries and eat in my room for the week. But if I happen to run into a little extra cash, I ' ll eat in the cafeteria or go out to restau- rants, she explains. Owens said she just loves spicy foods, such as Mexi- can food, and especially enjoys pizza. Of course, it ' s hard to find good examples of these on campus and at Kroger or Piggly Wiggly, so Owens heads for the near- est Taco Bell (sometimes known as Taco Hell for its after-effects) or she orders from Domino ' s. However, when she buys groceries, Owens goes for the basics. (A college student ' s basics, of course.) Usually, I ' ll buy a lot of sandwich stuff, cookies, chips, cokes, coffee, cereal and soups, she says. These will do me for a week. Owens has an added benefit— a roommate who also provides food. My roommate works at Marvel ' s Bakery, she says, and sometimes she brings home boxes full of assorted doughnuts and cookies that would otherwise be thrown out. I just love it! Owens also says she re- ally has no set mealtime. But which college student does? Usually, it ' s when there is a spare moment in a busy schedule and some time can be devoted to eat- ing. Although most stu- dents learn the eat-while- you-run tactic. Ill eat breakfast on Monday and Wednesday, Owens says. Those are about the only days she can because she has 8:00 a.m. classes on Tuesday and Thursday and can ' t wake up on time to eat and go to Decisions, decisions. Jill Hoper appears to be a little frustrated at the high cost of groceries and the various choices that must be made. Still, it ' s healthier and less expensive to frequent the local Kroger rather than the local McDonald ' s. Devin Greaney class. Tina Bledsoe, a junior public relations major, says her favorite time to eat is often at times after mid- night. Sometimes I just have these wild binges in the middle of the night, she says. I just love Taco Bell and Perkins and any other 24-hour restaurant. Stu- dents like Bledsoe are happy to know that the Kroger just around the cor- ner is open 24 hours. Like Owens, Bledsoe will also eat in the cafeteria and buy groceries. My favorite food is the little Pepperidge Farm frozen pizza, she says. Of course, you can ' t leave out the old stand-by: peanut butter and jelly, Bledsoe adds. So, it looks like mothers don ' t have to worry if their children are getting their share of that glorious food after all. In fact, it seems to be a word that most college students literally live by. ■ Andy McDill Born to shop. Even grocery shopping can be fun, as evi- denced by the smiles on Lachele Hardin ' s and An- nette Taylor ' s faces as they finally reach the checkout line. Small purchases like theirs are usually made on late-night runs at Kroger and other 24-hour stores. Devin Greaney 15 grocery shopping

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Food, Glorious Food Whether buying groceries or eating out, food is the staff of life JLood, glorious food! Do you remember that appe- tizing song from the Broad- way musical Oliver? Well, in the play, that song referred to horrible gruel and all sorts of nasty concoctions that were fed to the poor workhouse boys. Today, a rendition of the song is used to advertise cheese and other scrump- tious foods that students just love to prey on. When you think about it, there are lot of things that college students can do without. But, fortunately, food does not appear on that list. While many dollars are spent at fast-food establish- ments, such as Wendy ' s or McDonald ' s, many college students prefer to budget their money by grocery shopping and cooking. Al- though sometimes standing in line at Kroger on Sunday night can feel like registra- tion all over as student after student makes his pur- chases in the express lane with more than eight items. Kroger is the grocery store closest to campus. One of its major attributes, other than proximity, is that it carries those white and yellow-la- beled products. While ge- neric may seem a dirty word to some , to a college student it means affordable meals. No preservatives added? Dorm residents Michelle Rogers and Tim Richards are only two students who prefer to buy food at the grocery store instead of eating out. Some nutrition-conscious people actually read the labels, but most of the time, students look for the generic labels that mean cheaper prices. Devin Greaney However, if a student is in- dependently wealthy or is employed, he may find him- self shopping at Seesel ' s, which is thought as more of a designer grocery store. I feel like I spend 90 percent of each day eating, says Jimmy Loganhill, a sophomore accounting major. I love to eat, and I ' ll do anything just to stay full. Loganhill, who lives in an apartment off campus, says he spends most of his hard- earned money on groceries. He rarely goes out to eat because he prefers to make his own meals. I really like to cook, Loganhill says. I know I can get a better-tasting and balanced meal here at home than I would at some fancy restaurant. Loganhill prides himself on his cooking abilities that he learned from his mother. When I moved out of the house, I found myself call- ing my mom for recipes and cooking tips, he adds. It ' s almost like being at home and having her cook for me, except her food tastes just a little better. After all, she ' s had years of experience. A normal grocery bill can run around $160 for Loganhill and his room- mate. The reason our bills are so high is because it lasts for about two weeks at a time. Of course, we don ' t go to the cheapest store ei- ther. But we do use cou- pons, Loganhill says. They can really save us money. You might think that for a student who lives on campus, the trouble of buying groceries wouldn ' t exist because of the cafete- ria. According to junior public relations major Carla Owens, that isn ' t always true. I eat on campus and buy pap 74 tales of tigers

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A Full Meal Deal Meal plans are designed to fit the student Re weal food, what every dorm resident dreams of. It seems that, as a rule, there simply isn ' t enough room in the regulation refrigerator, or even enough money in the regulation collegiate checking account, for such delicacies as real food. So what is a student to do? Survive off of cold cereal and peanut butter sand- wiches for four years? Per- haps. But wouldn ' t it be easier to simply buy a meal plan? Maybe. Maybe not. pope, 76 Obtaining a Food Serv- ices meal plan only requires money, a smile for the I.D. photo, and a signature on the contract. To help meet the needs of each student and each student ' s budget, the service offers a choice of three different meal plans and or a just-like-cash coupon book. Choose, pay, smile, sign. That ' s the easy part. Then comes the accep- tance of and adjustment to each rule and regulation that a simple signature adheres a student to. For many students, to the dis- may of the Food Services administration, this is the most difficult. Yes, generos- ity is a virtue; however, sharing any food purchased by a meal plan is a breach of contract punishable by in- validation without a refund. In other words, students must keep their friends ' hands out of their plates in order to keep the meal plan that the student paid sev- eral hundred dollars for in the first place. Along the same lines, meal plan food may not be taken out of the cafeteria. In addition, certain foods may only be eaten in specified amounts at certain times in order to comply with meal plan standards. On the other hand, it may be com- forting for meal plan stu- dents to know that they alone can use the card. Food Services employees and administrators are far from shy about enforcing such rules and will not hesitate to point out any violation. In fact, trays being snatched up and stu- dents being confronted both at the register and in the dining room have not tales of tiger