(Monica McAllister | The Beacon)
By Will Lyons
The new pre-payment system in The Commons and The Cove comes on the heels of a Bon Appétit threat to charge 50 cents for to-go boxes.
According to Bon Appétit Manager Kirk Mustain, Bon Appétit never intended for this charge to be permanent.
"Unfortunately you can't get people's attention unless you do something drastic," Mustain said.
To make students aware of the to-go box costs, the Commons and The Cove food stations featured signs citing a figure of 4,500 to-go boxes used per week by students, 2,000 of which end up in Bon Appétit's trash and costing Bon Appétit 45 cents apiece.
"People take the to-go boxes and then sit in the dining room to eat, which is not what they're intended for," Mustain said. "If the abuse keeps happening we might have to start charging fall semester."
