By Maria Perry |Staff Writer| Limited food options at CSUSB should make students think twice about what kind of nourishment they need to be consuming. The two main on-campus food locations are the Student Union and the Commons. I think the Commons provides more healthier food option than the Student Union. While it may still serve a lot of greasy food, the Commons at least gives people the choice between eating healthy or eating junk food. The food is prepared right after you order, making it fresher. The Student Union has mostly fast food places while the Commons has different stations where students can get food. In our hectic and often rushed schedules, we tend to go … [Read more...] about Healthier food options found at the commons
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Is dieting the answer?
By Ryan Libby |Staff Writer| Surely healthy eating habits can be hard to maintain, especially for college students, so are diets the best option? When most people think about losing weight they think about going on a diet however, that does not have to be the case. Professor Dr. Dorthy Chen Maynard talks about changing one’s lifestyle as opposed to thinking of their weight loss mission as a diet. “Eat anything you want, but stop eating when you’re satisfied,” said Chen Maynard. What one can do is when they attend a restaurant grab a to-go box first and take half of the food away and save the other half for later. Spacing your meals and eating smaller portions throughout the … [Read more...] about Is dieting the answer?
Commons gets it right, but should be open late night
By Dominique Sterling |Staff Writer| CSUSB will never become a school known for great school spirit unless it becomes a place where students who live on and off campus have a place to meet and socialize late at night. The main and easiest way people can socialize is around food, and there is no better place on campus to do that than the Commons with their main dining room. I have been attending the CSUSB campus for three years and had never eaten at the Commons until last Thursday. Since then it has become my first choice for a meal. I was very surprised at the amount of healthy yet wholesome choices that the menu offered. Entering the Commons I found it very pleasurable to … [Read more...] about Commons gets it right, but should be open late night