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pus community the food choices they needed. “We started out clamoring for,” he said. “Our campus is very diverse. We have
with menu items that were more upscale, a different kind of a very large population of international students. That is really
experience, and for a lot of people that worked,” said Cook. a staple of this campus. We are trying to meet the needs of
“But I think a lot of students really, at the end of the day, everybody. Not just a traditional student, because they want
want that comfort food. They don’t necessarily want all of the international food, but because we have those students from
class all of the time. They want the comfort food in the dead all over the world. Vegan and vegetarian is something that
of winter. We tweaked the menu a little bit. We have added everybody enjoys. We are trying to provide what the campus
some things; we have taken some away. We are going to be community wants.”
doing that again this fall. It seems like every time we make Students use a kiosk system to order their food. “Students
a little tweak to the menu, business increases.” are into technology,” said Cook. “They are very tech savvy.
Vegan and vegetarian items were also added. “On any Technology draws students in. We designed the kiosk at The
college campus, those are the ‘in’ things and what people are Outpost for a couple of reasons. It helps speed of service, and

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