A bit disheartened

Colleges and Universities A-Z Mount Holyoke College
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<p>I just learned that ALL the dining is closed during spring break. </p>

<p>It just seems to me that a school that has as large an international population should have at least 1 option for those staying on campus. </p>

<p>My D is staying on campus (having taken a few days off to meet friends in NYC) and is lamenting the lack of nutrition available. She's planning on walking to the grocery store and getting some things, but still...Good thing she has a fridge and a coffee maker.</p>

<p>Bah.</p>

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<p>The staff needs a break too and quite a few of the international students are leaving for spring break anyways.</p>

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<p>if she can, she should walk to the big y, or catch a ride there. tailgate has almost nothing... it's a poor excuse for a grocery store.</p>

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<p>Do the dorms have kitchen facilities?</p>

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<p>No, b@r!um, not all of the dorms have "real" kitchens. My D is in Pearsons and there's a microwave to use, but no stovetop or real oven.</p>

<p>My D shops at "big Y" as needed, thank you MH2010, she even has one of their frequent shopper cards.</p>

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<p>Mead, Porter, Wilder, 18 and (I think) Brigham have full kitchens! They're ALL open for spring break, so if your daughter needs to cook, tell her to just find an empty kitchen and use it!! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks MH2010, I will make that suggestion to her.</p>

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<p>I have to add that I was very disappointed as well. It's my understanding that a fairly large group of students were stranded on campus when the train and airplane schedules were disrupted last weekend. My daughter was one of them. I would have thought that providing some sort of meal service for those on campus was advisable.</p>

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<p>proo, I don't know, maybe it's just me, but when a school is far removed from most everything "I" think there should be some consideration towards those that live there 9 months of the year.</p>

<p>Plenty (PLENTY) of schools offer at least a minimum dining and housing during breaks. </p>

<p>Sigh.</p>

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<p>Plenty of schools don't have as small an endowment or as small a number of students who attend. The staff is also pretty small; a lot of MHC dining staff over-works. You can't always have your cake and eat it too.</p>

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<p>I don't mind that dining services close over breaks as long as the students staying on campus have access to kitchen facilities to prepare their own meals.</p>

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<p>b@r!um, just remember the grocery store is quite far (by foot) and this happened during the heaviest ice storm of the season, shutting down major (and minor) transportation everywhere.</p>

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<p>There are a few restaurants right across the street from campus</p>

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<p>There are a few restaurants AND a grocery store right across the street. The Big Y, which is actually a supermarket, is often referred to as a grocery store, and I don't know why-- because I've never been to a grocery store THAT big. It's a mile and a half away, but in good weather, it's a good walk. I've never had any need to go there when there was nothing open on campus...</p>