<p>I’m an investigative reporter working on a story about mandatory college meal plans in Western Pennsylvania. </p>
<p>I would like to speak with you. Please call or e-mail me. Thanks. </p>
<p>Jim Parsons
WTAE TV/Pittsburgh
412-244-4635
<a href="mailto:jparsons@hearst.com">jparsons@hearst.com</a></p>
<p>ok, the amount of dining dollars that equals a pass literally does not matter. nobody ever using dining dollars to get into market central (The dining hall that you use a swipe to get into and then have unlimited acces to food), unless maybe you run out of swipes at the end up the semester and have enough dining dollars left that you can afford $10 per meal but I have never heard of that happening. 1st semester freshman year i got the 100 swipes with 900ish dining dollars, don’t remember the exact number. i used most of my swipes and had some dining dollars left but really i used most of the plan. 2nd semester i got pretty sick of market so even though i had the same meal plan i used less swipes and again baically used up all of my dining dollars. dining dollars are definitely better, they get you all the microwavable food, snacks, drinks, cereal, etc at quickzone and taco bell, einsteins, the union (pizza hut and other quick foods) and the cathedral cafe. i would go with the 100 swipes first semester and see how that goes, if you find you have a lot left over and used most of your dining dollars (or vice versa) switch your plan 2nd semester</p>
<p>Tier 3C is the best one, trust me I have it for both terms and I managed to use it all this fall unlike most</p>