After a semester of waiting, students have been crowding into the old Hubbell Buffet, now Campus Crossroads, to sample cuisine and atmosphere, and yes, critique it. But the comments have been more positive than anything else. Students have been receptive of the restaurant-type atmosphere, which is more comfortable than the former Hubbell Buffet. The atmosphere looks less like a cafeteria and more like a restaurant. In addition, the amount of food provided exceeds what was previously offered at Hubbell Buffet last year and last semester.
More variety is welcome into a school diet that can sometimes become monotonous.
However, there is one drawback to all the updates being done to the food service across campus. Students had to wait a semester for Buffet to reopen, longer than the projected completion time. Closing a large portion of the food service for an extended period of time contributed to longer lines and crowded seating areas for the fall semester. Now that Spike's and one side of Hubbell north have been closed, the same crowding will ultimately result until after spring break, when the project is scheduled to be complete. All these changes cause inconvenience for students.