Since last year, students at Manhattanville have been able to request room service three times a semester at no additional charge. The room service option was negotiated as part of the contract with the college's food services vendor, Flik International Corporation. The room service option is part of an overall effort to make life more convenient for students, who are increasingly treated like valued customers in a competitive market . It's a busy time of year,'' said Mr. Elliott, an art major and basketball player from Mansfield, Conn. ''A lot of papers are due, and I wanted to get work done. We keep the library open 24 hours a day, food service is available 24 hours a day.
Students operate on a different clock.
Although Manhattanville is the only college in the county to offer such a service, Mr. Berman said that other colleges around the country have adopted it. Before final exams, it receives about 15 requests a week. I got a turkey club, really good fries, steamed vegetables and a bottle of Coke. It was fun. I would definitely do it again, especially if a couple of us ordered in.