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Staff Editorial: Pepper-Done with Sodexo

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Photo illustration by Samantha Miller Is it a horror movie, or Pepperdine’s dining services? The correct answer is both. Pepperdine students are graced with overcrowded locations, expensive pricing, confusing labels and limited options when trying to satisfy a basic human need: food. The issue begins and ends with Sodexo, the University's longtime food service provider. … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepper-Done with Sodexo

Opinion: Pepperdine First-Years Deserve the Right to Cook

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Art by Madeline Duvall Before moving into the dorms, Pepperdine requires all first-year students to purchase a meal plan, which currently ranges from $1,865 to $4,075 per semester. With the three percent increase in housing rates, the meal plan for this academic year adds up to $3,730 to $8,150. Meanwhile, cooking meals could instead cost half those amounts or even less … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepperdine First-Years Deserve the Right to Cook

Sodexo to Remain Food Provider Through 2021-22 School Year

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A student patiently waits for her plate at Waves Cafe during the 2016-2017 school year. The University was in the process of choosing a food provider for 2020-21 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, so the postponed selection led Pepperdine to extend its contract with Sodexo through July 2022.Pepperdine was in the midst of selecting a food provider for 2020-21 when COVID-19 hit, … [Read more...] about Sodexo to Remain Food Provider Through 2021-22 School Year

Pepper-dining in 2020–21: Sodexo is Back

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Photo by Kayiu WongAn empty Waves Cafe sits barren and quiet after students were sent home in March. The wait to grab a seat will be continued through the fall semester, as Sodexo prepared grab-and-go meals for the few students left on campus.The decision to determine Pepperdine’s long-term food service partner will have to wait at least another year, thanks to … [Read more...] about Pepper-dining in 2020–21: Sodexo is Back