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University pads student meal funds amid cost concerns

The additional funds are being introduced a year after the school switched to an “open” dining plan.

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University removes nutrition labels from dining hall

The labels were causing congestion in the serving lines, school officials say.

The program will expand the availability of plant-based dishes and will not cost students more than traditional meals, a school board official says.

The new dining hall scanners will be faster and more sanitary than the current system, school officials say.

School officials believe the menu will also appeal to students who eat halal.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s announcement Monday of plans to roll back parts of the National School Lunch Program, including some requirements for sodium and whole-grain products, is drawing a broad variety of reactions from foodservice operators across the nation.

A few rollbacks were slipped into the 1,600-plus-page budget, while Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signaled today that he'll likely seek additional longer-term changes.

Three campus eateries will see changes this fall.

To help find new staff, the school district also said it used an employment agency for the first time in two decades.

Nine full-time and three part-time staffers will be let go in June.

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