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Jason Ferguson, a junior anthropolog major, bought his first A&M meal pla this year and said he was unsure abou how the plan works. “It’s twelve meals a week,” he said. “I don't know anything besides that.” On main campus, the dining halls are an obvious choice. The Commons Dining Center is located in the basement of the Commons Residence Hall Complex and offers unlimited servings of daily meal selections, including home-style meals, chicken and mashed potatoes. The Commons also includes pizza, hamburgers and salad every day — all at cost of one meal credit. Students without meal plans also can dine at the Commons for $4.95 for breakfast, $5.95 for lunch, $6.95 for dinner and $7.95 for dinner when occasional specialty entrees like steak or chicken cordon bleu are served. A unique feature at the Commons is the two full-size griddles where a cre ative student chef can prepare anything from omelettes to specially seasoned hamburgers. Upstairs, on the main floor. Stone Willy’s pizzeria serves some of the best pizza on campus. Next to Stone Willy’s, L The Common Denominator has a sand wich bar and hamburger combination, and it contains one of the three Chick- fil-A’s on campus. The Commons Market also is located on the main level. There, students can buy groceries and school supplies. Sbisa Dining Hall, located on the north- side of campus, is an all-you-can-eat dining hall with renovations that were completed Spring 2001. The tall ceilings and new facilities have turned the once run-down cafeteria into a place to sample a wide vari ety of foods with a large group of friends. Rhonda Kappler, marketing coordinator for the Food Services Department, said Sbisa has an updated atmosphere that stu dents will enjoy. “Sbisa got a complete new look. It has a Authentic Handmade Mexican Food™ Your minutes go further. With Real Nationwide Long Distance. Reg. ~$149r9Q Now $49.99 Sprint PCS Wireless Web 2500 min s 391! Rea! 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By- T f Sbisa serves a variety of intemtj foods in addition to the same types offs served at the Commons Dining 0 Beneath Sbisa is the appropriately Underground Food Court, which fe; Alonti, an Italian style sandwich and . . , f . _ bar, Se Wrappe, which serves hJ , 1S , * irs " wraps; Chief til A: l ltimate [|h Ust ' e aiK Sensations, a smoothie and ieecreanr ing <dov,n as li and Whataburger. The Undersi -fheir familiar - id J lie time to get / The Sprint Store At (|l) RadioShack FOLEY'S ISniTZ CAMERA The Wireless Store This phone or offer may not be available from all retailers. Service plan is available from 8/19/01 through 11/3/01 and requires a one-year Sprint PCS Advantage Agreement 5 ” to receive the advertised price. To qualify for the $100 rebate, you must purchase a new Samsung" 3500, Samsung 8500 or Sanyo® 4500 i phone from 8/19/01 through 9/3/01-and activate no later than 9/17/01 under a new subscription with a new phone number on any Sprint PCS Service Rian. 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Night & Weekend Minutes are Monday-Thursday 8pm-7am and Friday 8pm-Monday 7am. Phones subject to availability. Copyright ©2001 Sprint Spectrum L.R All rights reserved. Sprint, Sprint PCS, Sprint PCS Phone and the diamond logo afe trademarks of Sprint Communications Company L.P. ■1 OUfJ Market is located on the west sideofghaw a chance and is similar to the Commons Mi® 10 have bee Besides Sbisa. Bemie’s Cafe Exprev schedule may, recently renovated and modernized, “What now?" house that will serve outbound diningrj; Certainly, Sbisa, ice cream ami a \anety ofApe,./friends will cotfees. is located above the Undergra®o\ve\er. if st “[Bemie’s] changed to a coffee Jm the “other educ: look and will be staying open night,” Kappler said. The Memorial Student Center (MS contains two dining centers, the Man Cafeteria and Hullabaloo F« Court. The 12th Man is located ont first Boor and has two sides. The left.' consists of home-style food, and; menu varies day to day, serving anyi; from roasted chicken to mti loaf. The right side has coue: for barbecue, Chinese foodz Mexican food. Also located *in the MSC Rumours Deli. Here, the sandwii es are unique to Rumours made fresh. Entertainmentofa is provided during late hoursr local musicians. When sane w iches are no longer beg served, hot appetizers cans# a case of the late* munchies. Rumours alsoa has a late-night scheduler serving coffee and snacks until 2 a.m., seven days aj week. Scattered throughout] the rest of main campus j are a number of smalli er eateries and coffe shops. Pie Are SquareT" located in the Civil Etpm: Building, has a potato bar« most unique feature. On the comer of RossiA Ireland Streets sits anunas® ing, little building; the BusSiflf Snack Bar. The breakfast 1 are a quick pick-me-up before® early class, and students wil tie time for lines cangrabafaS meal between classes. The Zachry Snackry and® Blocker Espresso Bar sent fresh pastries, cold drinks i deli sandwiches. The Bloc Espresso Bar also serves gourmet coffees, espresso aiti cappuccino. When in the more for a coffee shop atmospheit nothing beats Poor Yoricf Coffee House, on the first I of the Sterling C. Evans Libraij A new addition to the complex, the modem decor is $ pleasing as the steaming bn served all day. A few buildings away, Pavilion Snack Bar features ical fast food like hambuffi' and french fries. If the day was sps on the golf course,sts dents might try ll* Golf Course Snad ir. Weary golfers served year-round- the clubhouse loot ed on the A&M Gd Course. The Student Recreate Center also has dining option* Time Out Sports Deli offers* variety of both healthy and tic* so-healthy foods, and Original Ultimate Fnii* Sensation smoothies can be* refreshing way to end a vigof ous workout. On the north side of W Campus, located in B iochemistry/Biophysic* Building, the AgCaFe has* sandwich bar, a section for hi* cooked foods and a salad The AgCaFe also contains 1 Chick-fil-A. Students with classes in i Bush School of Government ad Public Service will not gol gry or thirsty either: the 4b Club serves deli-style foodsai* ; gourmet coffees. Kappler said she recoil; mends students visit the Fo^ Services Department Website- http://food.tamu.edu for mo- information on dining option* and nutritional information. “(The Website] has the diffetj ent [meal plan] options availably and their prices,” Kappler saidj “It also has all the locations their Outbound menus.” □ ^ aln NO Tic and Tic