With Schine Student Center under renovations until August 2020, SU students won’t be able to spend SUpercard FOOD funds at the central location on campus. 

With all meal plans comes money that can be used at all Food Services locations in the form of a FOOD balance account, according to the Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card services website. 

If students run out in the middle of the semester, money can be reloaded in $25 increments on MySlice. The money can be accessed through a student I.D. card, which, prior to the renovations, allowed for easy quick stops at Schine’s Dunkin’.

But even with Schine under renovation, there are still options for students to grab a bite around campus. Students can use FOOD account dollars University Food Services cafés, University C-Stores, Carrier Dome concessions and vending machines, among others, according to the website. 

The same locations on campus will accept SUpercard FOOD funds, but during the Schine renovation, Kimmel Food Court will expand its hours, said Director of Food Services Sue Bracy. She said that Kimmel will open as early as 7:30 a.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on weekends. Kimmel will also still keep its late-night hours, closing at 1 a.m. on weeknights, and at 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

“Kimmel has a wide variety of food options including coffee, deli, burgers, pizza, and ‘Tex-Mex,’” Bracy said. “New to Kimmel this year is Creations, which will feature a rotating menu of fresh foods with international flavors.”

For students looking for a coffee fix, Kimmel’s Dunkin’ location will open weekdays at 7:30 a.m. and at 11 a.m. on the weekends, according to Food Service’s website. 

But the loss of Schine may offer an excuse to explore some of the other food options on campus.

Another option close to Schine is the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center Restaurant located between Bird Library and Watson Residence Hall. Students can either sit in the restaurant with friends, or order pick up from Tapingo. 

For those looking to get off campus, Syracuse University offers a bus service called the Connective Corridor, that connects students to Downtown Syracuse. This area is home to a variety of restaurants such as Funk ‘n Waffle, Modern Malt and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.

There’s also a bus service to Destiny USA, the largest mall in the state of New York, which offers options like Cheesecake Factory, Panera and P.F. Chang’s, among others.

Students who may be on too tight of a schedule for a commute can also visit food.com, located right next to Schine in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. There, the café offers delivery and sells a variety of breakfast sandwiches — and will still offer the cheesy tex-mex meals that Schine did.

Published on August 22, 2019 at 10:08 am

Contact Allison: alweis@syr.edu