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=====Early Dining at Trinity===== | =====Early Dining at Trinity===== | ||
+ | For a substantial period of time during the early years of Trinity College (at that time known as [[washington_college|Washington College]]), there were no dining facilities onsite. During the College' | ||
- | For a substantial period of time during | + | From the 1830s until around 1845, a student organization called |
- | From the 1830s until around 1845, a student organization called the “Franklin Club” existed as a way to help provide food for students. Roughly twelve students rented a building across | + | [{{ : |
- | In the 1870s, plans were in place to build a dining hall with the construction of Trinity’s [[summit_campus|new campus]]. Students, though generally upset about the move from the original campus in downtown [[hartford|Hartford]], | + | In the 1870s, plans were in place to build a dining hall with the construction of Trinity’s [[summit_campus|new campus]]. Students, though generally upset about the move from the original campus in downtown [[hartford|Hartford]], |
- | In 1878, the [[trustees|Trustees]] reluctantly agreed to build a College Commons in the basement of [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]] that would provide meals for students. The food was not great according to students, and many students | + | In 1878, the [[trustees|trustees]] reluctantly agreed to build a College Commons in the basement of [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]] that would provide meals for students. The dining hall was staffed with waiters and run by J.H. Bolton, Jr. A committee of five was chosen from the senior class to mediate student complaints and requests regarding the food. The // |
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+ | Over the years, there have been many dining locations on Trinity’s campus. In addition to College Commons installed in the basement of Seabury in 1878, in the early 1900s, a building named “[[stickney_hall|Stickney Hall]],” located where [[mccook_academic_building|McCook Hall]] now stands, was used as a dining structure. The Trinity Tablet reported on the construction of Stickney Hall with much anticipation for its completion: “A temporary wooden structure has been erected over the foundations for the gateway, which will contain the kitchen, as well as rooms for the steward and servants. In the cellar below are permanently placed two heating boilers, and a cooking boiler which last will remain, as well as the temporary edifice, until the erection of the great dining hall. Let us hope that our generous alumni will hasten that day.” Once construction was finished, the undergraduate students hired a steward to service the dining hall, although this plan met some issues when students began to enter the hall to eat without paying the necessary fee in cash. The steward, Mr. Stickney, complained that he could not run the dining hall without these fees being paid and a meeting was held which determined that students behind on payments would be barred from Stickney Hall. | ||
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+ | [[cook_hall|Cook Hall]], completed in 1931, contained a dining hall used by students for a number of years. Designed by architects McKimm, Mead, and White, it contained a dining hall and kitchen along with dormitories. President [[ogilby_remsen_brinckerhoff|Remsen Ogilby]], who authorized several construction projects during his term at Trinity, stated in a 1930 issue of the // | ||
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+ | [[hamlin_hall|Hamlin Hall]], completed in 1932, was originally called the Commons, and later dedicated to Albert C. Hamlin of the class of 1887. The hall was the location of student socials, hops, and dinners. Haight Dining Hall, located inside [[ogilby_hall|Ogilby Hall]], was also a dining location for students. The hall was dedicated to Frederick Everest Haight, a Trinity class of 1887 graduate and trustee of the College, on December 10, 1941. | ||
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+ | The dining location known as [[cave|The Cave]] has existed in some form on campus since the 1940s, originally located in the basement of Hamlin Hall. It remained there until the building of [[mather_hall|Mather Hall]] in 1960, which then contained both the Cave and the school’s main dining hall. In 1975, the Board of Trustees voted to approve a 77 by 30 foot expansion of Mather Hall as a solution to overcrowding problems at peak meal times. The expansion was completed in November of the same year and cost a total of about $500,000. | ||
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+ | The summer of 1992 saw several updates to the dining facilities at Mather Hall, including renovations to the dining room and serving stations. That same year, the Bistro opened as a relaxed dining space following the renovation of the [[koeppel_student_center|Koeppel Center’s]] cafeteria as a collaborative project between Trinity and Marriott Dining Services. The Bistro was designed to be a more welcoming dining space quite different from the traditional cafeteria; upon its opening, the //Trinity Tripod// reported that the new Bistro was “a place with a restaurant atmosphere” complete with an elegant dining room: “The tables are now covered with gold, printed cloths, some have umbrellas spread above them. A small glass vase rests in the center of each table, holding the week's arrangement of fresh golden flowers garnished with dried wildflowers, | ||
- | Over the years there have been many dining locations on Trinity’s campus. In addition to College Commons installed in the basement of Seabury in 1878, in the early 1900s, a building named “[[stickney_hall|Stickney Hall]],” located where [[mccook_academic_building|McCook Hall]] now stands, was used as a dining structure. [[cook_hall|Cook Hall]], completed in 1931, contained a dining hall used by students for a number of years, as did [[hamlin_hall|Hamlin Hall]], completed in 1932. Haight Dining Hall--dedicated to Frederick Everest Haight, Trinity class of 1887 graduate and trustee of the College--was completed in 1941 and located inside [[ogilby_hall|Ogilby Hall]]. | + | [{{ :: |
- | The [[cave|Cave]] has existed in some form on campus since the 1940s, originally located in the basement of Hamlin Hall. It remained there until the building of [[mather_hall|Mather Hall]] in 1960, which then contained both the Cave and the school’s main dining hall. In 1992, the Bistro opened as a relaxed dining space following the renovation of the Koeppel Center’s cafeteria. | + | By the late 1990s, Trinity' |
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- | In the late 1800s, meals at the dining hall located in Seabury Hall cost $4.50 per week. The dining hall itself was managed by students who formed a “Dining Hall Committee” or “Dining Hall Association” which made suggestions about how money was collected, when meals were served, and who the steward was. | + | In the late 1800s, meals at the dining hall located in Seabury Hall cost $4.50 per week. The dining hall itself was managed by students who formed a “Dining Hall Committee” or “Dining Hall Association,” which made suggestions about how money was collected, when meals were served, and who the steward was. |
Over time, meal plans offered for students became more varied. The 1966 meal plan, for example, allowed upperclassmen to choose from three options: 18 meals per week for $450 per year, 20 meals per week for $520 per year, and a third that would allow them to simply buy their meals at the established rate found at Mather Dining Hall. | Over time, meal plans offered for students became more varied. The 1966 meal plan, for example, allowed upperclassmen to choose from three options: 18 meals per week for $450 per year, 20 meals per week for $520 per year, and a third that would allow them to simply buy their meals at the established rate found at Mather Dining Hall. | ||
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Contemporary meal plans have offered students a variety of options in both the number of meals included as well as location, with prices varying by plan type. Participation in a meal plan is mandatory for all residential students. Those students who live off campus or who participate in an authorized eating club are not required to purchase a meal plan. | Contemporary meal plans have offered students a variety of options in both the number of meals included as well as location, with prices varying by plan type. Participation in a meal plan is mandatory for all residential students. Those students who live off campus or who participate in an authorized eating club are not required to purchase a meal plan. | ||
- | *The price of a meal plan as of 2023 is between $2,500 to $3,000 per semester. | + | The price of a meal plan as of 2023 was between $2,500 to $3,000 per semester. |
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- | OLD INFO: [The most recent meal plan offers students three options, as well as a plan reserved for members of the senior class. The Traditional Plan, which all freshmen are automatically enrolled in, costs $2,940 per semester and includes 19 meals at Mather Dining Hall. The 15 Flex Plan is $3,385 per semester and allows 15 meals per week at either Mather, the Cave, or the Bistro. This plan also provides $300 in Meal Plan Dollars, which can be used in any location. The 15 - 5 Flex Plan allows 15 meals per week at Mather, five of which can be used in the Cave or the Bistro. This plan is $3,055 per semester and also includes $50 in Meal Plan Dollars. The Senior Plan provides 10 meals per week at any dining location, as well as $400 in Meal Plan Dollars. It costs $2,260 per semester and is offered to seniors, commuters, students living off campus, and students who are members of eating clubs authorized by Trinity.] | + | |
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