Dorm Room Cuisine
Students prepare meals in dorm rooms
Aleah Stanley
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: News
Unlike many other universities, Lincoln does not have a full service restaurant on campus, forcing many students to boil and fry meals in the comfort of their dorm rooms.
Although the university has prohibited students from cooking in their dorm rooms, many do so anyway, claiming that they are often unable to eat dinner because the cafeteria closes its doors at 7 p.m.
And while the Grill-which has a Kentucky Fried Chicken-is opened later, many students have hectic schedules and late night classes that have simply gotten in the way of their eating schedules.
"I could go to the Grill in between class and practice but what will I eat later, after practice when I'm in my room starving?" said Chana Brown, a junior at Lincoln University. "I'm tired of going to bed hungry."
Nicole Hinds, 21, a senior has done her fair share of cooking on campus.
"When I go to the supermarket now, I buy food that I can cook myself".
During her freshmen and sophomore years, she would settle in for hungry nights, but since last year when she moved to the ASL, commonly referred to as "the New Building," she has been cooking in her suite.
"I have made crab legs to pancakes and steaks in my room," said the New York native. "You can't find dishes like that in the cafe, let alone after 10p.m.," she added.
"Dorm room cuisine" has become a way of life for some students at Lincoln who come to campus armed with hot plates, cooking grease, and frying pans.
Freshman Taliah Fields, has already started cooking in her room.
"I'm always still hungry and sometimes the meals in the cafeteria are not good," she said. "That's why I have to cook in my room."
Although it is convenient, certain methods are not legal on campus or in certain dormitories. University officials have fined students caught with microwaves, croc pots and hot plates, claiming that such appliances will likely contribute to fires on campus.
Although the university has prohibited students from cooking in their dorm rooms, many do so anyway, claiming that they are often unable to eat dinner because the cafeteria closes its doors at 7 p.m.
And while the Grill-which has a Kentucky Fried Chicken-is opened later, many students have hectic schedules and late night classes that have simply gotten in the way of their eating schedules.
"I could go to the Grill in between class and practice but what will I eat later, after practice when I'm in my room starving?" said Chana Brown, a junior at Lincoln University. "I'm tired of going to bed hungry."
Nicole Hinds, 21, a senior has done her fair share of cooking on campus.
"When I go to the supermarket now, I buy food that I can cook myself".
During her freshmen and sophomore years, she would settle in for hungry nights, but since last year when she moved to the ASL, commonly referred to as "the New Building," she has been cooking in her suite.
"I have made crab legs to pancakes and steaks in my room," said the New York native. "You can't find dishes like that in the cafe, let alone after 10p.m.," she added.
"Dorm room cuisine" has become a way of life for some students at Lincoln who come to campus armed with hot plates, cooking grease, and frying pans.
Freshman Taliah Fields, has already started cooking in her room.
"I'm always still hungry and sometimes the meals in the cafeteria are not good," she said. "That's why I have to cook in my room."
Although it is convenient, certain methods are not legal on campus or in certain dormitories. University officials have fined students caught with microwaves, croc pots and hot plates, claiming that such appliances will likely contribute to fires on campus.
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