Editing Syracuse University (section)

=== Campus food ===
[[File:Schine Student Center (Syracuse University) 01.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Schine Student Center]]
The university's five dining halls, thirteen cafes, and two food courts serve thousands of students every day. In 2022, ''[[The Daily Orange]]'' reported the per meal cost of the meal plan was $19.59.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2021 |title=Here's how SU's meal plan prices compare to other institutions |url=http://dailyorange.com/2021/10/syracuse-university-meal-plan-prices-compare-institutions/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=The Daily Orange |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Ernie Davis]] dining hall was built in 2009. It has been recognized for its architecture<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arpeggio project selected for an AIA NY Design Award {{!}} Arpeggio |url=https://www.arpeggiollc.com/ernie-davis-hall-of-syracuse-university-selected-for-an-aia-ny-design-award/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=www.arpeggiollc.com}}</ref> and named one of the best dining halls in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staub |first=Morgan |title=Colleges with the Best Dining Halls – College Raptor |url=https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/college-comparisons/colleges-best-dining-halls/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=College Raptor Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> Syracuse's food program is managed by the university rather than a third party vendor. In 2022, ''Food Management'' reported the university had 6,844 students enrolled in its daily meal plans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Meet the 2022 College Power Players |url=https://www.food-management.com/colleges-universities/meet-2022-college-power-players |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=Food Management |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, ''Food Management'' reported the university had 8,108 students enrolled in its daily meal plans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2014 |title=College Power Players: Syracuse |url=https://www.food-management.com/colleges-universities/college-power-players-syracuse |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Food Management |language=en}}</ref> Since 2017, the university has received an A+ grade from [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] and been included on the organization's Dean's List of schools in the "vanguard" of [[vegan cuisine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2020 |title=Syracuse University Food Services Receives A+ Score from PETA for Fourth Consecutive Year {{!}} Syracuse University News |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2020/01/02/syracuse-university-food-services-receives-a-score-from-peta-for-fourth-consecutive-year/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Montville |first=Kenneth |title=Check out Syracuse University's Vegan Report Card grade! |url=https://collegereportcard.peta.org/college/syracuse-university/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=PETA's Vegan Report Card |language=en-us}}</ref> The Kimmel food court closed in 2021 after the Schine Student Center reopened after renovations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2021 |title=Move over Schine, students still upset over closure of Kimmel |url=http://dailyorange.com/2021/02/move-over-schine-students-still-upset-over-closure-of-kimmel/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=The Daily Orange |language=en-US}}</ref>

A student-run chapter of the [[Food Recovery Network]] donates about 70 pounds of leftover food each day to food banks. During the fall 2021 semester, the program donated more than 5,000 pounds of food. However, a 2022 ''[[The Daily Orange|Daily Orange]]'' report found more than 230 pounds of food still goes to waste each day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2022 |title=SU dining halls are wasting food. It needs to stop. |url=http://dailyorange.com/2022/04/syracuse-university-dining-halls-are-wasting-food-it-needs-to-stop/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=The Daily Orange |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2010, the dining halls began collecting food waste to be turned into compost with the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2010 |title=Food Services collects 30 tons of waste for composting |url=http://dailyorange.com/2010/09/food-services-collects-30-tons-of-waste-for-composting/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=The Daily Orange |language=en-US}}</ref> Two student-run food pantries operate on campus, one in [[Hendricks Chapel]] and one on South Campus. The pantries are supplemented by a garden that produced 450 pounds of fresh produce in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2021 |title=Syracuse University addresses food insecurity on campus |url=https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/syracuse-university-addresses-food-insecurity-on-campus/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=WSYR |language=en-US |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717170443/https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/syracuse-university-addresses-food-insecurity-on-campus/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Journalist and alumna [[Avery Yale Kamila]] reported the dining halls stopped serving [[veal]] in 1991, following student protests, and at the time served soy milk, veggie burgers, and vegan casseroles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamila |first=Avery Yale |date=September 5, 2021 |title=Vegan Kitchen: The making of a vegan |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2021/09/05/vegan-kitchen-the-making-of-a-vegan/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=Press Herald}}</ref> Alumnus and former basketball player Matt Roe, who played for the Orange in 1986–1989, told ''[[The Athletic]]'' in 2020 when asked about Syracuse food memories that "Everything on campus was good. Sometimes Shaw Dining Hall was decent."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gutierrez |first=Matthew |title=The Syracuse alumni poll: Best memories, note to self, favorite food in town |url=https://theathletic.com/1759983/2020/04/22/the-syracuse-alumni-poll-best-memories-note-to-self-favorite-food-in-town/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>