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DINING EWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 did not feel well after eating it and general dislike of the food overall. Ventrella said both dining ser vices and Grant are wanting to run the calculator again to see how far UNCA has come along since 2014, when UNCA was at 2 percent. Brooks Casteel, director of din ing services, explains that there are many different dining options throughout campus for students and visitors. For individuals with com mon food allergies, the G8 station, in Brown Hall, has food without eight main allergens. There is even a partnership with Pizza Hut, in which students are able to use their declining balance between 9 p.m. and midnight. “Brown has multiple stations to provide many different options for dining,” Casteel said. “The dining hall was designed for flexibility for diners. We also offer catering on campus. Whether you are looking for a full service catering, coffee break and light snacks, a pickup or der or casual lunch, we do it all.” Nancy Yeager, associate vice chair of student affairs administra tor, said although Asian food was at the top of students’ surveys Chef Jet, located in Highsmith Student Union has not thrived. The univer sity has given it a year and a half. “I would like to even switch it out soon. I do not know if we are go ing to do something and have like a transition period and then a long term plan next fall,” Yeager said. “It is hard to do that much of a turn around over winter break.” In regards to meal equivalen cies, students should reach out to Casteel. Something many students do not know or realize is both Argo Tea and Rosetta’s are subcontracted through Chartwells. “The problem that we have had with both Argo and Rosetta’s is that because they are local and a franchise, they do not like the meal equivalencies, because they do not make money off of it,” Yeager said. If students experience an issue, have comments or concerns about the food that they are eating, Ven trella, Yeager and Casteel all stress the importance of giving feed back. Students can leave a comment on a comment card at any eatery on campus, on the university’s dine on campus website, or with any of the managers and supervisors. “To us, all feedback is good feedback - even if it’s constructive criticism. If we don’t hear what stu dents are unhappy with, we don’t know where we need to improve,” Casteel said. HELEN’S BRIDGE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 college student visiting Asheville in 1936 who was found beaten and shot to death in her room at the Bat tery Park Hotel. Hall-boy Martin Moore was arrested for the crime, but insisted he was innocent all the way to his execution in December of 1936. “I suspect that people who just caught bits and pieces of the story combined all of those elements into a sort of campfire-ready tale,” War ren said. “It’s a great lesson in how urban legends are created.” However, the validity of the leg end does not necessarily decide the legitimacy of the haunt. Sarah Harrison, founder of the Asheville Paranormal Society, said there is no doubt the spot feels haunted despite the confusion around the story. “When you go up to Helen’s Bridge, be respectful because Hel en has a temper,” Harrison said. “I have never been touched up there, but 1 had friend who went up there with some friends. She started yell ing, and I’m not sure why she did it. ■R..- V \ but she began getting slapped and hit and her friends dragged her into the car and took off.” Warren agrees with Harrison, al though he said he did not have any direct experiences. Paranormal experts are not the only ones who visit Helen’s Bridge. The location is popular among lo cals, who visit frequently to see if they can call up Helen’s spirit for themselves. Joanna Lewis, an undeclared stu dent at Asheville-Buncombe Tech nical Community College, said she did not directly contact Helen, but still felt an odd presence. “My friend and I went at night, so it was already pretty creepy,” Lewis said. “I drove over the bridge, but got out underneath it. I didn’t see anything but there was this incred ibly eerie feeling around the place. My friend was too scared to call for Helen, though, so we just left.” During the month of October, the bridge is a particularly popular place as residents flock to the site in hopes of a paranormal experience during the Halloween season. ‘M "-■i ■^1 :eltr ilASAt) .SlSSSbi ’M ASHEVILLE LCXAL
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