Sushi may be part of fall menu

By Kelsey Northcutt, News Writing Student

Health-conscious students may have healthier eating options at the Student Union this fall.

Corrine Aguilar, general manager of Carson’s Catering and Food Concepts, said with more people watching what they eat these days, the Student Union staff also decided to try a healthier approach.

“We’re going to be testing [the menu additions] the second week in July,” Aguilar said. “If it works, we’ll start in the fall.”

Some of the new choices on the menu will be stirfry veggies, Asian-themed items, and more baked and broiled foods, Aguilar said.

“[Other places are] doing a lot of Asian food, a lot of Sushi,” she said. “We may incorporate some of that.”

Aguilar said she will make healthier options menu based on student feedback, menu books, and surveys from various schools.

“We try to keep up with other universities and colleges and do what they do, see what they say,” she said.

“We try to go with the trend in different locations.”

Aguilar said the choices will be additions to the healthy salads and pasta tosses already available.

Nursing Students Jenni Jimerson and Diana Busjra eat at the Student Union every day and said it is in desperate need of change.

“[The union] needs more healthier options,” Jimer-son said.

Busjra agrees.

“They need more cooked food, maybe an Asian or Mexican section.”

It’s not certain if the new menu could create higher prices.

“I don’t know right now if the prices will go up,” Aguilar said. “I can’t really say.”

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