What Daniel said^.  As a resident on campus, if you do not live in an apartment or a cooking building you must have a meal plan.  The options make perfect sense but if we cannot do the first one we will be spending even more money out of pocket.

Mark, read my comment on Jazz's post.

So instead of going off on them Mark why haven't you tried to contact me?  I'm down to hear your opinions and would like for us both to compare the portion sizes so that we can come to a mutual agreement as to whether or not it is fair.  I believe the reason you are getting strong reactions is because of your wording in your first comment.  I told you to be careful what you say because while we all have a right to speak our minds we also need to be mindful not to offend anyone to the extent of retaliation. So anyway let me know what you think and please at least try to respond back to me because I am a little hurt you didn't.

I would like to reply directly to what was said here.  It is true we live in an area where things are more expensive then say a different State or Country, however I disagree with the pricing that was thrown around.  A decent deli sandwich does fall in the $6-$8 dollar price range and with chips and a drink it could go to $10.  But please be mindful that it is a decently sized bag of chips and a bottled drink that bring the total to the $10 range.  On campus we get a sandwich with a handful of chips and adding a bottled drink brings us into the $10 range and over.  For the equivalent we would need to add more chips and that would definitely bring us over the $10 amount that was stated above.  The portion size has always varied for me in my four years here and not having consistency gives the dining on campus a rather unorganized and unpleasant feel. Mark you don't know the lives that any of these people have yet you tell them to toughen up.  If you truly believe the portions are fair then I say we form a group and buy food on campus and compare the portion sizes.  The only real evidence each side can have needs to be witnessed and recorded.  If you're interested please contact me.