And the Winner is...??

Since this is the final post, it seems appropriate to finally settle the dispute of which is the better dining hall, whether it would be Coates or Mabee Dining Hall. With factors discussed in previous posts taken into consideration, factors such as accessibility, food quality, and location, it seems that these two dining halls are equally matched. Each of these dining halls has both positive and negative aspects associated with them. Although Mabee Dining Hall offers more proper and higher quality meals, it is not very accessible compared to Coates Dining Hall. Coates on the other hand, is accessible most of the time, providing students with food in odd hours of the day. Unlike Mabee however, Coates offers lower quality meals, offering only light bites such as pizzas and hamburgers or snacks. Therefore, depending on your current situation, different dining halls are “better” during different instances. Since each Coates and Mabee Dining Halls serve different purposes, it seems pointless to argue on which of the two is the “better” dining hall. Ultimately, both dining halls are needed to provide students with full service. Could you imagine how much more inconvenient life would become if either Coates or Mabee Dining halls were brought out of service?

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Location: Prime

When it comes to location, Coates Dining Hall without a doubt is situated in a much more convenient place than Mabee. It is nicely situated between the lower campus, which is where the dormitories are located, and the upper campus, which is where classes, the mail center, the library and other administrative buildings are located. Therefore, students would inevitably pass through Coates Dining Hall on a daily basis.

The prime location of Coates Dining Hall fits well with its intended purpose, which is to provide students with quick, easy access to food . Coates Dining Hall, compared to Mabee Dining Hall, provides a much greater variety of quick bites, such as sandwiches, hamburgers, pizzas and smoothies. It provides a way for students to have those quick bites in between classes. Mabee on the other hand, mostly provides students with proper meals rather than quick bites. It mostly serves food that are served on plates and intended for diners to casually enjoy their food.

Therefore, although Coates Dining Hall is situated in a more convenient location, both dining halls serves different purposes. Mabee Dining Hall is intended for students who intend to sit back and casually enjoy proper meals. Coates on the other hand, is usually intended for students who are under time constraint and in need of quick bites before they are off to do their next errand.

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