Some students may have noticed that the ice cream fridge in the dining hall pantry has been removed. I do not understand why. We pay 70 thousand dollars in school tuition every year and the all-inclusive cost only gets free dining hall meals. Technically the food is not free, since everything is included in the tuition. So nothing we get from Hill is “free.” We deserve the ice cream and should not have to pay extra for it. 

Last year, the Hill community had choices in what type of dessert to have, whether we wanted a cold treat or not. While the choice is still there, one dessert staple from last year is missing: Ice Cream Bars. This year, they have been taken away from us. While occasionally, the dining hall will serve soft serve with various toppings, but it is not an everyday occurrence like what the ice cream bars were in the ice cream cooler. The cakes, sweets, and even the soft serve satisfy me except I am constantly wishing to have more options.  

What makes it worse is that now ice cream from the campus store costs money. First, it is not as accessible as before, and second, I do not know anyone who is willing to pay for just packaged ice cream once free in the dining hall. The Grille also offers ice cream and frozen treats, so why would a student choose packaged ice cream over the ones in the Grille?  

 I have heard that financial aid students do not receive monthly grille cards anymore, now they are not even able to get free ice cream during meals. That is unfair, that they have taken the Grille cards and also added the price of the ice cream. The Dove chocolate ice cream bar costs around $2.99, while Target sells 3 bars for $5.39 meaning $1.80 each. Hill is overpricing the ice cream, and making us pay more. This is just unnecessary.