Richard Calarco, sous chef for Dining and Conference Services, joined IU Southeast after traveling the world while serving in the Navy. “I basically wanted to be a diver for the Navy, but I didn’t meet the qualifications for that, so I became a naval firefighter,” Calarco said. However, Calarco said he had dreams of becoming a chef since he was very little.

IU Southeast’s Dining and Conference Services is conducting a survey in search of feedback from students, faculty and staff on the services and products provided by the Food Court and University Grounds and Library Bistro coffee shops. The survey is located on the homepage of Dining and Conference Services. Julie Ingram, director of Conference and Dining Services, said, when completing the survey, students may leave as much or as little information as they wish. “In Dining Services, we are always looking to receive feedback from the campus community on the products and services we provide,” Ingram said.

I recently had a troubling experience in the Food Court at IU Southeast. A few weeks ago, I ventured in on my lunch break to get a bite to eat. I weighed my options and decided on a hamburger. As I was watching the young man prepare my hamburger, I could not help but notice how he used the same pair of gloves to pull out the raw hamburger patty and put it on the grill that he used to touch my hamburger bun, to-go box, lettuce and tomato.