Delicious Snack Bole

Ben Holbrook
Critic Editor

Rita Bole's new snack shop makes money for the Leadership Recognition Committee.

If you have noticed more students going into Rita Bole on Mondays and Wednesdays then it is probably due to the new “snack bole” which is located in the main lobby of RBC.

Nate Rossett, advisor to the Leadership and Recognition Committee, started the snack bole this year in an effort to raise money for the committee.

“We’re not a club so we needed a way to make money,” Rosseti said. “This kitchen never gets used except by people in the student services office.”

Not only is everything priced very cheaply at the snack bole, all of the money that is made goes towards student awards which are given at the end of the year.

“We buy everything in bulk so we are able to sell chips for 50 cents and still make a profit,” Rossett said.

Before the snack bole was incorporated as a fundraiser for the Leadership Recognition Committee, the committee used the school’s printers to make paper certificates and they were unable to assist student life with the cost of the recognition banquet at the end of the year, Rossetti said.

The snack bole provides a cheap and convenient opportunity to grab something to eat when your schedule doesn’t permit a trip to the dining hall or the lines at the snack bar are too long.

It’s really convenient because we live in the building,” John Chetwynd, television studies major, said.

“It’s also really convenient because if you’ve been procrastinating, you can grab a hotdog and go back to doing homework,” Dave Kendall, mathematics major, said. Kendall was taking advantage of the snack bole’s meal deal, which gets you a hotdog, a drink and a bag of chips for $2.

The only problem that Rosseti has encountered so far with the snack bole is the lack of help to run it.

“Finding people to work is a problem because everybody who works here is a volunteer,” Rossetti said. “Aramark will use this space (RBC kitchen) when there are events going on in the conference room,” Rossetti said, “but we don’t have any problems because our stuff isn’t in the way since they bring their own equipment.”

The snack bole’s selection is continually expanding because students are more than welcome to suggest any items that aren’t on the menu, Rossetti said.
The snack bole will still be open next year although the days may change due to people’s schedules, Rossetti said.