By Lexi White
Features Editor
A student doing homework while eating a meal provided by commuter services.
Some say the best kind of food is free food, but the commuters on campus think the best free food comes from the “Good Morning Commuters” event!
Commuter services, an organization that is a part of the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development, OSI, hosts a free breakfast event for all commuters.
From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Thursday morning, commuters line up to get their delicious breakfast sandwiches.
This morning, students started waiting at the door 15 minutes early because they were so eager to get their hands on some free food.
Biology major Craig Huydic, a junior, is a commuter assistant who helps organize and host events for the commuters on campus.
“We give out items like toothbrushes, deodorant and hand sanitizer in case you forget it,” Huydic said.
Huydic has been a part of commuter services for a year and said that he feels “honored to be able to experience and see the changes be put in motion.”
Student development in higher education major Ashley Perez, a graduate intern from OSI, was helping to host this fulfilling event.
“The whole point of this is having that positive impact on students and being able to support them,” Perez said.
While noticing that some students grab their food and go, and others stay a while, Huydic said, “We know this is something that people really enjoy, and by the amount of people that stay in the room after the they get their sandwiches, I know we have set up a great environment.”
By attending the free breakfast event, commuters can save money and meet other commuters like them.
These students also have an opportunity to figure out potential ways that they can travel to and from campus.
“If you meet another commuter, and they are from the same area, you might be able to carpool and even possibly save money on gas,” Huydic said.
Psychology major Alex Cruzelasquez, a junior, was one of the commuters who attended the event.
Cruzelasquez did not have a good breakfast and said this event was a “Godsent.”
“I am just so grateful that this was available,” Cruzelasquez said. “It makes all the difference because I have three classes straight today.”
Another commuter student who attended the event was business administration major Jayden Carty, a freshman.
Carty arrived halfway through the event and was shocked that there was no more food available.
“People must really like the food for it to go so quick, and it makes me think that the school cares about us by doing this,” Carty said.
Huydic and the rest of the commuter crew want all commuters to feel welcome while they are here.
“It is great to put a change in our school because so many commuters think that there is no event for them, or they don’t want to have to stay too late,” Huydic said.
A student doing homework while eating a meal provided by commuter services.
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