Netizen "xingfujudy" said: "I am the same as the poster, I also go to eat at Soochow University canteen every noon. Regarding this fee issue, it is indeed quite expensive, but I always pay in cash, so I don't feel that it's too expensive compared to eating outside!"
"The price of school canteens is relatively cheaper than outside. A piece of chicken cutlet only costs 3.5 yuan, some vegetable dishes are only 0.5 yuan," said a staff member, "but the school canteen is subsidized by the state for students, which means outsiders also enjoy this treatment!"
The staff member also said: "Since the rise in commodity prices, more and more people have been coming to the school to take advantage of the cheap food. We can barely afford it. The extra 40% fee we charge will still be used to subsidize the school canteen."
"Not a few people working nearby also come here to eat. After the students finish their classes at noon, there are already many students, plus outsiders, it gets quite crowded. It's hard to find a place to sit and eat. This measure may help alleviate the situation!" Xiao Zeng said.
Beijing issued a notice requiring restrictions on off-campus personnel dining
On November 4, the General Affairs and Logistics Management Department of Jinan University replied to the proposal of the Student Representative Congress and officially imposed restrictions on off-campus diners. "Under everyone's strong request, we are trying out a 'purchase limit order'". According to regulations, teachers and students who buy temporary meal tickets must show their teacher or student ID. For those who cannot show the above valid certificates, an additional 30%~40% "resource occupation fee" will be charged.
According to Longhu.com, many graduates after graduation are reluctant to leave school, even finding houses near the school to live. They sometimes walk around the school or go to the university canteen for a delicious and affordable lunch, becoming the "school drifters".
The Beijing Municipal Education Commission once issued a notice regarding the situation of off-campus personnel dining in some universities. The notice requires all universities to take measures to control off-campus personnel dining in student canteens to protect the interests of students.
Investigation: How do you view the university canteen charging 40% surcharge due to 2000 off-campus persons taking advantage?
Regarding the netizens' mentioned 40% "meal fee", many netizens also left messages expressing their views. Most netizens said that the school does this for unified management, but some netizens thought that this fee was a bit too high. Appropriately increasing the "meal fee" is good, but too much would be a bit inhumane.
Subsequently, the reporter also contacted the后勤management department of Soochow University. The staff told the reporter that starting from December 1 this year, the school indeed has such a regulation. That is, the consumption fee for people holding the Soochow University pass (temporary card) will increase by 40%. In addition, currently, the personnel within the school holding the consumption card should promptly apply for their real-name Soochow University pass. Starting from today, cash payment is strictly prohibited in the school canteen.
Sun Yat-sen University implemented regulations in May this year that when using rented anonymous temporary cards, wallet cards, and campus cards with electronic credentials function failure for dining, the system automatically adds 15% "meal fee". For those unable to use various campus cards for dining, a 20% "meal fee" will be added when purchasing meal tickets.
As for the school's 40% "meal fee" proposed for the "free loaders", many students think this practice is good. A college student named Xiao Zeng from Dushu Lake Campus told reporters: "We have a lot of courses this semester. Sometimes after finishing the last class, there's no food left in the canteen."
Yesterday afternoon, in order to investigate, the reporter also came to Soochow University's canteen. Several staff members working in the canteen told the reporter: "Indeed, every day there are quite a number of people from outside coming to the school to eat, and they come even earlier than the students!"
Netizen "casillas" said: "At least according to my understanding, it seems only Soochow University does this! Can't the school be more humane? Should graduates be treated purely as irrelevant off-campus personnel? Can't we consider allowing them to enjoy the same treatment with their graduation certificate? What do you all think?"
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Yesterday, the reporter saw a post titled "Is it reasonable for Soochow University canteen to add such an expensive meal fee?" on a Suzhou forum. The netizen said: "I graduated from Soochow University a few years ago and lived not far from the original campus after graduation. When convenient, I visit my old classmates who continue to study for a master's degree and then have dinner in the canteen. To be honest, the dishes in Soochow University canteen haven't changed for years, the taste is just like that, it's mainly for convenience."
"However, recently, I don't know which leader made the policy, adding so-called meal fees for off-campus diners, and it's a high 40%, meaning if you top up 100 yuan, 40 yuan will be deducted, leaving only 60 yuan in the card." Netizen "casillas" said: "Actually, I can understand charging meal fees for off-campus personnel, but isn't this amount too high? Five-star hotels only charge 15% service fee!"
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>> Reporter investigation: On-campus students think the "meal fee" is reasonable
Subsequently, the reporter observed at the canteen entrance and the side gate of the school and found that from time to time, people carrying packed meals or steamed buns were preparing to leave the school gate. The reporter consulted several citizens about the school canteen's increased meal fee. An elderly man who had just bought steamed buns told the reporter: "I live near the school, sometimes I come to the school for a walk and buy some food to take home. The steamed buns here are bigger, and the canteen is definitely cleaner than outside. Anyway, the canteen is selling food for profit, I pay the same money, why shouldn't they sell it to me?"
>> Netizens' opinion: "Meal fee" is a bit high, but after graduation, one should be self-reliant
Netizen "jiemofensi" consoled the poster saying: "If it's not cheap anymore, then don't eat there. Honestly, continuing to eat at the school canteen is just for the sake of saving money. Finding other excuses doesn't make sense. Forget the past!"
In the reporter's investigation, although schools in Suzhou local area rarely explicitly stipulate the increase of "meal fees", similar phenomena of increasing "meal fees" for outsiders have occurred in other schools before.
The staff told the reporter: "Actually, in each campus, we have found the phenomenon of off-campus personnel coming to the school for meals, but this mainly targets the Dushu Lake campus because there is a creative industry park next to the school. Every noon, nearly 2000 workers come to our school canteen for meals. Because of this, we have received a lot of feedback from students, saying that there are already not many seats, and now it's even harder to wait."
Recently, netizens posted that: Soochow University recently issued a notice. In order to standardize the dining order on campus and ensure that the subsidy for the canteen goes to the students of the school, it was decided that starting from December 1, 2011, a meal fee would be charged to off-campus personnel using the Soochow University pass for dining, and it would be as high as 40%.