The Scranton Commons

         "Hi, how are you today!" cheerfully and with a big smile, Barb greets every student that walks through the Scranton Commons. (Commons for short) Her jolly chipper attitude,enough to jazz up your day, may be the only thing Barb does here at the commons but she does it with a positive attitude. "I love putting a smile on all of your faces and brightening up your day; the best way to do that is too be cheerful and positive!" Barb answered when asked what she loves most about her job. Working at the Commons can not be an easy job, dealing with rude college students all day long; that being said, the Commons employees are super nice! "We are here to make the students life easier, its a team effort." said Joe after being asked about his role as one of the managers. "Whenever a student has an issue we want to fix the problem right away." He continued and they do exactly that. After a student reported under cooked food to a manager, they immediately stopped serving the food and resolved the issue. Do not think that this is an everyday thing because that would be far from the truth; "The Commons food is almost as good as my mothers cooking!" as Matt, a student here at Bloomsburg University, put it.

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         As you walk into the Commons you can observe that the newly renovated Commons building is clean and modern. Fresh vegetables, yummy yogurts and nuts line the salad bar. Students flock to there usual seating areas and find a place to sit and eat. The most crowded area of the dining hall is by the sparkling Husky water fountain.(Figure 1) The  Bloomsburg logo illuminates the glass structure right next to one of the most popular stations at the Commons is another fountain, the water fountain; this is where students fill up there drinks. "Besides the women, my favorite part are the fountain drinks! You have so many options." Matt answered. The drinks range from rootbeer to orange juice and even chocolate milk. You constantly hear the sizzle of the fountain machines as students refill there drinks and an occasional "clank!" when an embarrassed student drops their plastic cup. 
         Gossip at the commons fills the air as a wide range of clicks fill out the seating capacity. Some kids roam around from table to table but for the most part you have four main clicks: the 'cool' kids, the stoners, the athletes and of course... the 'nerds'. For the most part everyone is nice to each other; each click sits with their collective group of friends and chatter amongst themselves. Through out your time here in the Commons you'll hear yelling like "Whats up CAP!", or your ordinary conversations like "How was your day?" and finally the whispers like "Ew, what is she wearing?" The chit chat goes on everyday and night for all the students to hear.
          "They don't cook the hot dogs right," the student pouted "other than that i can't really complain" Matt answered after being asked what he thought about the food at the commons. Kids have a lot of options to choose from like: the fresh salad bar, the not so healthy burger station, a daily main entree, exquisite sushi, heartwarming pasta, and of course an endless amount of dessert. "My favorite is the pasta... and garlic bread sticks" Jon, another student, answered. The pasta line is always a mile long so their pasta must be great!
         The goal of the commons is to keep the students happy. They give their students the choice of eating healthy or unhealthy and anywhere in between. They are clean and ready to serve the students with a positive attitude