I cannot believe what I am reading. In order to cut costs, RPS is closing dining facilities in three dorms. Chris Boudi says "While facilities will be closing, services will not be reduced." "Services" might be moving elsewhere, but "service" has long since disappeared.\nI was a freshman during the last year in which all dorms had traditional dining hall services. That spring, RPS announced that it was making changes to improve its service and better satisfy student needs. Thus began more than 4 years of "satisfaction." \nNow, in order to curb what seems to be a continuous loss of money, RPS decides to close more facilities. When is RPS going to realize that they're losing money because they're failing to meet those student needs that they pledged to satisfy almost five years ago?\nIt makes sense to me. If dining isn't convenient, if the quality of the food is poor and if service has ceased, then more and more students will opt not to dine in the residence halls. Instead of concentrating on the quality of the product that they're offering the students, they are worrying about the quantity of money that they're failing to make.\nThe solution is easy. Work on what you're offering the students, and then more students will use your product. If Tide laundry detergent fails to get clothes clean, do you think Proctor & Gamble will decide to only reduce production to match demand? No! They would go back to the labs and try to improve their product.\nIf you ask me, this is yet another example of the administration failing to do its job. When will administrators abandon their political agendas and start working for the students?
RPS needs to think of students' needs
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