Last year, the Vanderbilt University Administration announced the closure of the Rocket Sub locations in favor of hot bar and vegetable butcher options. Having been a Highland Quad resident for a year, I have to say that this was a huge mistake and greatly impacted the quality of food available to students.

Rocket Subs provided students with a nutritious, filling, and unique dining option that has since been denied in favor of low calorie and lesser quality options. I ate hot bar food at least once a day for the past two semesters. This experience consisted of very poor quality food compared to the rest of campus, unclear or small portion sizes, and a very limited weekly food rotation. Moreover, the vegetable butcher option is something very rarely utilized by students. This option requires students to sacrifice sides or entrees for between 1-3 fruits or vegetables. 

Rocket Sub locations offered students a variety of sandwich and soup options, as well as the use of the Munchie Mart selection (Chips, drinks, coffee, etc). While a "vegetable butcher" may look good on paper and is nice to tell alumni and prospective students, in reality it is a very weak and misguided dining option. When I need a quick and filling lunch before class or dinner at the end of a busy day, a cucumber or three tomatoes is of no interest to me. Give me some bread, meat, cheese, and soup... not raw vegetables or slop in a metal heating tin. 

Overall, I feel that it is safe to say the Rocket Sub stations are a favored dining option amongst students and reverting Hot Bar and Vegetable Butcher stations back to these sub stations would benefit a much larger portion of the student body than last year's changes.

No, I don't want a bell-pepper for breakfast. 

No, I don't want to use a side on three lemons.

No, I am not going to bring a Highland Munchie Mart eggplant to my 1pm physics class. Give me a sandwich.

Join me in bringing back the glory of Rocket Subs by supporting this petition. Thank you.