After a brief survey to name it, the newest addition to the multiple dining establishments on campus will open in October.
“The Real Food on Campus restaurant will be open on Monday, October 1st, “said Amber Arguijo, Marketing Manager for the UH Dining Services.
The new hall was named through a survey from August 27th, to August 31st, a 5 day period in which 300 members of the faculty, staff, and student-body participated. The survey was held online via Facebook, and for those without, SurveyMonkey, an online survey, and questionnaire tool.
“The survey was advertised through a campus news release, and posted on UHDS’ Facebook and Twitter,” said Arguijo, “advertisement was done on the official Facebook page and Twitter pages of the University. It was also shared on various campus pages.”
Participants submitted more than 300 name ideas that were admitted during the previous academic school year, to a Facebook page devoted to taking ideas.
“We had approximately 300 name ideas submitted during that time. After the submissions were closed a panel of University administrators narrowed the list down,” said Aruijo.
After all names had been submitted, the administrators cut a majority of the ideas, to just three finalists: Cougar Woods, West End, and The Roar. After the voting period in August, Cougar Woods was chosen, with 49 percent of the votes. Some students took to the name quickly.
“I think it’s a pretty cool name. It’s got a ring to it,” said Matt Singletary, Junior in Music Education, “it’s got a ring to it, ‘see you at The Woods!” The name was not as warmly received by all students, but neither did all students care to input names.
“Sounds a little weird, but it is fine as long as they serve good food,” said Cassie Castro, Junior in Music Education. Castro neither voted nor submitted a name in the survey.
The Cougar Woods Dining Hall will open at 7 a.m. October 1st, and the accompanying Cougar Xpress Mini Market will open at 7 a.m. that same day.
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