Annotated Bibliography

Williams, Lauren. The Meal Plan University Business. Sep2013, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p42-45. 4p.
This article is relevant to the paper and to our topic so I thought it would be a good
secondary source for the paper. This article talks about universities meal plans and how
universities are trying to better their dining systems. There is a section in the article that I
focused the most on, which the section is talking about operating on students time. I
chose to focus on the time because time plays a huge role in a students lifestyle. You
have to make time for a lot of things and eating is one of them. (Kimbrea)
Angelini, Chyna. Personal Interview. 30 September 2015
Chyna Angelini is a sophomore at the University of Kentucky. I decided to conduct an
interview with her because she was at the university as a freshman and has witnessed the
changes to the meal plan. Chyna feels strongly about the changes made so I thought her
thoughts and opinions would be a good primary source for the paper. (Kimbrea)
Twitter. UK Dining. Pictures of Ovids in the 90
I chose this image of Ovids in the 90 because this image shows the audience the
difference between this year and last year. We talk a lot about Ovids in our paper so a
better way to show what the big deal is, is by having a before and after picture. You can
see how much space Ovids has now before they moved to the 90. (Kimbrea)
Golev, Atanas. The Year in UK Privatized Dining. 2014. ACE Lexington weekly newspaper,
Lexington. Web. 2 Oct. 2015.
I used this picture to help show the difference between the new Ovids and the old. In
the picture you can see the multiple grills that Ovids used to use to serve more
students faster. This is one of the several issues with UK dining that our project touches
on. The picture was taken by a local lexington newspaper that often does stories about the
University of Kentucky. (Kelly Ziegler)
Kirk, Marjorie. "UK dining is squeezing out students with unnecessary regulations and pricing."
Kentucky Kernel. N.p., 2 Sept. 2014. Web. 2 Oct. 2015.
This article was found on the Kentucky Kernel website, a local source. The author of this
article is also a fellow University of Kentucky student. She makes it obvious in her article
that she is very knowledgable on the topic of UK dining and meal plans. Throughout the
article, she uses very specific examples to show how the new dining regulations are
negatively affecting students. The article was helpful because it is specific to the
University of Kentucky and directly addresses issues that our project presents. (Kelly
Ziegler)
Richard Thackrey. Personal Interview. 01 October 2015.
Richard Thackrey is a sophomore student at University of Kentucky who is living in the
dorms and on a meal plan for the second year. He has witnessed firsthand all of the
changes made to UK dining services. I asked him questions regarding how he felt about
the dining changes and how they affected students. This interview was very beneficial for
our project because Richard is a student affected by the issue our project is addressing.
His opinions help solidify our claims. (Kelly Ziegler)

Allen, Jonathan. Personal interview. 1 Oct. 2015.

This is a University of Kentucky freshman who is concerned about the meal plan
system. He lives on campus, so therefore has to deal with UK dining on a daily basis if
he plans on eating. It is important to identify different people or entities that UK dining
affects. It is reasonable to assume that if one student takes issue with UK dining, then
many others will, so this interviewee serves as a representative of the Kentucky student
body. (Joshua McCloskey)
UK Dining Employee. Personal Interview. 2 Oct. 2015
It is important to identify other stakeholders for the issue at hand and these also include
the employees that work for UK dining. This employee wished to remain anonymous as
they are currently still employed and did not want their voice to known as shedding a
negative light on their employer. Employees of UK dining can provide a different
perspective that the general student does not see. It therefore adds more dimension and
complexity to the issues surrounding UK dining. One of the things highlighted in the
interview is the so called pride that the UK dining management has in there changes and
that perhaps they dont really care about what students think about the changes. (Joshua
McCloskey)
Hall, McKenzie. "Campus Dining More Universities Are Serving Healthier Cuisine to
Students." Today's Dietitian 1 May 2014: 18. Print.
This source helps to compare similarities of UK dining on the national stage. Many of
the changes in food that the article describes are changes that are taking place at the
University of Kentucky as well. It provides insight to the other side of the argument as to
why some of the cost increases may be justified. It is simply a look at the other side,
which any good impartial investigator should consider. (Joshua McCloskey).
Blackhand, Linda B. "University of Kentucky Enrollment Tops 29,000 for First Time."
Lexington Herald-Leader, 10 Sept. 2013. Web. 5 Sept. 2015.
Although this has no direct ties to the topic at hand it provides the reader to get some
background information about why changes are being made at the University. It allows
the audience to see the bigger picture and feel more informed about the overall problem,
which in turn allows for a better solution to come from the argument. This article
strengthens what some may interpret to be bias into the frame for an argument.
Kantrowskiz, Mark. Head of the Class. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2015.
This image was included with the next source and provided a better view into how the
University compares to the national average when it comes to borrowing money for
paying tuition. With this image the reader is allowed to not only imagine that the debt for
students has gone up, but to see its growth easily and quickly. This illustrates my point
when I am addressing the financial effect of the UK dining plan on students quickly and
much more effectively.
Sparshott, Jeffrey. "Congratulations, Class of 2015. Youre the Most Indebted Ever (For Now)."
Real Time Economics RSS. Dow Jones & Company, Inc, 8 May 2015. Web. 09 Oct. 2015.
Being that the dining plan no longer covers the complete expense for daily sustenance
required for each student, simple things like getting a meal everyday have become

another expense that college students have to worry about. This article Although it is well
known that a typical college student has debt even before he/she come out of college,
solid facts presented in this article. Allowing it to contribute to the overall support of this
argument because it provides evidence needed to strengthen points made in regards to
student finances.
"Tuition and Fees University of Kentucky." See Blue. University of Kentucky Registrar, Winter
2014. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
Simply put this is just information about how much the University of Kentucky is. This
allows the reader to see a picture allowing for comparison about how much the
University of Kentucky is vs a national average. This presents irrefutable evidence about
how financially burdened students can be and allows for elaboration into why students
shouldnt have an inadequate meal plan, and how it can become a real issue financially,
providing more evidence to strengthen this argument. (Nick)

Annotated Bibliography for Video Portion

Public. Yelp.com. Yelp, 19 May 2015. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.
I used yelp.com to get pictures of different meal options at Panda Express. I used these
pictures to create a side by side image of what used to be offered with a meal swipe at
UK, and what is offered now. There has been a 40- 50% cut in the amount of food
between last year and this year at Panda Express. I chose to use images from yelp.com
because they are pictures by actual consumers.. Sometimes if you look at pictures from
the company itself the amount of food is exaggerated. The issue regarding amount of
food students are given was one of our videos main points. (Kelly Ziegler)
UK Dining. Aramark 2015, n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
Our entire group used UK dinings website as a reference throughout our project. Their
website contains information about when dining locations are open and information about
meal swipes. We were able to find some graphics on their website that helped us show in
our video where and when meal swipes could be used. We also referenced the different
meal plan options from UK dining. However this source wasnt as helpful as it could
have been. The website did not have any information on what a meal swipe included at
each location. Also, some graphics did not include dining locations that opened this year.
(Kelly Ziegler)
Pitts, Symfhani. Personal Interview. 12 November 2015
Symfhani Pitts is a sophomore at the University of Kentucky. I chose to interview
Symfhani because she has seen the changes to the meal plan and is also like other
students, unsatisfied with the changes. Symfhani has made comments about the changes
and I thought what better way for her to be heard was to voice her opinion in an
interview. I feel the use of Symfhanis interview made our argument stronger. (Refore)
Public. MurryState.edu 2015 Web. 12 November 2015

We went to the Murry State website as another source to compare and contrast the
differences between the dining hall services. Murry State just like Kentucky uses a meal
plan and flex. With this information we were able to see the many options students at
Murry have and get an idea of how the students are able to get good usage out of their
meal plans. The hours of operation for the dining halls at Murry are very flexible where
they fit the busy schedule of a college student, whereas at the University of Kentucky, the
hours of operation isnt as flexible for students. (Refore)
"Dining Services." Sodexo, n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2015. <https://uofl.sodexomyway.com/>.
By using this source a greater argument was able to be made by showing the audience
that there are other ways that thing are done. By comparing another major University
within Kentucky it allows the audience to be lead to conclusions based on real world
solutions utilized by other knowledgeable sources. This adds greatly to the writers
credibility. This also prevents the cycling of some of the same ideas from like-minded
people. Another possible effect of this type of source is leading the audience to search for
answers from other Universities. (Nick Loving)
"Dining Service Meal Plans." Eastern Kentucky University, n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.
<http://colonelonecard.eku.edu/dining-service-meal-plans>.
Like the source above for Louisvilles University this source allows for comparison to
another schools dining plan. However unlike Louisville University the EKU dining plan
is actually a small downgrade rather than the upgrade Louisville University seems to
offer to their students. This shows the audience that while the student body is calling for a
meal plan that better suits their needs we know that it could be worse. This weakens
possible counter arguments that could be made from the University of Kentuckys dining
plan management, as well as add to our own credibility. (Nick Loving)
Bone, Candace. Personal interview. 5 Nov. 2015.
This is an interview conducted with a first year student at the University of
Kentucky. This provides some insight on how the UK Dining system functions with a
student who has nothing to compare it to. This sophomore student lives on campus and it
involved in extra-curricular activities such as choir, so it is from the point of view of
someone who does not have a lot of free time to just sit around and wait for food. The
interview highlights aspects of UK Dining such as the time it takes to receive food and
ways to improve UK Dining. (Joshua McCloskey)
"WSU Dining: Issue with the Dining Hours." Wordpress.com. Hayden McKittrick. Web. 30
Nov. 2015. <https://wsudining.wordpress.com/propose-solution-hayden/>.
This is a personal blog for a student at Washington University. The class is for his
English 111 class, and this entry talks about problems with the Washington University
dining system. This entry can be used to highlight issue with collegiate dining at other
universities. A major problem at this University according to McKittrick is the time is
takes to eat on campus and the poor hours that many dining facilities have. He also states
that places open at certain times are so spread out and cause residents to walk long
distances at less than ideal times of day. This entry can be used to backup our argument

with UK Dining, by showing that other universities have the same problem. (Joshua
McCloskey)