Aromatic naan bread is one of the items on an Indian thali, served Wednesday in the CAW Student Centre’s Marketplace.
A south Asian-themed menu in the Marketplace on Wednesday will help support a campaign raising funds to build educational services in India.
Paolo Vasapolli (centre) thanks students Wilma Huang, Chong Yi, Qingheng Yu and Yuqin Zou for making the Marketplace observance of Chinese new year a success.
Patrons of the Marketplace in the CAW Student Centre flocked to the Homestyle station Thursday to enjoy Chinese dishes in celebration of the lunar new year, which starts today.
“The food has been a big hit,” said server Vanessa Stevens-Blaise. “Our cooks did a great job.”
Business student Wilma Huang agreed as she bought a plate full of steamed dumplings: “Just like home.”
Spiced Indian tea, chai, is part of a south Asian menu today in the CAW Student Centre’s Marketplace.
Fourth-year business major Rafae Khan accepts a dish of made-to-order pasta from server Marisa Isabella, Tuesday in the CAW Student Centre.
The popularity of the macaroni-and-cheese bar at the Marche Pasta station has convinced Food Services to extend it through the remainder of the school year, says Paolo Vasapolli, assistant manager of the Marketplace food court in the CAW Student Centre.
“We originally intended it as just a one-week special, but it has really gone over well,” he says. “We think our customers will appreciate us extending this service.”
The Homestyle station in the Marketplace food outlet will celebrate the diverse cultures and cuisines of Africa’s largest nation Thursday, March 14, with a menu prepared in consultation with students from Nigeria.
“We are very excited about being able to offer these dishes,” says assistant manager Paolo Vasapolli. “It is wonderful to be able to offer a taste of home for Nigerian students, and we hope everyone will try and enjoy these delicious foods.”
Between 30 and 40 people are homeless in Windsor on any given night, says Christine Wilson, administrator of Street Help, a downtown drop-in centre for homeless and low-income people.
The organization has issued a call for sleeping bags to help keep its clients safe and warm through the Canadian winter. Paolo Vasapolli of Food Services has offered to collect contributions from the UWindsor community.
A series of discussions are scheduled for Humanities Week, presented by the Humanities Research Group, September 12 to 16.
Philosophy professor Jeff Noonan will host a Philosophers’ Café on Monday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Phog Lounge, 157 University Avenue West, on the topic “What Would be Lost if We Lost Philosophy?”
