“Mold, worms, and purple chicken” - 7NEWS



For years the quality of UMass Lowell dining hall food produced by Aramark has been subpar at best and harmful at worst. Due to conditions allowed and accepted by the management of the facilities, students have been plagued by rancid, dirty, infested or undercooked food that has compromised the safety and well-being of the student body at University of Massachusetts Lowell. Most notably the epicenter, Fox Hall Dining, has been the center of attention when talking about events where students were served unsafe meals. The report by 7 News sheds more light on the dire situation that we, the students of UMass Lowell, are experiencing. We've been fed promises by both Aramark and the administration of UMass Lowell that dining services will improve. We've seen time and time again these promises broken and the subpar quality food return. Through this petition, I ask for the support of the UMass Lowell student body to demand that UMass Lowell be afforded the same quality food that other institutions in the UMass family enjoy on a daily basis. UMass Dining was founded in response to a similar situation at UMass Amherst. The independent institution supplies the highest quality food for college students in the United States and is voted as such on an annual basis. UMass Dining is one of UMass Amherst’s crowning achievements and I feel the students of UMass Lowell are just as deserving of quality food.



Join your fellow students by signing this petition and demanding that the food be improved by the adoption of UMass Dining.