STREET BEAT Students speak scholarships Colleges could benefit from diversified cafeterias

The student body of Pierce College has been grateful for the open cafeteria and the services provided by the vendor. While Love Birds Café is occupying the space, it is only a temporary solution.

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is trying to make a cost effective decision to provide the same food vendors on all campuses of the nine colleges in the district.

This attempt at an economic move by the district is not moving fast enough for campuses with appropriate facilities, which are forced to stand idle when they could be in use, to provide a place of commerce and leisure on district grounds.

Rather than force conformity amongst all colleges, the LACCD should allow the different campuses to decide on an individual basis and sign ven-