Mid November means many students start pinching pennies as their flex dollars run low. For just a dollar a day, however, students can take advantage of the lunches provided by several of the religious groups on campus.

Different religious groups take turns offering these $1 meals on different days throughout the week.

“This is my senior year, and I’ve just started taking advantage of dollar lunches,” said Ben Young, a senior marketing major from Rayville. “If I would have known about these lunches earlier, I would have saved a lot more money during my time here.”

Young is not the only student that has not taken advantage of these meal opportunities. Many students either do not know about these lunches, or they may assume the lunches are just cheap ham sandwiches. Actually, these lunches range from steak and potatoes to gumbo on chilly days.

The lunches are open to all students regardless of their religious affiliation. Students can attend any or all of the lunches held during the week.

“Attending the different dollar lunches allows me to meet people outside of my religious group and to make new friends I would have never met without attending these lunches,” said Jameson Johns, a sophomore pre-pharmacy major from Winnsboro.

So instead of stressing about being broke, take advantage of the $1 lunches on campus. Take it as an opportunity to meet new friends.