Campus Life

Food is very good, especially if you are a vegan or a vegetarian. Cafeteria always has pasta, pizza, salad, fruit, burgers, Asian food, and international food options. Things do tend to cycle but overall quality of food is good.

If you have any dietary restrictions, Mac is very accomodating. There are always vegan and gluten-free options, and the catering staff is very accessible if you have further concerns. Don't go into school here expecting a diet of cheese pizza, mac&cheese, and ramen--Cafe Mac never serves it. Very nice selection of healthy foods, amazing salad bar (feta cheese and kalamata olive amazing!), wide variety of foods, and nice variation throughout the week. My only complaint would be about their policies surrounding the cafe. You aren't allowed to take food or coffee out of the Cafe (except pastries and fruit), and if you want to downsize your meal plan they don't offer you a lot of other options, but still charge you the same price. As far as I know, these things are being worked on at this time, however.

Because there is only one cafeteria on campus, students get tired of it easily. Although, it offers a lot of different options.

Cafe Mac is a great place to eat when compared to other colleges. Since you have to be on the meal-plan first and second year, there are times when you get sick of Cafe Mac. It's the only dining hall on campus, so it is nice to eat with everyone.

awesome dining hall with many healthy choices!

you will be hard-pressed to find a cafeteria with more variety and better food quality. macalester makes it incredibly easy to eat healthy and to eat a wide variety of foods. it is also extremely easy to be a vegan or vegetarian as everything is clearly labeled.

No greek life.

Mac doesn't have any Greek life, but we do have super cool options for living outside dorms! We have a cultural house, language houses, an eco house and many others. Also, if you are interested in an alternative to the meal plan, you can apply to live in the Veggie Coop where residents take turn buying groceries and cooking vegetarian meals for the entire building. Even if you're not a vegetarian, a lot of people really love living there!

None.

doesn't have any.