The on-campus pizzeria Topio's is being closed without so much as an email sent to students. Campuses across America everyday are making decisions that effect students, without their consent, or knowledge. Winthrop University is the latest to follow the trend. Students on the campus seemed virtually unaware that Topio's would be closing. School Aramark worker Tanya Barlow, supervisor, informed reporters that "the pizza place was losing the school money, and the company "higher-ups" want to put in something that would make us money." The first Topio's was put on a college campus in Philadelphia, PA Feb 15, 2010, and since then many have been launched to spread the love for "old world pizza". Aramark is the provider for over 600 campuses throughout North America, and Topio's is a creation that is successful on lots of campuses across these United States. Since Topio's is no longer effective according to sales and revenue, the consultants for Aramark have chosen to replace it, and that is where the problem in communication occurred. Jay Mrosek, a location manager at the Markley's site on campus stated that "there were rumors of the pizzeria being replaced by a salad bar, but the parts have yet to come in." Mrosek did not inform employees until a few weeks ago that Topio's would not be returning, and they would have to find new jobs if they were not chosen for rehire. Although the people managing food services for our campus often have good intentions, in this case their methods were quite flawed. Few new that the pizzeria was being replaced, and when the information leaked employees were panicked according to Topio's worker Sam Gallagher. Students are now faced with the same sense of panic. Those that went regularly, like Jessica Fernanders, "will miss it dearly". She speaks of difficulty finding food as a vegetarian, and her continual frustration with the dining services. She hopes things will improve, but until they do she says she is "forced to resort to the Thompson salad bar, until this mess is settled." Without fight or struggle, Topio's is going quietly, but its effects will not be seen until Christmas break ends. Students are sure to have their opinions, but the result is ultimately is not up to the student body. For more information on Topio's click the link below: http://www.aramark.com/PressReleases/PressRoom/ARAMARK-TOPIOS.aspx For more information on Winthrop's dining services click the link below: http://www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSSE/Winthrop/Locations/ topios - Word cloud - WordItOut

Topios is Closing