Why I pay $9.50 for chips and one spring roll, every day

Usually in Massive editorials I like to dissect complicated topics and prove to y’all that I’m smart. This week I’ve taken a different approach, one that may even put my reputation at risk. For the past few months, I’ve been facing the classic seasonal depression vibes, and with this comes an inability to make lunches to bring to mahi. Instead of finding a healthy snack to keep my mind ticking, I’ve indulged in Tussock’s bang average hot chips and spring roll combo, all for the extortionate price of $9.50, every day.

I know, shameful right? But what can a boy do when there are literally no other options on campus. It's bad enough that we are in a cost of living crisis as our university cafe prices are continuously rising, but it's worse that, unless we want to venture off on a thirty-minute walk, there are no other options to stop us spending our precious pūtea.

Also, you’d expect that for me to be buying this each and every day that it must be tasty? WRONG! I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes at dear old Tussock, but not once have I had a crispy batch of chips, and half the time they’re barely lukewarm. As I said, this sounds like a university problem rather than a staffing issue, but some changes need to be made, or more places need to be added.

To make you all jealous, I decided to find out how many food options other universities have. The answers just add to the pain.

Waikato University: One student cafe, three food places, and a student bar.

Otago University: Like 12 food spots within a minute walk from the main library.

Victoria Uni: Like, a million.

Canterbury: Roughly 12.

Auckland: 54 fucking options.

I understand that some of these campuses are larger than Massey, but it’s gotten to a point where this is ridiculous. They tell us that food fuels our brains, but all spring rolls and hot chip fuels is my BMI.

I'm hungry,

Mason