I’ve lived on both sides of campus and have frequently visited both MacCracken and Scoreboard markets. It is very rare for me to get a chance to eat dinner before the dining halls close at 8 p.m., so I mostly get my meals from one of the few late-night meal swipe options. This includes Market Street at MacCracken in South Quad, Bell Tower in Academic Quad and Scoreboard in North Quad.
Scoreboard and MacCracken are supposed to be equal with their meal swipe options and grill. However, simply walking into the market, you can see the major differences between the two markets.
MacCracken Market is bigger, and better, than Scoreboard. It has more room for different options. It also offers customisable smoothies, while Scoreboard only offers the Tractor Beverages.
While both grills offer the same options for meal swipes, one still has a better quality of food. When I receive my food from Scoreboard, the fries are only partially cooked or my burger is burnt. I have gotten the chicken tenders from Scoreboard only once, and they tasted undercooked when I got them.
While MacCracken is not perfect either, I have had fewer issues with under or overcooked food from there. There was only one time that I can remember when my burger was not grilled properly. The chicken tenders and fries were always a solid option that are almost always cooked correctly.
When I lived in South Quad last semester, I had MacCracken almost every night for dinner, despite the long waits. Now that I live in East Quad, I visit MacCracken a lot less because of the distance, and I have started going to Scoreboard for a burger and fries. The first time I went to Scoreboard, I was shocked at how small it was.
The differences between MacCracken and Scoreboard should not be this drastic. Students on all sides of campus should have adequate late-night meal options, without having to walk all the way across campus. MacCracken’s long wait time could be solved by improving the quality of Scoreboard, as well as adding similar markets to each quad.
MacCracken Market is just better than Scoreboard, and students need more options like it for late-night meal swipe options that are near their dorms.
Jamie Gowans is a first-year student in the Farmer School of Business. She is a marketing major with a history minor. She is a first-year writer for The Miami Student.
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