Zach: Alternative Form Story

The next story that we will be working on is the alternative form story. An alternative form story (ASF) is a story written in a nontraditional form, whether it be a charticle, Q&A, list, etc. The story can be a standalone story, but is usually used to supplement a story by adding interesting information that didn't quite make it into the main story.

For my ASF, I will be talking about the different meal plans Coe has to offer for students. Because Coe is a residential campus (students have to live on campus unless they meet certain requirements), students must also be on a meal plan, unless they live in the apartments. Coe offers four different meal plans, each with a certain amount of Coe Cash (credit used to buy food/other items in our convenience store). The meal plans are as follows:

• 20 meals/week with $25 Coe Cash for the semester
• 16 meals/week with $75 Coe Cash for the semester
• 11 meals/week with $100 Coe Cash for the semester
• "Flex" Plan: 160 meals to be used at any time with no Coe Cash. Meals may be converted into Coe Cash at a rate of $5 Coe Cash for 1 meal converted.

The story is geared towards incoming students and will be written in chart/charticle form. I'll be interviewing Tom Wieseler from Sodexo about the various plans and also some students with each plan to get their take on them.

I'll post my story/a link to the story when it's finished so you can read it. Have a great day!

-Z