It’s Saturday morning, and the night before was wild. Many freshmen awaken to sunlight in their squeaky dorm beds to this exact scenario every weekend ready for bounties of Carson brunch or Fire ‘n Spice omelets. But for some residents, their hunger is destined to go unsatisfied.

The premature end of weekly meal points is a feeling no dorm resident wants to endure. It can be difficult to budget, especially early on in dorm life.

“For the first two weeks it was a little difficult, but once I figured out how the points and stuff all worked, I had points leftover every week,” said fresh-out-of-the-dorms sophomore Robert Mollusky.

Mollusky says that the one of the most cost-efficient food items in the dorms is the three-point mac ‘n cheese at the Global Scholars Hall. However, another quality way of improving point efficiency is cutting out unnecessary items such as snacks and drinks.

“You don’t have to get a drink with every meal,” Mollusky said. “It helps your points not to get a soda with every meal. Then you save a few points a day, and that helps you at the end of the week.”

Another fresh-out-of-the-dorms sophomore, Mitchell Dobler, found that the salads at the Living Learning Center and Big Mouth Burritos at Hamilton Complex were the best way to get bang for your buck in the residence halls. Living off campus in Barnhart, however, Dobler took advantage of food around campus that helped him conserve his points.

“I lived in Barnhart, so I was off campus and able to go eat off campus more often, and my points would just stock up,” Dobler said.

Caspian Mediterranean Café (863 E. 13th Ave.), Uly’s on Kincaid street, Sy’s Pizza (1211 Alder St.) and Glenwood (1340 Alder St.) were among Dobler’s favorites throughout the week and whenever points ran low.

While at Caspian, Dobler said he most often ordered the burger special with fries and a drink.

“It’s a steal,” he said.

The cheeseburger special at Caspian is only $6.95.

With so many quality eats surrounding campus, Dobler’s advice to incoming freshmen is to branch away from campus food every now and then.

“I’d say just go off campus more, you know, try the places off campus too,” Dobler said. “Don’t just stay on campus and eat at the same places all the time. That’s basically all the advice I have. I really didn’t have any problem conserving meal points at all.”