Everyone loves food, especially college students, and unsurprisingly the majority of services on campus revolve around providing food options, even if they’re off campus.

New students see all the dining locations on Southeastern’s campus during orientation including: Cayman Café, Taco Bell, Popeyes, Chick-fil-a, etc. But they likely will have no idea where to get frozen custard or farm-fresh produce until their senior year. Auxiliary Services partnered with the Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs to create a map detailing the locations of restaurants, general stores and markets within a mile of campus.

While the map is certainly of use to the general student population, it is targeted towards students without transportation, especially international students.

“The reason we created the map is that some of the students staying on campus without transportation expressed that they’ve had difficulty finding convenient food and dining options, particularly when the on campus dining facilities are closed,” said Brendan Daigle, coordinator for MISA. “We are hoping that by providing this map we are educating students on the wide variety of restaurants and food stores that are close to campus, thereby alleviating this issue.”

PJ’s Coffee, Kirin Sushi, Jovanni’s Food Market and Trey Yuen are among the 31 restaurants and food options featured in the map. All of the locations are less than a mile from the university, the furthest being Johnny’s Pizza (0.9 miles) and the closest being a three-way tie between Campus Convenience, Rende’s and Smoothie King (less than 0.1 miles). Most of the locations are located within Downtown Hammond, which begins half a mile from the southern edge of campus.

According to the Director of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives for Auxiliary Services Robin Rodrigue, there are plans for some of these locations to accept Cub Cash. However, a list of locations has not yet been finalized, though Auxiliary Services plans on promoting the new service during Traditions August 18-21. Look for more information regarding the use of Lion’s Lagniappe in Hammond stores and restaurants in the upcoming issues of The Lion’s Roar.

Editor’s Note — Aug. 27, 2013: This story has been corrected to reflect that Lion’s Lagniappe, not Cub Cash, will be accepted as payment by stores and restaurants around campus.