Students on North Campus who are frustrated with the Incon’s hours of operation or the long trek to
the Commons Shop have finally been provided the solution to their problems: the new 24-hour snack
shop located in the center of the Denton Community.
The store, which features bamboo floors and is open around the clock, resembles a Wawa or 7-Eleven
more closely than an actual convenience store. The store offers many items not found at other snack
shops on campus, including hot dogs, tornados, Uno pizzas, seasoned potatoes, wings, and nachos with
chili and cheese. There are also microwaves available for student use.
With its many amenities and 24 hours of operation, many students who were previously loyal to other
snack shops on campus are likely going to take their business here.
Freshman physics major Joe Thomas lives in Denton Hall and said that he and his friends have already
made late night trips to the snack shop.
“We’ll come here for the convenience,” he said. “It’s so close [to Denton].”
Thomas doesn’t observe many significant differences between the new store and the Incon.
“There seems to be a lot of the same stuff,” he said. “It’s a little smaller than the Incon but it’s about the
same.”
General Manager Clarence Patterson runs the new shop, as well as the other competing snack shops on
campus. He believes that it’s too early to tell what the impact will be on the Incon and the Commons
Shop.
“We thought the new snack shop would pull customers away from the Commons Shop on South
Campus, but there seems to be more of a pull from the North Campus Snack Shop,” he said.
Patterson believes that the other shops will lose some business because people won’t have to walk as
far to get to the Incon or Commons Shop if they live near the Denton Community, but he doesn’t think
that any shop will be significantly affected.
“It’s more of a convenience factor,” he said.
Freshman business major Jared Littlejohn likes the new snack shop better than others on campus
because it offers hot food, and “it’s cleaner”.
“My friends live [in the Denton Community], so I’ll probably be over there a lot,” he said. Littlejohn
believes that he and his friends will now go to the snack shop rather than restaurants on Route 1 on
weekend nights.
Sophomore hearing and speech sciences major Maria Payne lives in the Cambridge Community, and
believes the new shop is a “big attraction versus the Incon and other on-campus shops.”
“[Me and my friends] will definitely end up there for food on weekend nights,” she said.
Convenience Store Supervisor Rev Ward is in charge of the 24-hour shop and doesn’t believe that the
store will hurt the business of the Incon or Commons Shop.
“Business will be spread out,” he said. “[The new shop] won’t put a big dent in their business.”
Ward anticipates that students will choose to come to the 24-hour shop on weekend nights, rather than
going to 711 or other restaurants on Route 1.
“Students may feel safer coming here,” he said. “They are comfortable in their own environment.”