NTU students start petition to save canteen stalls amid rental hikes, $20,000 renovation fee
Students at Nanyang Technological University started a petition to protect vendors at CresPion Canteen. A change in management has introduced higher rental costs and a renovation fee of $20,000. Students worry these costs will force vendors to close or move. The petition has collected 1,533 signatures. A student group shared the cause on Instagram to warn against the loss of affordable food. The university's Office of Commercial and Auxiliary Services is managing the canteen change.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students have launched a petition urging the university to protect vendors at CresPion Canteen, as a change in management threatens to displace existing stalls.Titled "Save Our CresPion Canteen", students are concerned that rising rental costs and renovation fees imposed by the incoming operator could force vendors to shut down or relocate.As at Tuesday (Nov 3), it has garnered 1,533 signatures on Change.org.The student group NTU Financial Aid and Friends also shared the petition on Instagram, highlighting concerns over the potential loss of affordable food options on campus.NTU's Office of Commercial and Auxiliary Services (OCAS) is changing the canteen's operator to Food Paradise, with renovation scheduled to begin on Dec 11.According to the petition, every existing stall is currently facing the possibility of having to quit, with vendors having to decide whether they can afford to continue operating under the new arrangements.