GSU

The GSU, also known as the George Sherman Union or Student Union, is a gathering place, office building, study hall, and food court. The GSU is best known for the Union Court, here is Boston University's description:

This nine restaurant food court features popular national food franchises, hearty entrees, an abundant salad bar, gourmet coffee, sushi bar, juice bar, and fresh baked bagels and pastries. Within the Union Court, 12 televisions show regular cable programming throughout the day and evening. There is also outside seating, picnic areas and benches surrounding the GSU. That's about it, but here are the details (from http://www.bu.edu/gsu/services.html)

It's mostly your typical food-court-type food. Don't expect anything amazing, but it's leaps and bounds beyond the typical food options high schoolers have to choose from.


 * Aesop's Bagels:** **(GONE)** a good bagel shop! They're usually the only place still open when BU has vacation at the same times BUA still has classes.


 * Panda Express:** good fast food Chinese. Makers of the wildly popular but kind of gross Orange Chicken.


 * Starbucks:** This café offers the full line of Starbucks coffee beverages and a selection of our most popular coffee beans. Enjoy your coffee, espresso, cappuccino, or other specialty beverage with one of our European-style pastries or muffins.


 * D'Angelo:** **(GONE**.) D'angelo's Sandwich Shops feature delicious hot and cold submarine sandwiches, pita pokkets and wraps, including d'angelo's Healthy D'lite menu with lighter options.


 * The Fruit Market** //(really just a few baskets behind the drink bar)//**:** Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a natural treat, The Fruit Market is always stocked with whole and cut fruit, as well as dried fruits. Here's a sample of our seasonal offerings. Please keep in mind that seasonal fruits may not be available at all times.

Seasonal Fruits Coconuts - Kiwi - Mangos - Papayas - Peaches - Pineapple - Plums - Strawberries


 * Cranberry Farms:** Treat yourself, family, and friends to our homestyle Roasted Turkey, Rotisserie-Roasted Chicken Dinners, and Turkey Sandwiches. Our fresh chicken is marinated and then slow-roasted on a rotisserie to golden perfection! Fresh-roasted turkey breast comes out of our roasters golden brown and ready for a mouth-watering traditional dinner or homestyle sandwich. All of our dinners and sandwiches are available for takeout. We accept BU requisitions. Call in your order to us, and we will have it ready for pick up! Telephone: 617-353-2991 //(just in case you ever wanted GSU take-out at home. I think somebody should eventually rewrite this page)//


 * Copper Kettle:** This soup concept offers a variety of soups and chowders that change daily. Top off your selection with croutons, cheese, herbs, or ground pepper. Choose from an assortment of freshly baked breads and rolls to complement your meal. (Some people think the soups are awful but Stone recommends the beef stew)

Jamba smoothies are designed to meet FDA standards for being Heart Healthy. Plus, they fit the widely recommended "5-a-day" program for fruits and vegetables. With a full day's requirement of fruit, nonfat frozen yogurt or dairy-free sorbet and a dash of ice, Jamba smoothies are more than a healthy snack - they're a nutritious meal.
 * Jamba Juice:** **(GONE, now at Warren towers)** Jamba Juice® serves up delicious, nutritious, convenient meals filled with enticing fruit and vegetable flavors, vital nutrients and total convenience: everything you need to live an active, healthy life. Best of all, Jamba can go anywhere you do!


 * Sushi:** Enjoy a full-service sushi bar with a wide variety of sushi, sashimi, tempura, and combination meals. You can sit at our sushi bar and enjoy a meal, or you can take your custom-made order with you to go! Most of the sushi you get has been sitting for a fe hours if not days, so be sure to check the package carefully before buying.


 * Caprito Burrito:** **(GONE)** Try a freshly-steamed flour tortilla with your choice of roasted vegetables, chicken, pork, or steak topped with your choice of guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, cilantro pesto, habanero hot sauce, tomatoes, onions, black olives, pinto beans, or one of our specialty rices.


 * Loose Leafs:** We are happy to mix together your favorite salad ingredients, toss them with one of our delicious dressings, and package your salad to take with you or to enjoy in our dining room.


 * Amalfi Oven:** Little Italy comes to Boston at this pizza shop. Offering a wide variety of hand-tossed pizzas with fresh toppings to satisfy every pizza lover! Not in the mood for pizza? Try one of our freshly baked calzones or daily specials.


 * Bowls and Rolls (GONE):** Soup and sushi. YUM. If you want sushi, get it here. The pre-made stuff tastes rotten.


 * PinkBerry:** Possibly the most delicious frozen yogurt you will ever get, but fairly expensive. For more flavors and less expensiveness, go to the place at kenmore.

Person 1: Hey! What are you getting for lunch? Person 2: .... cheese. Person 3: Is that an STD?
 * The Cheese Station****:** Only sells grilled cheese and mac and cheese... which is gross. Plus the ridiculously unimaginative name is a total damper when asked what you're getting for lunch.

The GSU is also home to numerous stairwells, conference rooms, auditoriums, a HUGE organ (leave me out of this!), and BU Central. Upperclassmen can use the upstairs rooms and stairwells to make out, talk privately, or use marginally clean bathrooms (not the stairwells). BU Central is a place to go for video games, pool, ping pong, or just sitting, although we're not strictly speaking allowed there.

One of the most popular parts of the GSU is Campus Convenience, more commonly known as CampCo.

And aside from this (wonderful?) offering of foodstuffsellingstuff, there is also the big social aspect. There is the big, nameless area of tables right outside of the court area, where lots and lots of college kids and a few upperclassmen can sometimes be found, and then there is the "academy room" where the measley underclassmen are crammed in all sardine-like to eat their lunches. And don't forget the back court, an expansive, roomy room of room where a lot of kids meet or eat after school. WATCH OUT, THERE IS A SCARY OLD WOMAN WHO YELLS AT YOU FOR BEING TOO LOUD.