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CSU Bakersfield’s on-campus sandwich shop, Togo’s, continues to run despite the announcement of its removal in September.

The popular sandwich chain is visited by dozens of students a day, but was set to be replaced by a new sandwich shop that would be, “similar to the Sandwich Shack in the Runner Grille location,” according to a student-wide email.

The news was met with disappointment and criticism by students who frequented the shop. However, Togo’s, which was supposed to close on Sept 28, was still operating through Oct 9, and has shown no sign of stopping.

“The university is trying to see what our options might be,” said David Melendez, vice president for University Advancement.

He explained that the Togo’s chain “had some disputes with this franchisee,” and that “it wasn’t our choice, but we agreed with what Togo’s was saying.”

Melendez further commented that the school “doesn’t know yet” whether Togo’s will actually close, but that “there’s an ongoing discussion about something working out, so they might stay.”

Melendez also said that there are no official plan as of yet regarding Togo’s potential replacement.

Many students were displeased by the initial news of the shop’s closure.

“I’m very upset,” said business administration major Guadalupe Mendivil, who eats at the school’s Togo’s up to three times a week. “It’s so good.”

Political science major Oscar Mira said he was “sorely disappointed” by the news.

Mira, who eats at Togo’s about every other week, said he liked Togo’s options more.

Others, like Madison Carter, another business administration major, weren’t too upset.

“Togo’s is pretty overpriced,” said Carter.

A big complaint was variety of food on campus.

Joel Magana, an accounting major, said that replacing the Togo’s with another sandwich shop “feels repetitive,” and that “a better breakfast option would be nice.”

When asked what they’d like to see replace the sandwich shop, several students said they wanted Chinese food on campus.