USC students created a Facebook event called Keep TroGro Open 24/7! to try petition against cutting the hours for USC’s only 24 hour eatery.

The popular on-campus food option cut its hours on March 24th from being open 24 hours a week to closing between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., and more than 3,000 students said they are “attending” the event hoping it will help keep TroGro open.

The creator of the Facebook event, Ryan Williams, wrote, “Social network freed Egypt, why can’t it free coffee and energy drinks at four in the morning.”

Williams said he plans to take the event page to USC Hospitality on April 6 to show them how many students want Trojan Grounds to remain open during that time. He also posted a template on the event page of an e-mail asking to keep Trojan Grounds open 24 hours to send to Kris Klinger, the director Hospitality at USC.

Students have been using the event page as a forum to discuss why it should stay open.

“We bought our meal plans on the basis that TroGro would be open 24/7. If we knew beforehand that TroGro would be closed 2-6am, then none of us would have purchased trojanplan,” student Jessica Kropf wrote on the page.

Other students wrote about how it was the safest option for many students, especially if they are under the influence of alcohol late at night.

“When they come home late at night they are able to get food in their system and recuperate instead of passing out in bed completely smashed. Taking away TroGro takes away that option for people who live on campus. So by trying to just save some money, they are creating a campus that is more dangerous for college students,” Nitin Gupta wrote on the page.

One student posted a link to USC Hospitality’s Feedback Forum where anyone can send concerns, requests, or feedback.

The message at the top of the forum page read, “As a member of Auxiliary Services, USCHospitality continually strives to put the customer first. We sincerely hope our efforts have made your life easier and that every interaction you have with Hospitality’s facilities, employees and services is a pleasant one.”

USC Hospitality said Klinger was out of the office and not available for comment.