By Nate Chen, Caleb Ellenberg, May Fujita, Samyak Jain, Kenna Lee, Julia Miyasaka and Alexander Fraire Rendon
presents:
Dining recap
Media by Kaiolena Tacazon | The Brown Daily Herald
Have you ever wondered what your favorite dining hall really
is? How often do you actually make it out of bed for
breakfast before that 9 a.m. class? Just how many snacks do
you grab from Josiah’s on Saturday nights? The Herald’s data
desk has set out to help you answer these questions and
more.
You can follow the instructions below to download your
dining swipe data, and upload it to see your dining
statistics. If you would like, you can also choose to share
your data with The Herald for future analysis. Your data is
anonymous, and we will only analyze and publish data in
aggregate.
Instructions:
1. Go to the “Account Activity” page of your Meal
and Bear Bucks Online Portal.
2. Select your meal plan (e.g. “20 Weekly Meals” or “Flex
460”) under “Account.”
3. Select “View last 6 months” under “Statement Period.”
4. Click the yellow “View Statement” button to retrieve your
swipe history.
5. Click the gray “CSV” button in the top right corner of the page.
6. Go back to the “Account Activity” page of your Meal
and Bear Bucks Online Portal.
7. Select “Flex Points.”
8. Select “View last 6 months” under “Statement Period.”
9. Click the yellow “View Statement” button to retrieve your
swipe history.
10. Click the gray “CSV” button in the top right corner of
the page.
11. Navigate back to this page and click “Upload Meal Plan
CSV.” Upload your downloaded meal plan CSV. Click “Upload
Flex Point CSV.” Upload your downloaded flex point CSV.
12. Click “Process data” to view your stats.