On her last day of of school ever, graduating senior Victoria Perley ran down to the Union Market after hearing that they were giving away free food — a great ending to her time at the UO.

The Union Market shut down Thursday because of renovation work, two days earlier than planned. Students coming through Union Market took all the free food, candy and drinks they could during the final moments of the market.

The original plan to got rid of all the excess inventory was to do a 50 percent off sale Thursday and Friday, but because of a problem with the internal sewers and a storm drain clean out, they were forced to close the market today, said Shelly Puitt, food service coordinator.

“We decided to do this after we took inventory and saw what was left. It’s the cost of doing business when you end things up,” Pruitt said.

Students were informed of this last-minute decision on Facebook, and word of mouth spread it even further. All who came were allowed to take what they could carry, just as long as they were mindful of those who were still waiting to take their share.

Pruitt says it is a great way to give back to the students.

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