Replying to Loopholes out of SUNY Mealplan freshman year?

Hey, been a while since I posted a thread, but I seek the advice of savvy, sly college kids. Ns is full of that. I'm going to be a freshman at SUNY Plattsburgh in the fall, and I'm basically poor as shit. Im looking for ways to cut back serious amounts off my total cost, leaving me with zero debts. I'm not at all going to go into my actual numbers, and I'm not looking for suggestions outside of the toipic, but does anyone have any ideas as far as escaping the mandated requirement of the freshman meal plan? If I can get out of it, I can save $4000 first year. And anyway, the people that run the dining halls here, Chartwells, are a PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. For the college (state run, state funded) to require me to submit to the pricing schedule of a third party is dictionary definition extortion. Not to mention, $2000 for a fifteen week semester? I can feed myself off $10 a week, probably less here, because this town is dumpster heaven. //rant So without deuling me on the why's, anyone have suggestions? Thanks so much!