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The Broncos’ Voice, November 1992.
Campus News
AKM holds back-to-
school picnic
by Johanna Weyant
Companionship, fun, and food, were
the orders of the day for the members and
families of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Soci
ety as they held their first official get-
together of the year Mazarick Park on
Saturday, September 26. The picnic was
well attended. Along with other AKM
members and their families, AKM’s presi
dent Maria Ford, Dr. Evelyn Burrows, and
Dr. Rodney Burrows were present to enjoy
the event
Thanks to former member and volun
teer chef Ron Walker, who cooked some of
the best hamburgers and hot dogs ever, and
the homemade goodies brought by mem
bers of AKM, no one left hungry.
The weather was beautiful and getting
reacquainted and thoroughly enjoying each
other made the time pass much too fast. A
good was had by all.
Town meeting notes
by Timothy Jessie
The subject of the last town meeting,
held September 17, was the contract of
SfiaW Food Services, Inc. which ends at the
close of next semester (Spring ’93). Shaw
Foods happens to be the Fayette-ville-based
company that operates the H. L. Cook
Dining Hall and the Broncos’ Corral (for
merly the Canteen). More specifically,
the town meeting was used by the univer
sity to solicit opinions, complaints, and
concerns from students about mainly the
quality of food services and the feasibility
of creating alternate meal plans - all of
which will factor into whether the admini
stration will sign Shaw Foods to a new
contract next year or take bids from other
food service companies.
The administration sent a panel of
people figuring prominendy in the Shaw
Foods contract talks. This panel consisted
of: Mrs. Barbara Cathey, who runs the H.
L. Cook Dining Hall, Mr. William Neal,
Dr. Benson Otovo, Vice Chancellor for
Business Affairs, Mr. Shaw, owner and
head of Shaw Foods, Inc., and Chancellor
Lloyd V. Hackley.
At the beginning of the town meeting,
the emcee, Ms. Sonia Brinson (SGAPresi-
dent), called the meeting to order and intro
duced Chancellor Hackley, who then gave
a brief, prepared speech. This speech em
phasized the fact that FSU is a university
on the rise and that its total enrollment had
jumped from approximately 3700 last
year to nearly 4000 at the start of this
semester. He concluded his speech by
saying that just as the school is reaching a
new level of excellence, the food services
here at FSU should also strive to keep up.
Next, Dr. Otovo came to the podium, ut
tered his brief statement and then opened
the floor to questions from the audience.
All in all, not much was accomplished
at the meeting which seemed to be held just
for the sake of holding it. However, the
administration now knows beyond a
shadow of a doubt that the students of FSU
will not settle for the status quo. Also, the
administration seems to be taking the posi
tion that either the overall quality of food
services here must noticeably improve or
the university will take its business else
where.
The next town meeting will be held
October 22 at 7 p.m. at the Shaw Audito
rium in the School of Business and Eco
nomics. The subjects of discussion will be
housing and security.
FSU dorms receive
renovations
by Albert Johnson
During the summer, Fayetteville State
University began remodeling of its student
dorms. These dorms were old and in need
of repairs. FSU received a loan from the
federal government for approximately $1.5
million to go ahead with renovations for
the first time in over 20 years. The dorms
that received most of the renovations were
Harris Hall, Hood Hall, Joyner Hall, Smith
Hall, and WilUams Hall.
Iris Hunt-Smith, Director of Student
Life, described some of the changes that
took place. She said most of the money
from the loan went towards fix
ing on plumbing and electrical
systems. Cable and telephone
wires were also added to the
dorms.
Some of the major work of
the dorms was performed at
Harris Hall and Joyner Hall.
Air conditioning was installed
and there were changes made
for precautionary reasons. For
example, a fu-e escape exit was
added to Harris Hall, which is
the largest of all the dormito
ries. Harris Hall was the hard
est dorm to make an exit in case
a fire occurred, so the new fire
escape was very necessary. A
new exit was also put into the
basement of Joyner Hall.
In the boys’ dormitories,
Bryant Hall and Vance Hall,
new looks for the lobby areas
are noticeable. New furniture
was added, while some of the
old furniture received paint
jobs. Big-screen televisions
are in place forpeople to watch.
Despite the renovations
that took place during the sum
mer, there were still problems
were not complete when students arrived at
the dorms. Because of the unfinished work,
20 women from Harris Hall were tempo
rarily housed in New Residence Hall. Ms.
Hunt-Smith stated that the extra time taken
to complete the renovations “was not the
University’s fault” She said that contrac
tors were on a tight schedule, and the
weather problems contributed to delays in
the work.
There are still a few areas the school
needs to work on that will take more time
and money. A lot of students have showed
interest in having cabletelevision installed
in their rooms. However, that process has
yet to be completed. Ms. Hunt-Smith said
that new roofs are needed for each dorm,
but they would cost hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
As far as the complaints have been
about the dorms, Ms. Hunt-Smith said,
“We (Student Life) have experienced less
complaints than last year so far.” Students
are still adjusting to all the changes, so it
will take some time before everyone on
campus is completely satisfied.
Canteen gets a new
look
by Albert Johnson
FSU’s restaurant, the Canteen, is show
ing a new look for this year. Shaw Food
Services added some new equipment that
gives students a different view of the
“Bronco Corral.”
When students walk in the Canteen,
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they now get to look at a new electric light
menu board. Last semester, a student had
to stand in line first before he could look at
the menu and make an order. Now, people
can see what they want to order before they
wait in line to purchase their meals.
After a student takes a look at the new
menu, he can get in line and mark down the
order they want on a note sheet. The new
meal sheets were provided so services can
be faster for the customers. While a student
waits for his meal, he can notice some new
equipment behind the counter. A nacho
machine, soup kettle, and a new cooking
machine were all installed during the sum
mer.
Finally, when a student receives his
meal, they get to sit at tables with beautiful
scenery. Each table has one blue and one
orange flower. While eating, a student can
look around the room and see plenty of
plants hanging from the ceiling. Also, the
“birthday club” of Shaw Food Services has
provided cards for each table, so a person
can registerand receive a free gift for his or
her birthday.
Mrs. Elsie Covington, manager of the
snack bar, said that students seem very
pleased with all of the changes. She said
that people like a scene that is very nice and
clean.
Teacher of the year
by Andrea Lattin
If you attended Fall Convocation on
September 10, you may have seen Dr.
Annette Billie. She is Fayettev
ille State University’s teacher
of the year for the 1992-93
school year. A teacher must
exhibit leadership abilities
through teaching, research, par
ticipation on committees, and
extra-curricular activities in
volving the school to be chosen
as the teacher of the year. As
teacher of the year. Dr. Billie
will lead aU academic proces
sions and serve as a representa
tive for FSU throughout the year.
After graduating from
high school. Dr. Billie wanted
to attend medical school. She
was unable to go to medical
school because she did not have
the funds. She then decided to
become a teacher. She gradu
ated from South Carolina State
University, with a Baccalaure
ate in mathematics. She then
went on to teach public junior
high and high school for sixteen
years.
Dr. Billie describes her
self as a “people person.” She
enjoys working with young
people and describes them as
full of energy. Although Dr.