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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I'm tired of hearing students
complain about the food,
more specifically the vegetarian
cooking. In meetings, students
on the vegetarian food plan
have complained that more
money is being put into the
meat dinners than the veggie
food, that there is a lack of
fresh fruit, vegetables, and
bread, and that the food is not
nutritionally balanced. At one
of the meetings some of the
vegetarians went so far as to
ask for fresh mushrooms,
homemade bread with honey
and wheat germ, and fresh
clams for chowder ever
week. If the vegetarians are
at all pleased with the food,
they certainly haven't expres
sed their gratitude at any
meeting.
In the first place Laura
Foppert, the veggie cook, has
had considerable experience
with nutrition and the balanc
ing of vegetarian diets. If a
vegetarian should be unhappy
with one of the meals offered
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them, there is always the salad
bar where one will find yogurt,
cottage cheese, fruit salads
and various vegetables which
can constitute a meal. In third
world countries people sur
vive on staples such as rice
(though there are some
students who are afraid they
won't survive meals of simple
food once a day for 5 days) -
I am sure the food served to
us is sufficiently balanced to
maintain our bodies.
Furthermore, the vege
tarians complaint that equal
money is not being spent for
their meals is ridiculous. One
of the benefits of vegetarian
food is that it does not require
as much capital to produce,
and therefore is less costly.
Also vegetarians seem to
forget that the cafeteria
management has put out
energy and money in hiring an
extra cook for the vegetarian
food plan. How many other
colleges go out of their way to
cater to the specific wants of
students?
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The cafeteria has made a
concerted effort to cooperate
with the vegetarians; it is an
obvious truth however, that
most students on campus
prefer to include meat in their
diets. In light of this, it is
unreasonable for the vegetar
ians, a relatively small group,
to demand that extra time and
money it would entail to
provide homemade bread,
mushrooms, dams (a strange
commodity for veggies) to be
spent.
I am not suggesting that the
vegetarian food program be
eliminated; I happen to be a
vegetarian and when I eat in
the cafeteria I take full advan
tage of the veggie meals pro
vided. I also, however, work
in the cafeteria and am aware
of the unrealistic demands
some of the veggies place on
the food service. Because I
don't want to risk losing the
vegetarian meals, I suggest a
more fair appraisal of the
program.
Naomi Donovan
IRC Proposal Setback
Illumines Lack
of Representation
If the Senate's handling of the IRC (International Relations
Club) meal plan proposal is any indication of their effectiveness,
Guilford students are in trouble. Last Wednesday night's
Senate discussion of this proposal may have been the most
blatant display of mass confusion, misunderstanding and
misrepresentation ever manufactured by a supposedly organized
and authoritative body.
The IRC plan has been in front of the Senate since before
Spring Break, at which time they approved the proposal.
Because of student dissent the plan was "re-evaluated" during
Wednesday's meeting.
Protest was largely a rsult of some Senator's failure to
inform the student body of the proposal's implications, much
less get their opinion. Although some Senators did tell their
voters about IRC, those students left unenlightened were
rightfully outraged. For them, the meal plan was passed, in
effect; without their consent.
The Senate's attempt to reassess IRC was a dismal failure.
Many solutions concerning the problem of student represent
ation, or rather the lack of it were suggested. Unfortunately,
only one ever reached a conclusion.
The Senate did manage to vote on a proposal to keep the
regular grill room menu as an alternate eating plan. However,
they neglected to consider the fact that the cafeteria staff had
already discarded this idea as not feasible because of limited
facilities.
In effect, the Senate ended half an hour of worthless
debate right back at the word go. The most logical suggestion,
a camus wide vote on the issue was never even voted on.
Originally the IRC meal plan, which is aimed at promoting an
awareness of world hunger may have been a worthwhile
proposal. Now the issue has gone far beyond its original
bounds. At stake is the student's right to be informed,
especially on matters concerning their welfare.
Nothing and no one is perfect, and if this was the Senate's
first blooper, one might overlook it. Unfortunately this is not
the case. Adequate student representation is a continuous
problem at Guilford.
Every senator is required to post the minutes of each Senate
meeting as they come out, a duty some tend to neglect. Nor
do many call regular hall meetings, one of the most important
means of keeping students abreast of campus activities.
The purpose of the Senate is to represent student interests.
This duty is not being carried out. Immediate action must be
taken by senators and students alike to reverse this ridiculous
situation.
Maybe those few competent, unapathetic senators should
read up on impeachment proceedings instead of wasting their
time in the three ring circus which presently passes for student
government.
-Susan Shuford
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Joan Curcio, Editor i
Caroline Coles, Assistant Editor
Randy Catoe, Business Manager
Linda Ertel, Sports
j Walter Sonnenfeldt, Photography
Jody Markoff, Art
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