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Volume 92, Issue 25
www.guilfordian.com
April 28, 2006
Administration plans changes for cafeteria
Low student approval prompts renovations
Nasi Easton
Senior Writer
Guilford's cafeteria is undergo
ing renovations this summer,
largely due to the 22 percent
approval rating it received this
year.
First-years take a survey on
aspects of the school after three
weeks. In 2003, the survey yielded
a 54 percent approval rating.
"That speaks volumes to us on
how we're doing," said Dean for
Campus Life Aaron Fetrow. "So
we talked to the head guy at
Sodexho and said 'you change
this, or we're done with
Sodexho.'"
But the most significant change
happening isn't with the food. The
serving area - from the entrance to
the salad bar - is being completely
renovated. The tiles and ceiling
are being replaced, and a few
archways are being added in the
hopes of making the cafeteria a
livelier, brighter, and more invit
ing place.
"Perception is 90 percent of the
problem," Fetrow said. "You walk
into a dark, dirty restaurant and
you'll wonder how the food's
going to be."
The renovations have so far
accumulated a $125,000 bill, but
Sodexho is paying for a portion of
it.
"They have a mutual interest in
making it look better," said
Director of Facilities and Campus
Services Jon Vamell.
Along with the physical reno
vations, the menus are going to be
revamped. Next year, the cafeteria
is hoping to offer a wider variety
of meal options to choose from.
There's also going to be more of a
focus on portion sizes and organic
foods, in an effort to make food
healthier and to be sensitive to the
vegan and vegetarian population
on campus.
"We're trying to provide the
healthy and the fresh and main
tain some sort of balance with
finances," said Michael Watts,
Dining Services Manager.
One of the most significant
improvements involves hiring a
new executive chef, a position ^at
has been vacant in the cafeteria for
two years. The chef, Alfred Milot,
has worked in food for a number
of years.
"He comes very highly recom
mended," said Vice President for
Finance and Administration Jerry
Boothby. "We think the students
will see a noticeable difference."
"He'll do a lot of variety - he's
all about variety," said Milot's
daughter, first-year Laura Milot. "I
think my dad's going to have a
great impact on this school."
Much of the information being
used to determine what's healthy
and what's not is coming from the
book "Fill Up, Not Out" by
Franceen Friefeld. The cafeteria is
partnering with her next year to
plan out their meals. Guilford is
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Summer classes open
Pete McGuire
Staff Writer
If classes during the academic
school year just aren't enough to
satisfy your appetite for knowl
edge, take courage: summer
school lets you learn all year
roimd.
With the spring semester
drawing to a close, many students
and faculty are looking ahead to
continued academics during the
summer. For some, the Cadre pro
gram offers a welcome tuition
break. Others pay full tuition in
order to catch up on credits or
work ahead academically. Still
others finish up their college
careers by taking requirements
that prevented their May gradua
tions.
The Guilford summer program
has been rapidly increasing,
thanks to students' increased
interest. "Summer School has
grown steadily over the past five
years for both CCE and tradition-
Summer classes allow students to catch up or get ahead on their
graduation requirements.
al students," said Bill Stevens,
Dean for Continuing Education.
"Summer of 2000 had 275 stu
dents. Last summer there were
900. We expect about that many
again this summer, which starts
on May 15."
Guilford is offering 174 classes
to students who wish to enroll in
summer school. As an extra incen
tive, Guilford has in place a Cadre
program that allows students to
take up to two classes for free in
exchange for working 30 hours a
week, at minimum wage, for the
school.
"We currently have filled all 48
of our cadre positions," said
Vanessa Reese, Assistant Director
of Financial Aid.
"Cadre students have to com
mit to work 30 hours per week for
10 weeks in order to enroll in two
classes of their choice, tuition
free," Reese said. "Most Cadre stu
dents are traditional-aged. They
work for the school's various
departments, including Facilities,
the Library, and Admissions."
"Our Cadre program is
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Master Plan finished
Turi DelPAmore
Senior Writer
Guilford's Master Plan lays the
foimdation for the betterment and
expansion of Guilford College
over the next 10 years and clearly
illustrates the college's recent
acquisition of fiscal power.
President Kent Chabotar held
two Master Plan seminars in
Bryan, Jr. auditorium during the
spring semester of 2006. The
February seminar was more in-
depth than the one on April 19.
Chabotar presented the Master
Plan's key points: the total esti
mated cost and the tiered increase
in student enrollment.
The seminar was a wrap-up
and last-minute question session
for Guilford's Master Plan.
Chabotar presented the Master
Plan as a done deal on
Wednesday. "Ladies and gentle
men, what you see here is set in
stone," Chabotar said.
The Master Plan will cost
Guilford an estimated $34.85 mil
lion, not including inflationary
adjustments. It is split into two
phases.
Phase I will be completed by
the end of 2010. It indudes the
renovation of Founders hall
(stages 2-4), the construction of
new academic and administrative
space, practice fields, the
Aimfield Athletic Center, parking
and quad improvements, and new
residence halls. Phase I will cost
an estimated $19 million.
Phase II is scheduled for com
pletion by the end of 2016. It
includes the final stages in the
Founders hall renovation (stages
5-6), renovation of Frank Family
Sdence Center, the construction of
an advancement center, new aca
demic and administrative space
(some of which will be in Frank
Family Sdence Center), and final
ly an addition to the Theatre
Studies department's space.
First-year Colin Applegate
said, "Chabotar briefly mentioned
the architectural and financial hic
cups that Guilford encountered
during the construction of Frank
Family Sdence Center to make an
excellent point: we learned from
our mistakes."
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