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Serving the students of the University of North Carolina Asheville since J 982
Thursday, April 10, 1986
PFM withdraws
from food contract
®y Sherry Cathclirt
The food service company
that runs the cafeteria and
snack bar has asked UNCA to
Release them from a three-
vear contract signed in 1984,
sc^rding to Sharyn McDonald,
^ighsmith Cejiter director.
'Tack Merriman, director of
food service, declined to
Comment on why Professional
^ood Service Mangement (PFM)
disked UNCA to terminate their
Contract.
However, Jerry Clark, di
vision manager of PFM in
Charlotte said that the com
pany was 'Very sad about do-
^^g that (withdrawing their
contract)."
"We submitted the withdra-
for financial reasons,
Nothing more," he said.
, Clark added that PFM was in
second five year contract
''^ith the state. The contract
set up to guarantee the
^^st three years with an
option for PFM to' remain each
the final two years.
This is the second year of
latest contract, accord-
to Clark,
said that at any time a
Company may notify the uni-
''^cpsity to withdraw services
^t'ter a school year has been
completed.
He also said that PFM had
submitted a bid for the up
coming selection, but added
"We’re not too confident of
being successful."
Referring to Merriman’s
refusal to comment, Clark
said, "I don't blame him—he
didn’t want to put himself in
a bad position."
A Food Service Selection
Committee will begin accept
ing bids for a new food ser
vice company May 8, according
McDonald. Possible changes by
next fall include offering
residents a choice in meal
plans and a more nutritional
menu.
Healthier kinds of foods
will be available, she said,
"but we’re not eliminating
hamburgers and french fries—
there will be choices on
either side."
Because many students are
conscious of dieting and high
blood pressure, McDonald said
the next food service company
will have to prepare meals
with low salt, sugar and fat.
Furthermore, officials
would like for the next food
service program to offer stu
dents at least two different
meal plans next fall.
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M5C MEMBER Tana Atkins takes
his turn in the second annual
"Bowl for Kids* Sake" fund
raising drive organized by
Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Five UNCA groups partkapat-
(Photo by Jonna McGrath)
eA: the Hud 500 Qub. Theta
Chi. Alpha XI Delta, Delta
Beta and several eoonomics
professors. Unofficially.
Theta Chi has raised the moet
money for Big Brothers.
Side Door policies
enforced after party
Weekend Weather
J'he UNCA .Atmospheric Science department
^o^mation to the campus community each week in the Blue
banner.
Jhursday; Mostly sunny with a high in the ,
^**iday: Fair with a low near 32 and a high in
1^‘turday: Suw with a low near 35 and near 60.
^'^iiday: ^ Vair and warmer with a low in the upper 30s
. and a high in the mid 60fe*
By Julie Ball
The adminstration will be
gin enforcing stricter rules
at the Side Door because of
"flagrant abuses" at Theta
Chi's Thursday Night Drinking
Club (TNDC) and ’’a heightened
awareness of new alcohol
laws," according to John
Quigley, program coordinator.
The new enforcement follows
Theta Chi’s March 13 party in
the Side Door.
"Up until that time (March
13), Theta Chi and others who
used the Side Door were not
blatantly abusing the privil
ege," said Quigley.
The Side Door is an area in
the basement of the Highsmith
Center that students may use
for parties and other events.
Quigley would not comment
on the specific abuses, but
Robert Chason, a member of
Theta Chi, said Quigley told
him "some girls had been
seen that looked as if they
had too much to drink."
But Aaron Clark., president
o Theta Chi, said there was
”no one major incident. I
wasn't told of one."
According to Chason, Quig
ley also told him someone who
had attended the party re
ceived a DWI on campus.
Dr. Cissy Petty, assistant
to the vice chancellor for
student affairs. said she
thinks the new enforcement of
the rules stems from the
increase in the drinking age
and an increase in the
awareness of the university’s
liability in case of an
accident.
The stricter enforcement
requires that the group using
the Side Door have their ad
visor present during the
event, or they must pay a se
curity guard to monitor the
event.
Referring to Theta Chi.
Quigley said, "In essence
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