Pape 2 The Clarion November 22. 198«
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Editor Kenny Monteith
Assistant Editor Heather Conrad
Sports Editor Juan Kincaid
Editorial Editor Andrea Henry
Poetry Editor Selena Lauterer
Advertising Director Kathy Harbin
Faculty Advisor jock Lauterer
Student opinion...
Library hours - a question of when
by Andrea Henry
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Weekends are a time for festivity,
friends, and relaxation... or are they?
Some of us use the sacr^ two days
known as the weekend to sleep and “ket
chup."
"Ketchup” time involves sleeping in late
— "ketching-up” on the lack of rest from
weekdays — and studing, writing papers,
or reading books to help “ketchup” on
work which somehow managed to pile up
during the week. Get the idea of “ketchup-
ing’"
Weekend “ketchup" time works great if
you happen to have a set of encyclopedias
m your dorm room, or you have all the
references you need.
You're going to have to have these if you
plan to study before 12 noon or after 4 p.m.
Letters to the Editor...
Dear Clarion Editor,
We would really like to try and get
something done for our dorm. (STAMEY).
Here is a list of a few things that other
dorms have and we don’t:
Television
Ashtrays
Water fountain
Laundry Facilities
Cleaning Service for stairs.
Notice Board
Vending machines
Big garbage can
Some of those items help us to keep our
lobby clean but when it gets dirty they
blame us and lake away our visitation.
Another concern that we have is our loud
music. Well, we don’t want to sound
childish but at about 2 a.m. on a recent
Saturday Beam Dormitory was blasting
some rap music which woke the few of us
that were up and nothing was done.
Another area that we would like to point
out is that Dean Witek wanted to pro-rate
our whole dorm $50 for a hole in the wall,
while in the downstairs bathroom of Room
No. 1 there is destroyed pipe connection on
the shower head. It would seem as if the
school is too quick to jump on us when
something breaks and they want to drain
our money out of our pockets but they
won t even fix the things that are already
broken. We all feel that our dorm is not
getting treated fairly, and want something
done
Pleading for HELP,
STAMEY DORMITORY
on Saturdays or before 3 p.m. on Sundays.
The problem is the library doesn’t stay
open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.
Some students stay on campus Saturday
and Sunday because they’ve got extra
work and don’t have the spare lime to go
home and do it.
Sure, there isn’t going to be a big crowd
of students at the library Sunday morning,
but for the ten people who might show up,
isn’t it worth it to them to be able to start
their report or whatever else before 3
o’clock in the afternoon?
Suggestions have been made to hire ex
tra weekend help so that the librarians
working during the week could get time
off. Additionally, this would create more
jobs for students on the work study pro
gram. The hours wouldn’t even have to be
from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; they could be ex
tended to say 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday
and 12 noon-10 p.m. on Sunday. “Ketchup”
time then would be worth getting up early
for on weekends.
Food for thought?
by Heather Conrad
■issisitiiiI Editor
Brevard College offers a meal plan consisting of three meals daily
all-you-can-eat. But can it be eaten? The question may sound facetious
but is raised in earnest. Lately, the cafeteria’s food and conditions are
leaving several people hungry, dissatisfied, and disgusted.
True, changes in this year’s cafeteria management and staff exist
and true, the dishwashing machine has seen more than its share of
washloads. But can these reasons justify the culinary antics presently
taking place?
Cups and silverware visibly tell of a previous meal or two. The meals
served offer many surprises as well. “Boneless” fish with bones, fish
fillets fried to a rubber-like texture, “mystery meat” that remains a
mystery, egg rolls served as an entree; breakfast biscuits that taste of
grease and dinner meats, and other such “delicacies” are often served.
Even the salad bar accompanies its otherwise delicious vegetables at
times with stale bread and questionable salad dressings.
Once the ordeal of getting a meal is dealt with, a cockroach or other in
sect is spotted scurrying across the floor, tables, or alongside the salad
bar. Needless to say. Oh! Susanna’s finds another patron for the night.
Time and time again, such events occur. And time and time again,
conditions do not improve.
In some instances the cafeteria food tastes decent, actually enjoyable.
But why must diners of Brevard’s cafeteria guess which night the food
will be digestible? And why must students find meals elsewhere,
because college meals previously paid for are intolerable? Reasons may
exist for the cafeteria’s unsatisfactory conditions, but are not reason
enough to deprive students and others decent meals previouly paid for.
Immediate changes are needed.
But the dining situation is not hopeless. If cafeteria management and
personnel could realign the job’s basic aims and responsibilities, and
work to overcome present weaknesses in the cafeteria, then surely im
provement will evolve.
Please make our mouths water, not our eyes.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In response, ARA Food Service Director Jerry
Jackson says he is aware of the problems in the cafeteria and welcomes
more student feedback.
The recently formed SGA Food Committee will help him greatly,
Jackson says. In addition, Jackson requests that students bring him sug
gestions for favorite foods, menus, and “recipes from home.”
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