THE
PILOT
Gardner-WfebbGjkge
February 15, 1985
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
Married Student
Housing: The State of
the Art
Dorm conditions are in need of improvement and no one knows
that better than the boarding student. There are, however,
another group of students who share some of the same concerns
although they do not live in the residence halls on campus. These
are the residents of the married student housing units.
The college currently owns duplex trailers on Green Street, a
duplex apartment donated to the college on Washington Street in
Shelby, single family units located near the boiling spring, and
three houses for faculty members, both active and retired.
Originally there were also single family trailers on Spring Street,
but they were sold P/2 years ago when the cost of ownership
became too high. Unlike boarding students who pay a single fee
per semester for housing, married students pay rent per month.
The rent varies between the different units. For the housing units
located at the boiling spring the rent is $115 monthly. In this rent
is included basic maintenance, but some residents feel that the
work is not being done fast enough. Conditions in the units range
from potentially hazardous, in some of the units at the boiling
spring, to satisfactorily maintained. Utilities, as well as, exter
minator service are not provided for in the rent. Barry D. Hartis,
vice-president for Business and Finance, said that the lack of
exterminator service stems from the college’s landlord-tenant
relationship with the married students.
A total of $8,000 per year is set aside in the budget for the main
tenance of the housing units. Work is being done on the basis of
priority. Recently, one of the three faculty housing units received
a new roof. A student resident of another unit stated that his roof
had a leaking problem and that the moss build up on it made him
want to “mow the roof.”
Hartis indicated that, at the present time, workers at the
physical plant, as well asy an engineer for the college were
assessing conditions in the units. Hartis further stated that the
houses at the boiling spring would “receive very high priority.”
WGWG The Taste of Things to Come
When it comes to life at G.W.C., few topics are kicked around
as much as college cafeteria food. Comments on this much dis
cussed issue run the gamut from “not bad” to “dead and buried.”
However, our campus may soon see improvements in this area,
according to Broderick Chapman, Food Service Director at
Gardner-Webb College.
Heading the list of improvements is the new four-week menu
rotation cycle initiated January 23rd. This system will help to
provide day-to-day variety in meals served, an element that was
lacking previously, according to many students. Under the plan,
more entrees will be different every day for four weeks, then the
cycle will repeat itself. Some entrees may appear more than once
during the cycle as a secondary item. This menu cycle will be ob
served and judged on its effectiveness.
Another item being tested is the new tea dispenser. Chapman
stated that students should enjoy this brewed tea from the
machine better than the instant variety used in the past. It is
hoped that the equipment will improve the consistency of the
quality of the tea.
Many of these improvements, both proposed and active, come
as the result of student input. One source of such input is the Food
Committee, chaired by Terri Lampkin. The five-member board is
appointed by the Student Senate to study student reactions to food
service and make recommendations based on their findings.
Direct student input is also encouraged by Chapman, who
welcomes the opportunity to discuss cafeteria-related topics with
the students.
Surprising, but true,
Gardner-Webb has its very own
radio station! WGWG-FM at
88.3 on the dial is a college ow
ned and operated venture
which is managed by Mr. Allen
Setzer. The station is licensed
by the Federal Communica
tions Commission. The station
employs G-W students on the
work-study program to handle
the air shifts and at the present
time there are seven students
on the air.
The station operates Monday
thru Saturday 11 a.m. to 11
p.m., and Sunday from 8 a.m.
to 11 p.m. WGWG is on an
educational frequency, which
means the station does not
broadcast commercial adver
tisements as commercial sta
tions do. The money to operate
WGWG is included in the
college budget. The station
broadcasts in stereo and is able
to reach approximately a 55-
mile radius.
Being that it is a non
commercial station, it is
allowed more flexibility in the
programming format. While
commercial stations are
restricted to one specific for
mat such as Top 40, Country, or
Easy Listening, WGWG broad
casts many different types of
music, such as jazz, contem
porary Christian, easy
listening, rock and classical
music. This fall WGWG
featured taped performances
of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra and the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra on
Tuesday nights.
WGWG airs religious
programs from various
denominations and of course
Bulldog football and basketball
games. We urge you to listen
sometime, we think you’ll be
pleasantly surprised!
The Pilot will be taking Personal
and Classified Ads free of charge.
A great way to sell something or
tell that certain someone how you
feel. P.O. Box 41.
As Food Service Director, Chapman has made recommenda
tions of his own to improve quality and service. Some of these
include adding an extra line to each of the two existing lines to ac
commodate students desiring extra servings, placing heat lamps
over the food in line, locating both hard and soft serve ice cream
in one spot, and including beverages as part of the main serving
line instead of having them off a secondary line as they are now.
Mr. Chapman “has also requested that his office be moved upstairs
in the C.I.D. so that students with comments will be able to find
liim more easily. At present these suggestions have received lit
tle attention from college administrators.
In the contract signed wtih Epicure, the name of the food ser
vice which serves Gardner-Webb, the college is responsible for
maintenance and equipment purchasing while Epicure works out
menus and food purchasing. The current contract runs from June
1984 through May 1985. Originally, the snack bar in the C.I.D.
lower level was part of Epicure’s contract obligations, but it was
dropped when the operation failed to be profitable. The snack bar
was planned to be re-opened this year under college manage
ment; but whether it will is still under question.
Institutional food, said Chapman, is not going to be like home
cooking due to budget and other monetary concerns, but definite
strides can and have, in some cases, been taken to improve condi
tions as much as possible. The future bears promise if sugges
tions and comments are not restricted to mealtime grumbles and
complaints. The solution is to speak out through the Food Com
mittee or Mr. Chapman in his office in the cafeteria kitchen. Bota
are seeking the opinions of the majority at Gardner-Webb, you
the students. Since budget information was not available at the
time of this publication The Pilot will update you in the next issue
as to exactly how much of your board monies are going toward
the food which is provided for you.
—Scott Stewart