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The Pilot / F^h. 4 OPINIONS Page 3 Food for thought... Students speak out about cafeteria dining services by Ola staff writer One might say the survey carried out by the management of the cafeteria to sample students' opinions on the type of food provided by Marriott Services has been a long time coming. This smrey to enhance the food proposed changes on the new cafeteria that may make the wait worthwhile. According to Susan Glasscock, the catering services operations manager for the campus, the "newest" facet of the proposed cafeteria menu change will be the approach to providing good quality food service. The growing number of students at the university, coupled with the changes in the campus dining industiy, have dictated that the time has come for the university to "revish "its own food serv'icc ap proach. This process would determine the best ways in which to provide students, staff and faculty with the best possible dining experience. Similar to the concept already em braced by dining service operators, the cafeteria has various popular food stations including the salad bar and deli. The idea to better the dining experi ences is not a new one. An example is the introduction of the new snack bar, as well as the addition of the new beverage machine since Marriott took over. When asked what she thought about the quality of the services of Marriott, Glasscock states that the catering services at Gardner-Webb are better than average. "The quality of the food at GWU is better than many other colleges I have seen," she said. "We are trying to change the things the students want changed by introducing more vegetarian entrees, and we are poised to go along with the results of the survey." The survey was conducted during dinner on January 20, and 81 students were polled. The survey also discovered what items students do want ser\ ed in the cafeteria and which items they want deleted from the menu. Items highest on the list were the request of less fried and fatty foods, more vegetarian entrees. About 10 percent of students requested more fajitas, tacos, grilled chicken, to-go sandwiches, and about 9 percent re quested the potato bar, baked potatoes, lasagna with meat, cheese and veg etables. Students also want more chicken but not fried. Items that students indicated should be deleted included turkey cutlets, beef nuggets and beef pie. Students also complained of long lines before meals. Some students interviewed had ver>' strong opinions about the food served in the cafeteria. Junior Rodney Smith feU the cafeteria had improved with the new operators. "I prefer Marriott to the old catering company because they have added more variety to their menu, but they do need to do more in improving the low-quality food," he said. Students seem to agree on one thing: they need to introduce more varieties to the menu. Freshman Mindy Shields contends that it could not be compared to good "home" cooking, but "at least the quality could be improved — especially the fatty, greasy food." She liked the sandwiches at the snack bar. Marcus Coimely, on the other hand, seems to think the cafeteria is completely out of tune. "I don’t like it," he said. Though still in preliminary sUges, definite steps arebeing taken to ensure that the survey will culminate in a positive response for the entire Gardner- SiirYfsy:§ayisj Afore. •, b^'ed ■ • > lasa^a-'wilh' ineat' . ‘ faJitaS • tte'os; • ' ■; - ’ • ^ - ^' grUled.chickeii'.'. Jtot-gp sandwtches. ■ No more. ! ! •! •! ■ !• fowls•. •. ■; ■; ■; ■; • ■^n^ey.ciitieis. ■. • ■ •pie • lmg waitiwg fees‘ jowre: GWU Dtabig Serrica Webb community. Although uncerUin about a specific "groundbreaking date" in effecting the changes requested in the survey, Glasscock says that no steps will probably be taken until every opinion has been considered. The idea to better the dimng expen- ^ , President Bill Clinton: support and suspicion an editorial by Laura Dean copy editor When I think of the ideal president, I think of an individual that is bright, has uncorrupted morals and knows about the lengths of the political spectrum. Presidents that come to mind when I think of this include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, among others.. The last president I think of is Bill Clinton. He came into office in 1992 and managed to tear apart a lot of Bush's programs in a short time. Suffice it to say, I did not vote for Clinton. The only think I think of when I think of Clinton is. "What has he done for the United States lately?” It seems as if this has been Clinton’s time, as far as news coverage is con cerned. It is for this reason that I chose to conduct a survey of GWl' students and faculty. Q: Due to the president allegedly having an extra-marital affair and lying about it. do you think any punishment should come of it (assuming the allegations are true)? If so. vvhat.^ A: Yes. but unsure of what should be done es, he should be punished for purjury. Yes. he should resign ,4 \ es. he should be impeached 7 Do yau • your voice to The Piioit is- looking for wnters in a yariidy of ; ; areasWi opinions,. spoTtSy music,, movies, . ; books, religion, on-campus and eye^.ihing in betw^^en* : : ; . . . Attendance policies spark debate '~ 'A.^ « L.^^^ t/v\ r^iriv' by Starr Gfet staff writer ; For.mwe iitfomfitiffU abmr.ho^ ywan : write for fun or far eridii in the f^U,. Contact The Pilot at Box5272. or jinny Rogm id Many students complain about the attendance p>olicy; however, 1 am not one of them . I know some of you are wondering, "W hy? Isn’t it inconvient for you? Don’t you feel annoyed when you receive a professor's attendance policy, and discover that you are 'allowed' to get sick only one or two days out of the semes ter?" Of course 1 get annoyed. 1 just had bronchitis recently. I had to l)e absent three days out of classes. 1 know what it is like to have professors give you that "how-dare-you-have-been- abse nt-no-matte r-w hat-the - reason-is " look. Yet I still support the policy. We have all had those mornings when its jast been too cold outside, too rainy, or when we have been just too tired to go to class. " We should be thanking our professors for caring.enough not to let us fail instead of complainii^." Starr Gist Yet we go to class anyway. We go to Tjlass because we know our professors have attendance policies that will not let us miss class for trivial reasons. We should be thanking our professors for caring enough not to let us fail instead of complaining. Sorry to disappoint some of you, but guess what? Some things in life are still beyond our control...like the attendance policy.
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