Paper and Plastic
By SHARON STANLEY
It seems old age exhausts
everyone-and everything. At
least that’s what SAGA Food
Director Steve Tuchten has
been thinking since the col
lege’s 21 year old boiler
“clocked out” for a rest last
Friday morning.
As Tuchten entered work,
he discovered that the food
steamer had stopped its
steaming. Resetting the cir
cuit breaker, the boiler
resumed its work. But or
Saturday, the water level was
again low. And this time with
(thirty) boomed out heating
elements, the machine com
menced what has turned out
to be a “Rip Van Winkleish”
leneth nan.
And while the boiler
sleeps, Tuchten and the
SAGA crew are working
harder than ever. Tuchten
explains that “two-thirds of
our cooking equipment is
operated by the boiler.” The
steam-jacketed kettles, food
steamer, and dishwasher are
all controlled by the boiler’s
heat.
To combat the boiler
breakdown, SAGA workers
have been forced to drastical
ly alter menu selections.
“Basically,” says Tuchten,
“we can now only grill, fry,
or bake.”
Previously, 75% of
SAGA’s food, (including all
sauces, casseroles, potatoes,
and vegetables) was prepared
Welcome Back Alumni
By KIM BECKNELL
Alumni weekend has arriv
ed! This weekend, April
23-25 will be a weekend full
of activities for the returning
alumni.
The activities will begin
Friday at President Perkin-
son’s home. There will be a
casual drop-in supper for the
arriving alumni. Then it’s off
to Farrago for the Super
Dance Marathon, a benefit
for Muscular Dysthrophy.
At 10:00 there will be be an
informal mixer in Pate Hall,
a break from all the dancing.
After registration on
Saturday, there will be class
reunions. These will be held
in the Liberal Arts building
and each reunion will be
hosted by a faculty member.
The class reunions range
from 5 years to 50 years.
There will be an alumni art j
exhibit in Vardell Hall, from'
9:00 - 11:00. At the samej
time and place, there will!
also be a silent auction going
on. The proceeds from the
auction will go towards the
St Andrews Alumni'
Association Scholarship. ’
After a coffee break in
Vardell, there will be an an
nual alumni meeting. Next
I year’s alumni council will be
I installed at this meeting, in
Avinger Auditorium.
Next there will be a picnic
lunch by the lake and then
special activities begin: Divi
sion Open House, the Silent
Auction, Open House in all
the dormitories, the Heritage
Room, and Athletic Events.
The Alumni Council and
S.A. students are sponsoring
various activities for the
children: baseball, basket
ball, soccer, swimming,
bowling, ping-pong, and a
movie on Saturday night.
A pig-pickin’ will be held
in Belk Center Plaza, for sup
per and then an art exhibit
reception in Vardell. There
will be an alumni/student
mixer in the Belk Center
Plaza at 9:00. Here’s your
chance to meet the alums!
On Sunday, therewill be an
alumni worship service in
Vardell. Then softball finals
at 2:00 will conclude the ac
tivities for alumni weekend.
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in the boiler-driven steamer.
Food preparation time
without the boiler has in
creased by 30%.
Also, the boiler difficulties
have transformed the
cafeteria into a paper and
plastic haven. Students are
currently consuming between
$250 and $300 in paper pro
ducts each day to substitute
for the malfunctioning
dishwasher.
Dailv catpfpH hannnefs are
clinking tneir plastic forks to
pulp instead of china. And
yesterday, says Tuchten,
SAGA had the “honor of
serving the Trustees on paper
plates.”
Maintenance personnel
continue to work to re
juvenate the old boiler. A
new heating element is being
flown in from Washington
state. Price: “nearly $2500,”
says Tuchten. But, finding a
cheaper part is impossible, he
says, because “that boiler to
day is obsolete.” And,
Tuchten says, a new boil,
would cost the college i
proximately $6000
So until the part rea*
Launnburg, students eafc
from paper plates andbj
may think they’re in fo,.
picnic every day. But
SAGA, it’s work season i
stead of picnic season, “Jij
boiler doesn’t owe anyboj,
anything,” says Tudin
“but I hope its fim;
sometime soon. It certaiiili
makes my job difficult.’’
Victims of Pie Hit ’82
Stanley’s New Post Continued
has been a good experience
for me.”
The College plans to
make a decision this summer
as to restaffing and
reorganizing the Financial
Aid Office. Vickie King, who
Stanley feels is “extremely
capable for the job,” will
take over his duties until
then. “We have established a
good solid program here
and I feel sure the college will
continue to see that the
students are cared for first
and foremost, s^s Stanley.
“The President has made
it clear to me that the new
Financial Aid Director will
be someone who will con
tinue to be sensitive to the
needs of the students,” says
Stanley.. “This makes me
feel better about leaving.”
President Perkinson af
firms that “During his time
at St.Andrews, jim has made
a significant contribution in
establishing a strong finan
cial aid program.”
Our federal funds have
expanded because Jim knows
how to go after them,” says
Perkinson, “and he has
given St. Andrews nice
recognition because of his in
volvement at the state level,”
Perkinson adds that
“This is Jim’s chance
to move into the proprietary
side of higher education, and
I understand that it is a
definite financial advance
ment for him.”
Stanley has been a definite
asset to St. Andrews, as the
innovative work he has done
in_the last four years has rais
ed the amount of aid the
school receives from
$700,000 to $1.7 million per
year. Stanley was also Direc
tor of Admissions during the
1980-81 year, when the col
lege had the highest admis
sions enrollment in 10 years.
Stanley is well-known out
side the realms of St. An
drews as he has held such
prestigious positions as
President of N.C. Associa
tion of Student Financial Aid
Administrators, Executive
Board of Southern Associa
tion of Financial Aid Ai'
ministrators and ACI
Southern Regional Advisoi)
Council, just to mention i
few.
“As a result of workingii
these organizations and
college backing me up it
opened a lot of doors for®
and the college,” ssP
Stanley.
Stanley’s success has n*
gone unnoticed ,
has recently been noniiMtu
by someone in Florida f*
“Outstanding Young Men«
■America.” ,
Stanley sat behind his»
at St. Andrews for the las*
time Monday afternoon n
said, “St. Andrews IS J
outstanding
outstanding students. I J
think I’ll ever go any«W
and find the j.
students that are here,
unusual to see a ,
committed to its stu e
welfare as St. Andrews is
as long as the schoo
tinues"^to do so, it
tinue to thrive.