NOV. 14,1990 - WCC CAMPUS VOICE 7
Debt Jernigan maneuvers her wheelchair with the aid
o-f Tish GoJden, her helper, (hidden by door)
while Harvey Hines looks on. Photo: K. McLeod
New campus meets
needs of handicapped?
By; K. McLeod
Since WCC's North Campus
has been under construc
tion, major changes have
been made to accommodate 47
handicapped students.
Susan Penuel , Dean o-f
Student Development who
works with these students,
says that the new campus
has been a big success in
meeting needs o-f the
handi capped.
According to Penuel,
in the past, wheelchair-
bound students who had
classes on the second -floor
o-f K building had to be
carried upstairs by
secur i ty.
Also, because students
in wheelchairs had problems
working at the desks not
designed -for handicapped
use, separate tables were
brought into the South
Campus classrooms.
According to Penuel,
speci-fic actions are being
taken to -fac i 1 i tate the
educational experience o-f
handicapped students.
For instance, WCC has
hired someone to take notes
■for a wheelchaii—bound
student who has limited
movement.
UCC is also having a
Medical Terminology book
typed in brai 11 e -for a
legally blind student.
Debi Jernigan, a
wheelchair-bound student,
has, however, cited several
problems on North Campus:
the ca-feteria doors need to
be push-n-go, and the
existing push-n-go doors do
not allow enough time -for
the wheelchair to enter.
They also require two
other people to operate
sa-fely.
In addi t i on, desks i n
some classrooms are
attached to chairs, a
design not help-ful to
wheelchair-bound students.
The elevators allow only
enough room -for her wheel
chair (-facing the wall) and
two other people.
In spite o-f these
complications, Debi
appreciates the help that
several UCC sta-f-f and
students have given her.
She said, "The -faculty
and sta-f-f are great. Susan
Penuel is very kind,
patient, and compassionate.
She goes beyond the call o-f
duty and I really
appreciate the things she's
done -for me ."
Penuel said that i-f any
handicapped people wish to
-further their education at
UlCC, she and the school
will do a11 that is in
their power to help.
Food services
launched
By; Ronald Lane
Starting -fall quarter
1990, the college assumed
responsibi 1 i ty -for the
■food services program,
according to Linwood
Anderson, •Jice President
-for Educational Support
Serv ices.
In the past the college
used contracted vendors to
provide -food services.
Willie Taswel1, Food
Services Director, said,
"The college is not trying
to make a pro-fit on -food
services but trying to
bring reasonable prices to
the students."
Weekly menus are now
published in the In-forma
tion Bulletin, andTaswell
hopes eventually to have
t n
printed menus available
•the dining hal 1 .
Regina Rowe, a student
i n the Menth Health
Program, stated that she
would like to see the -food
service stay open -for i
evening classes, an idea i
Taswell agrees with and I
plans -for the -future.
Besides Taswel1, the
sta-f-f members o-f Food
Services include 4 regular
workers and 5 work study
students.
employs
call -for
5 others
spec i al
Taswel1
who are on
-funct i ons.
Students who have
complaints or suggestions
about -food services are
asked to contact Willie
Taswell at extension 274
(North Campus.)
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Tara Worrell, work-study student, receives payment ^or
a student's food order. Photo: Ronald Lane
Willie KtMvvii, rooa t>ervicts Uirtctor, prepares the 150-foot
submarine sandwich SGA provided students during orientation
activities. Photo: Liz Meador