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Whines & Howling Cow Ice Cream Gripes English Clemmons, Contributing Writer collected by Jillian Curtis BDII- What’s up with suddenly switching the fried side and the home cooked meal side? It’s just adds more unnecessary confusion to ray life. Dear Maintenance Crew: First we were FREEZING and now it’s a sauna. Could we find a little middle ground please? BDII: When snow has been forecasted for the last week, please take the time to prepare and stock up on food so we don’t starve to death. It’s kinda hard to meet my New Year’s resolution when the so called “fitness center’’ can’t stay open for more than 5 hours a day and there’s only one working treadmill. Dr. Hartford: It’s probably not wise to end campus wide emails with “let’s hope for no more snow.” To all the girls who act like 3 year olds when snow is predicted: what part of frozen rain is fun to you? Can you howl like a cow? This was the name of the contest held at NCSU the night prior to my meet ing with Gary Cartwright, Director of the Dairy Enterprise System at NCSU. At the event, NCSU stu dents attempted to “Howl like a Cow” in hopes of winning one free Howling Cow ice cream treat a month for a year. The NCSU Dairy Enterprise System and Creative Services teamed up to create a brand new look for NC State’s dairy products. “Howling Cow” is the new, cool brand that they have cre ated. Along with this new look are new ideas and new plans for the Dairy Enterprise System and even tually, the whole Food and Dairy operation within the university. I took a tour of the entire opera tion, from the NCSU Dairy Educa tion Farm to the Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab where the milk is pasteurized and the ice cream is made and finally to the end result - “The Creamery” which is the ice cream storts in the D.H. Hill Library. You will never imagine all the steps and processes that go into putting one glass of milk or cone of ice cream into your hand! We started our tour in the plant where the milk is pasteurized and the ice cream is made. The rooms are filled with stainless steel pipes running from wall to wall, ceiling to floor and, one huge stainless tank to another. The area has alj sorts of devices to monitor and gather information about the milk at the different stages in the pro cess batching, pasteurization and packaging of milk, chocolate milk, and multiple flavors of ice cream. This plant that produces amazing ice cream and milke has been the birthplace for major inventions like Sweet Acidophilus Milk and the Ultra-pasteurized Liquid Egg. The process begins at the NCSU Dairy Farm. This farm houses two types of cows: Jersey cows, which are the light brown ones, and Holstein cows, which are the more traditional black and white cows. Everything from the care of the cows to the physical transporta tion of the milk is carried out with extreme detail, not to mention the intense mental and especially physical tasks that we as consum ers sometimes overlook with any of our food products. “Our goal is to make the complete dairy system totally self-sustainable. We want the farm production, processing, and retail sides to support each other,” Gary Cartwright explained to me while handing me a copy of the plans for the new NCSU retail facility. In the new facility - a substantial two-story addition to Schaub Hall - NCSU can market an expanding line of Howling Cow dairy products to the public and make it more available to people by providing a location that is easily accessible on campus. The bottom floor of the building will be an ice cream shop and dining area. On the second floor there will be a “training area” which will be available for public use. This area will host seminars and educational short courses related to dairy and food safety and, production and will be the site of tastings and “how to” presentations. Cartwright hopes this will help local schools to edu cate students about food products from farm to fork. “Not only is it important for kids to know about this process, but you never, know who might be inspired to learn more about dairy and food science, maybe even pursue it as a career,” said Cartwright. Howling Cow products create a way are a community product, gathering help and inspiration from departments across campus and people across the state. And the ice cream absolutely speaks for itself, with the recipe doyvn to a science and some of the most original fla vors created not only by the Dairy Department but also by the stu dents and anyone else who wants to submit a flavor proposal. So whether you are a Howling Wolf, a Howling Angel, or a Howling Ram, you will love Howling Cow. Something’s Gotta Give Calley Jones, Staff Writer Health care is a hot topic now nationwide, but today I got a reminder of just how personal this subject can be. I’m vaguely familiar with the controversy from the news. Reform and coverage and pre-existing conditions have become part of everyone’s vocabu lary. But sometimes I think we forget that at its most basic, all of this debate is over what should be done when you get sick. My best friend has always strug gled with headaches, but today the pain reached a level she couldn’t endure. I panicked a little because as a biology student, I know that the brain is nothing to play around with. We tried the Meredith clinic first, but the nurses, while incred ibly friendly, were over their heads on this one. That’s fine; there are several good urgent care places in the area. Except that my friend is under her father’s military-pro vided insurance. That narrowed it down to exactly two urgent care facilities within driving range. We finally get to the urgent care only to be told that yes they accept the insurance but no they can’t treat her without a referral from her physician. So we call her attend ing physician. And the insurance company. And Fort Bragg. And the insurance company. And then we wait. Records finally get faxed. And we wait. By the time my friend finally gets to see a doctor, her headache is going away. I understand that the hospital wants to get paid and the insur ance company wants to get paid and the government doesn’t want to pay too much. That’s what all the arguing is about right? But while you’re arguing remember that healthcare is about people, people at their most vulnerable. It shouldn’t take four hours for the daughter of a member of the armed forces to get some 800 mg Motrin for a debilitating headache. We need writers, photographers, advertisers, marketing enthusiasts, designers, and even astroiogists. Think you can contribute? Interested in writing, reporting, brainstorming, or heiping with the Herald? Email us: herald@meredith.edu
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