Editorial
Taking Time to Care
Everyone has I’m sure heard about the recent flood and damage
caused by the rains. This not only ruined a small Bible College in
Tacoa, Ga. but also caused much damage to our neighboring town of
Marshall and surrounding communities, leaving many families
homeless and destitute. During this upcoming Thanksgiving season,
we often pause to reflect how lucky we have been many times when
others have been adversly affected by natural disasters and haz
ards such as the recent floods. We at THE HILLTOP would like to
commend the efforts of Mars Hill College students to aid these home
less and grief stricken families. Students have been traveling to
Marshall, reporting to the Sheriff’s department, and then going to
volunteer services wherever needed. The Christian Student Move
ment has also been receiving donations from students, in the cafe
teria, to be given to this worthy cause. The Student Government
Association also voted in Senate Nov. 9 to support the volunteer
campaign to help these townspeople. I’m sure that other groups and
organizations on campus have also contributed to this effort, or
plan to do so.
This is a tanigible expression of concern shown by our students.
It is encouraging to know that we cooperate in relief efforts when
crises occur not only on our campus, but in neighboring communities.
It has always been said we should “practice what we preach” as a
Christian institution and this volunteer attitude is certainly a valid
example that is to not only be admired but copied by other students,
as well as faculty and administrators. We do not realize what we have
to be thankful for until it is taken away from us or others around us.
This experience has certainly caused us to all stop and evaluate our
own lives.
In Retrospect
by Wright Culpepper
A few days ago I was watching Sesame
Street on television. The muppets did
a skit that I thought was very interesting.
The skit began when one of the mup
pets came out on stage dressed as Robin
Hood. After awhile, he began calling
for people to come be his merry men.
Soon, a few muppets came out to apply
for the job.
The first muppet that said he was
interested was crying. Robin Hood tried
to calm him down, but he would not
listen. Finally, Robin Hood asked him
to leave, because he did not feel that a
merry man should always be weeping.
The second muppet that came to be
a follower of Robin Hood would not
stop complaining. He was unhappy with
everything that life had to offer him.
Robin Hood tried to talk to him, but he
would not listen. Robin Hood had no
choice but to ask him to leave also.
The third muppet that wanted the job
was very happy. Unfortunately, he was
too merry and he would not stop telling
stupid jokes. To make matters worse
he would not stop laughing. He w as so
wrapped up in being merry that he for
got he was supposed to be following
Robin Hood. Finally, Robin Hood de
cided that he did not want any merry
men.
There is a message in this story for us.
Jesus Christ called us to be his followers,
but many times our actions show that
we are not the Christians we claim to be.
Christians are supposed to be joyful;
however, too often we are anything but
joyful. We walk around as if we are in
another world and are totally oblivious
to those around us.
At other times, we do not stop com
plaining. Everything upsets us, and we
feel that nothing is going our way. We
need to remember that God causes all
things to work together for the good of
those who love Him (Romans 8:28).
We also make the mistake of getting
too wrapped up in our work. Instead of
being Christians, we become merely
religious. We even become so religious
that nothing is ever accomplished.
We need to become more concerned
with being followers of Christ if we are
going to claim to be Christians. Too
often we forget that we are His children,
so we lose all meaning that exists in
our walk with Him.
Christ loves us, and He will not lead
us astray. Seek to follow Him- He will
richly bless you!
Food Services Operations Report:
There have been complaints about
bugs in the lettuce at the salad bar. The
insects get in when the lettuce is shipped.
It is washed twice in a compound to
clean it. Dennis said he's improved
this situation, even if it takes three or
four washings to get it satisfactory.
We questioned about the occassioned
fermented fruit juices. He did not
explain this problem and the com
mittee will investigate further to find
out why the juices fermented.
Many complaints were about insects
flying around in the cafeteria. The col-
Fifty-two percent of the comments
received were concerning the unclean
liness of the utensils. We again question
ed Dennis about this matter and he
stated that the silverware is run through
twice. The committee observed this
fact and confirmed Dennis’ explanation.
Also, complaints were made about the
scarcity of ashtrays in the cafeteria.
Dennis’ explanation reflected the stu
dents frequently abusing the ashtrays.
Another complaint about the lack of
utensils was the inavailability of glasses
at mealtimes. Dennis stated that twelve
new cases had just come in. Also, he
commented that the students habit of
bending silverware may eventually
result in an increased problem of a lack
of utensils.
It would be helpful if the students who
sense a bad attitude in a cafeteria
worker would report individual names
to this committee.
The results of the last set of com
plaints are on the following subjects:
66% concerning quality, 22% quantity,
33% variety, 52% cleanliness of utensils,
17% trays, 17% tables, 3% chairs, 6%
floors, 9% counters; 22% concerning
attitudes of the workers, 6% efficiency,
and 31% inefficiency of the conveyor
belt. We held an interview with Dennis
Hyatt on these matters. Afterwards,
the committee along with Dennis, in
spected the cafeteria. The following is
a result of our findings.
We asked him about getting yogurjj
as was several students requests,
was served in summer school for a shot
time but it was found that the studen
took the small containers of yogurt an
it is also too expensive. It would be
expensive for the students in the le®^
run, because the cafeteria would have W
cut down on other things. However,
it could be bought in bulk quantities
would be cheaper. There are dairies
Virginia which have come out with
pound quantity containers and Denn'
said he will try to get this. ,
When questioned about the flavor
the food, Dennis commented that tneJ
are adding more fatback to the bean®'
more salt and margarine to vegetable ■
and are cooking beef with the vegetable ■
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Some students have suggested that
menus be posted before each meal. We
talked with Dennis about this matter
and he seems to have some reservations
about the substitutions of foods when
they run short. However, if you, the
students, feel that posted menus would
be helpful, please let us hear your com
ments about whether this matter would
be useful and how you would react to
substitutions in the case of shortages.
As we inspected the cafeteria, we
found that much of the food problems
lie with faulty and aged equipment.
One problem is the bacon must be
cooked in the oven instead of the grill,
therefore it is time consuming and can
not be served as often as tbe student
would wish. However, Dennis stated
that he would try to serve Canadian
bacon and possibly give the student a
choice of two meats at breakfast. An
other complaint concerns the constant
running out of fried foods and time it
takes to replenish these foods. We
found that the cafeteria has only three
fryers and to adequately feed our student
body fried foods, it would take at least
two more fryers. Due to the complaints
about the quality of the coffee, we found
that this problem also lies with an equip
ment fallacy. The old furnace does not
the two lines being divided into nia‘
course on one side and soup and san ^j
wiches on the other, both lines
soon carry all entrees.
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fruits at the salad area of the line ai'
the salad bar. He also stated that ca®
taloupe is out of season now, thereto
he cannot get it. ^
After asking Dennis for the secof^
time about the cold food, he prornis®
once again to get the servers to
dish out the food as people come by^
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better quality.
As we had more comments about
quality of the eggs, we inspected
situation by cooking three eggs
results were visible- thoroughly coo
and raw. The complaints made soO
soft ice cream were investigated |
was observed that the freezer is jj
freezing at an adequate temperature
ensue hard ice cream.
More complaints have been rne
about the tray conveyor. The plain
is that it is old and needs replacing- ,,
find that the complaints about soS^
toast are the result of the toast be'
placed over the steam. A solutioi^^j
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this would be to purchase infrared
to be installed. We found ourseb,.
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wondering who was responsible for
old and faulty equipment, and
that it is the responsiblity of Mars
College, not Epicure Management,
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However, frequently the sprayers come
during mealtime which is inconvienient
and unsanitary. Since the college con
tracts for this service, the committee
feels it is their responsibility to coordi
nate with the Epicure Management to
schedule these visits between mealtimes.
Due to the complaints about students
wondering if the cafeteria uses off-
brand foods, the committee went to see
for themselves and found that the
cafeteria does indeed use name brands.
Co-Editor, Debbie Clary
Co-Editor, Janice Taylor
Associate Editor, Bonnie Shaw
Sports Editor. Scotty Miller
Photographers, Kirk Hall, Sam Tunstall, Tommy BurtoO
Advisor, John H. Campbell, Jr. ,
Contributors; Beth Barber, Joy Bridges, Wright CulpePP
Becky Davenport, Robin Turley, Linda Wells ^]j|
Staff: Cheryl Aldridge, Dale Blevins, Melinda Brown
Cunningham, Trudie Goodrich, Brenda Ennis^ Donna
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Sara LeFever, Ellen Peterson, Phillip Ray, Phyllis SleOB
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