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By Juna’uh Allgood
Managing editor
Photo by
Sarah A. Wilson
In this time of rising costs, budget cutting seems to be hitting students in a place where it hurts--their stomachs.
The cafeteria, operated by Sodexho, is constantly in a struggle to balance its budget with students’ appetites. This year students are noticing some changes in the equation.
One of the most noticeable changes is the new serving policy. Cafeteria workers now dish out the food. Roger Busby, the Sodexho campus services general manager, said that there were three factors that went into this decision. One reason was speed. Busby said students get their food faster now. A serving line is also more sanitary than the previous buffet, he said, because only employees trained in food safety are touching the serving utensils. The change also was a way of economizing. Read More...
Roger Corman, at age 82, is a classic B-movie Hollywood producer with almost 390 films to his credit. His latest flick is a remake/reimagining/redo/resomething of his cult classic “Death Race 2000,” which starred Sylvester Stallone. If you ever drive down a road and see someone standing in or near the street and you call out the number of points you would get to hit them, well, then that come from “Death Race 2000.” It’s one of those things of unknown origin in everyone’s collective unconscious.
Whatever your preference in the upcoming presidential election, the journey will certainly be exciting. For the first time in history, we will have either an African-American president or a female vice-president.
There will always be times for debates, sniping, mudslinging, and all the other silly things that go on during elections, but for now we should at least be allowed to view this election through unbiased coverage so we can make up our own minds.
If the 24-hour news networks have their say, they’ll make up your minds for you. And they’ll do it with venom usually reserved for left-wing bloggers and right-wing radio talkers.
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Lee Hurley
Junior, Culinary Arts
“We need a name that defines who we are as a diverse university, that all can agree to.”
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