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E a r ly M o r n in g F ir e D a m a g e s D o rm S e r v o m a t i o n C o n t r a c t u p f o r R e v i e w by Carolyn Alkire The contract for food service at St. Mary’s, now being handled by Servomation, is being reviewed by the Department of Budget and Fisal.Planning. The move was prompted by general student dissent with the quality of the food and Servomation’s inability to live up to the contract within the pricing structure, according to college Fiscal Officer Bob Lococo. The Food Committee of the Student Government Association initiated action by distributing a food service survey to resident students late in February. Dale Murray, Chairman of the committee, stated that although the number of returned surveys was not high, of the students who did respond to the questionnaire 20 per cent were satisfied with the quality of the food being served in the cafeteria, 78 per cent were not and two per cent did not express any opinion. In response to whether the students would be willing to pay more money for the board fee if the food contract was changed (See Servomation, Pg. 5, Col. 1) IN S ID E Searching fo r th e ERA . . . see pg. 3 Saints v ic to rio u s ....................see pg. 4 L e tte r from S a d a t ................. see pg. 7 Prine C o n c e r t S ch ed u led . see pg. 7 U n c la s s ifie d s ............................ see pg. 8 THE ST. MARY’S COLLEGE BI-WEEKLY by Carolyn Alkire An early morning fire on Sunday, March 12, has caused extensive damage to the third floor of Prince George Hall and indefinitely displaced some seventy students. No one was injured in the three-alarm fire which, according to The Enterprise, caused $90,000 damage to the building and personal property of student residents. Charles Donaldson, state fire investigator, reported that the fire was started by a hair dryer left plugged in and turned on in a closet in room 347. The room was unoccupied at the time as the two students usually residing there had gone home for the weekend. Philip DeFranco, a student in an ad- . jacent room, noticed smoke coming from under the door of tne room. He and another student, Chris Schilling, banged on doors to wake students and warn them that the building was really on fire as false alarms are common and generally ignored. According to Gene Applegate, an unidentified female student notified the college security office of the fire at 3:40 a.m. and the first firefighting units arrived on the scene within ten minutes. The fire burned through the door of the room and spread into the hallway causing serious damage to twenty-five feet of the hallway as well as heavy smoke damage to the entire floor. Firefighting efforts also caused some water damage to other areas of the building. Nine firefighting units and two rescue squads responded to the alarm. These included units from La Plata, Mechanicsville, Ridge, Lexington Park, Avenue, Valley Lee, Calvert County, Leonardtown, and Hollywood. The Lexington Park and Ridge rescue squads were also present. The blaze was determined by the firefighters to be under control at 5:48 a.m. All Prince George residents were informed by Beth A. Steinway, Director of (See Fire, Pg. 6, Col. 4) Prince George room where fire started. VOL. 5, NO. 7 ST. MARY'S CITY, MARYLAND MARCH 20,1978 F u t u r e o f W i n t e r T e r m U n c e r t a i n by Rick Pike * The Faculty Senate, at their meeting on March 6, expressed the faculty’s support of the policies relating to Winter Term. The faculty supports the continuation of a “short term”, preferably to be held in January, and some sort of compensation for the faculty participating in the minisemester. They also resolved that Independent Studies should not be allowed during this period. The Senate unanimously accepted the above proposal at their March 13 meeting. At the Student Government Association meeting held on February 20, a resolution was passed recommending that January mini-semester be continued next year. It was also recommended that some sort of compensation for the faculty be provided to encourage improvement in the overall quality of the January term. SGA President John McGrath said that he would like to recommend that the Administration keep mini-semester at least for next winter in order that more time be given for discussion of the matter. At a meeting of the Student Culture Committee of the Board of Trustees held on March 14, it was recommended that a mini-semester be continued for one more year to allow juniors who are counting on the additional credits for January graduation to finish their requirements. It was also proposed that after next year the mini-semester would be subject to two options; either continue mini-semester with compensation for faculty members involved or discontinue mini-semester entirely. (See Fiscal officer Bob Lococo. Winter Term, Pg. 4, Col. t) The future of Winter Term as an integral part of the college’s curriculum is very uncertain at this time. Subject to much controversy and debate, all factors and parties will be considered when the entire matter is brought before the Board of Trustees for a discussion session at the April 8, 1978 meeting. There is much controversy surrounding the matter due to the many factors involved. A few of the major items include low student-faculty interest, the high number of incompleted classes, and the lack of compensation for Winter instructors. Many parties which represent various segments of the college community are now proposing resolutions concerning Winter Term which reflect the views of their constituents.
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Title | Empath, 1978 March 20 |
Date | 1978-03-20 |
Year | 1978 |
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FullText | E a r ly M o r n in g F ir e D a m a g e s D o rm S e r v o m a t i o n C o n t r a c t u p f o r R e v i e w by Carolyn Alkire The contract for food service at St. Mary’s, now being handled by Servomation, is being reviewed by the Department of Budget and Fisal.Planning. The move was prompted by general student dissent with the quality of the food and Servomation’s inability to live up to the contract within the pricing structure, according to college Fiscal Officer Bob Lococo. The Food Committee of the Student Government Association initiated action by distributing a food service survey to resident students late in February. Dale Murray, Chairman of the committee, stated that although the number of returned surveys was not high, of the students who did respond to the questionnaire 20 per cent were satisfied with the quality of the food being served in the cafeteria, 78 per cent were not and two per cent did not express any opinion. In response to whether the students would be willing to pay more money for the board fee if the food contract was changed (See Servomation, Pg. 5, Col. 1) IN S ID E Searching fo r th e ERA . . . see pg. 3 Saints v ic to rio u s ....................see pg. 4 L e tte r from S a d a t ................. see pg. 7 Prine C o n c e r t S ch ed u led . see pg. 7 U n c la s s ifie d s ............................ see pg. 8 THE ST. MARY’S COLLEGE BI-WEEKLY by Carolyn Alkire An early morning fire on Sunday, March 12, has caused extensive damage to the third floor of Prince George Hall and indefinitely displaced some seventy students. No one was injured in the three-alarm fire which, according to The Enterprise, caused $90,000 damage to the building and personal property of student residents. Charles Donaldson, state fire investigator, reported that the fire was started by a hair dryer left plugged in and turned on in a closet in room 347. The room was unoccupied at the time as the two students usually residing there had gone home for the weekend. Philip DeFranco, a student in an ad- . jacent room, noticed smoke coming from under the door of tne room. He and another student, Chris Schilling, banged on doors to wake students and warn them that the building was really on fire as false alarms are common and generally ignored. According to Gene Applegate, an unidentified female student notified the college security office of the fire at 3:40 a.m. and the first firefighting units arrived on the scene within ten minutes. The fire burned through the door of the room and spread into the hallway causing serious damage to twenty-five feet of the hallway as well as heavy smoke damage to the entire floor. Firefighting efforts also caused some water damage to other areas of the building. Nine firefighting units and two rescue squads responded to the alarm. These included units from La Plata, Mechanicsville, Ridge, Lexington Park, Avenue, Valley Lee, Calvert County, Leonardtown, and Hollywood. The Lexington Park and Ridge rescue squads were also present. The blaze was determined by the firefighters to be under control at 5:48 a.m. All Prince George residents were informed by Beth A. Steinway, Director of (See Fire, Pg. 6, Col. 4) Prince George room where fire started. VOL. 5, NO. 7 ST. MARY'S CITY, MARYLAND MARCH 20,1978 F u t u r e o f W i n t e r T e r m U n c e r t a i n by Rick Pike * The Faculty Senate, at their meeting on March 6, expressed the faculty’s support of the policies relating to Winter Term. The faculty supports the continuation of a “short term”, preferably to be held in January, and some sort of compensation for the faculty participating in the minisemester. They also resolved that Independent Studies should not be allowed during this period. The Senate unanimously accepted the above proposal at their March 13 meeting. At the Student Government Association meeting held on February 20, a resolution was passed recommending that January mini-semester be continued next year. It was also recommended that some sort of compensation for the faculty be provided to encourage improvement in the overall quality of the January term. SGA President John McGrath said that he would like to recommend that the Administration keep mini-semester at least for next winter in order that more time be given for discussion of the matter. At a meeting of the Student Culture Committee of the Board of Trustees held on March 14, it was recommended that a mini-semester be continued for one more year to allow juniors who are counting on the additional credits for January graduation to finish their requirements. It was also proposed that after next year the mini-semester would be subject to two options; either continue mini-semester with compensation for faculty members involved or discontinue mini-semester entirely. (See Fiscal officer Bob Lococo. Winter Term, Pg. 4, Col. t) The future of Winter Term as an integral part of the college’s curriculum is very uncertain at this time. Subject to much controversy and debate, all factors and parties will be considered when the entire matter is brought before the Board of Trustees for a discussion session at the April 8, 1978 meeting. There is much controversy surrounding the matter due to the many factors involved. A few of the major items include low student-faculty interest, the high number of incompleted classes, and the lack of compensation for Winter instructors. Many parties which represent various segments of the college community are now proposing resolutions concerning Winter Term which reflect the views of their constituents. |