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The Point News VoL73 No3~ St Marys City, Md. 20686 April 25,T9B9 New Food Service To Make "A Visible Difference" D i n i n g Services Contract U p F o r Renewal; T h e W o o d C o m p a n y W t n s by Kim Jarrett Six years ago, the Marriott Food Service Company won the dining services contract at St. Mary's. There are few staff members, and even fewer students who remember this change. The director of Public Information, Chris Cihlar, is one who remembers this turnover. The improvements Marriott made were drastic, according to Cihlar. "They set a new level of expectations for the food service and for the college." That was six years ago. For St. Mary's College, it is time to move on to more improvements. The dining services contract was up for renewal again this year. The Wood Company from Allentown, Pennsylvania came up victorious. The Wood Company was chosen from eight finalists in the bid process. The Bid Evaluation Committee, consisting of student, faculty, and staff representatives, evaluated the needs of the college and the needs of those who use the food service. The Wood Company is an educational food service company. This means that Could this be the answer to the problems facing the food service at S t Mary's? The Wood Company proposes to install salad bars resembling this one in the cafeteria in an effort to improve appearance and food quality. they specialize in serving students, and addressing student concerns. In their bid, the Wood Company addressed such issues, and pro-ing ideas of their own to add variety and maintain interest. "Students may see a visible difference when they arrive next fall," says Dean of Students Lynn Willett, a member of the bid evaluation committee. "Wood gave careful thought to variety and food combinations," says Willett. In addition to the regular six week rotation of meals, Wood has proposed s^me very original special meals and features for next year. Sno-Cone Booths, Baked Alaska Night, and a chocolate covered banana bar would be welcome additions. Special dinners would be prepared for all major holidays including, Octo-berfest, Candlelight Christmas Dinner, and a Hawaiian Luau in May. Instead of driving to Solomon's Island for a restaurant style dinner, students may be offered the opportunity to order from a menu on Saturday evenings in one of the side dining rooms. This would cost extra, but even though the posed creative and interesting regular cafeteria will still be open, solutions to the problems that it may be worth a try. exist within the lbod service. They Customer satisfaction is a pri-also thought up some interest- ority for the new company. They f I S plan to continue the use of the food service committee, and institute comment cards, and preference surveys. Also, a brochure explaining the food service will be included in the August mailing to all students. The meal plans in effect now will still be available next year. In addition to the 19 meals/week, 7 meal/week and commuter lunch plan, a 14 meals/week plan will be available to the townhouse residents and commuters only. The school is too small for this plan to be offered to all students at a reasonable price, says Dean Willett. The Wood Company also aims to reorganize the self service area of the cafeteria to make it more attractive and efficient. They want to eliminate the stainless steel "institutional" look of the dining hall. All in all, expectations are high for the Wood Company. Their track record proves them to be efficient and consistent. Their average tenure in one contract is fifteen years. Site surveys showed complete satisfaction. Maybe we will see them for fifteen years at St. Mary's. D r u g s A t S t . M a r y 's : A P r o b l e m A r o u s i n g C o n c e r n by Carolyn Ross Contributions by Holly Stewart and Sarah Newman In late January two St. Mary's students became ill after attending a party. They went to the health center, and soon afterwards a memorandum was released on campus warning the college community to be careful of what they eat and drink. It was suspected that the students had somehow been slipped some drugs during that January evening and although the incident was not serious, it has raised some questions as to the current drug situation on campus. In the early '70s drugs ran rampant on the St. Mary's campus and violence often occurred. "We used to have riots all the time," says former St. Mary’s Public Safety officer Dick Voorhaar, now a county police lieutenant, "it was like Kent State except nobody was killed." Voorhaar, who was especially tough on drugs, remembers incidents where students built furniture barricades to prevent a police car from moving and one time even held up the Public Safety Office. "We couldn’t even make any phone calls out for help...I'm talking at least 200 students took over." Although this kind of thing no longer goes on, drugs are not at all unpopular at SMC. How big are drugs on campus? In an effort to shed some light on the subject, The Point News surveyed 224 students during lunch on April 17 concerning their attitudes and drug use habits. More than half of those surveyed, 52% answered yes to having used some illegal drug (alcohol not included) while at St Maiys. 6% said they tried it only once, and 49% say they never use drugs. 26% say they have used drugs a few times, while 12% participate in the drug scene only at parties, and 7% claimed they used drugs often. "There is definitely drug abuse on this campus," said a one time user. "What is scary is hearing people get excited about doing drugs. That is really sad." A majority of this apparently "sad" drug abuse is invested in marijuana. 77% of those answering the question prefer the mild stimulant. Acid was the next drug of choice while harder "Drugs on campus are as common as classes..." drugs like cocaine and crack are generally avoided. "That's bad stuff," commented one student. Other drugs named were mushrooms, as well as peyote, and heroin. Perhaps the most significant of the survey results is the revelation that 57% of the 132 people answering the question, said they Ui nev ces>- obtain their drugs on campus. How prevalent are the "drug dealers" on campus? Are people just getting the goods from friends or is there a lucrative business being maintained? "I know who the dealers are!" wrote one student. It is speculated that these dealers do not make much money, if any. "They usually sell it to their buddies." As far as availability, one student says, "it is not something everyone knows about unless they want some." Another claims drugs to be "as common as classes." Nevertheless, most students as well as college officials from Residence Life to Public Safety, discount the drug problem, stressing alcohol abuse as much more common and dangerous at SMC. Before coming here, Health Center nurse Emily Guy worked at a hospital Emergency Room. "We got lots of cases involving intoxicated or inebriated people...it is very hard to feel any sympathy for these people," admits Guy, who is disgusted by the amount of irre- >y nc M usioi icr sa ■! * i a p- < > v (or t 'K* nev*. ‘nn!’ . I’he sponsibility with which people approach drinking. She also notes that the misuse of over-the-counter drugs by college students is possibly more dangerous than that of most illegal drugs. On March 22, Guy, as a college representative, attended the county's program to increase awareness, CHALLENGE "89. The program was organized to address the seriousness of issues as underage drinking in the county as well as the existence of open air drug markets right here in Lexington Park. According to Phoebe Barth of the County Commissioner's Office, "St Marys is no longer a quiet little backwater county, we are a part of the network." Attended by 500 people, CHALLENGE "89 was the springboard for the creation of a County Alliance for Drug and Alcohol Continued on page 3 See Drugs • 1 / f ?
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FullText | The Point News VoL73 No3~ St Marys City, Md. 20686 April 25,T9B9 New Food Service To Make "A Visible Difference" D i n i n g Services Contract U p F o r Renewal; T h e W o o d C o m p a n y W t n s by Kim Jarrett Six years ago, the Marriott Food Service Company won the dining services contract at St. Mary's. There are few staff members, and even fewer students who remember this change. The director of Public Information, Chris Cihlar, is one who remembers this turnover. The improvements Marriott made were drastic, according to Cihlar. "They set a new level of expectations for the food service and for the college." That was six years ago. For St. Mary's College, it is time to move on to more improvements. The dining services contract was up for renewal again this year. The Wood Company from Allentown, Pennsylvania came up victorious. The Wood Company was chosen from eight finalists in the bid process. The Bid Evaluation Committee, consisting of student, faculty, and staff representatives, evaluated the needs of the college and the needs of those who use the food service. The Wood Company is an educational food service company. This means that Could this be the answer to the problems facing the food service at S t Mary's? The Wood Company proposes to install salad bars resembling this one in the cafeteria in an effort to improve appearance and food quality. they specialize in serving students, and addressing student concerns. In their bid, the Wood Company addressed such issues, and pro-ing ideas of their own to add variety and maintain interest. "Students may see a visible difference when they arrive next fall," says Dean of Students Lynn Willett, a member of the bid evaluation committee. "Wood gave careful thought to variety and food combinations," says Willett. In addition to the regular six week rotation of meals, Wood has proposed s^me very original special meals and features for next year. Sno-Cone Booths, Baked Alaska Night, and a chocolate covered banana bar would be welcome additions. Special dinners would be prepared for all major holidays including, Octo-berfest, Candlelight Christmas Dinner, and a Hawaiian Luau in May. Instead of driving to Solomon's Island for a restaurant style dinner, students may be offered the opportunity to order from a menu on Saturday evenings in one of the side dining rooms. This would cost extra, but even though the posed creative and interesting regular cafeteria will still be open, solutions to the problems that it may be worth a try. exist within the lbod service. They Customer satisfaction is a pri-also thought up some interest- ority for the new company. They f I S plan to continue the use of the food service committee, and institute comment cards, and preference surveys. Also, a brochure explaining the food service will be included in the August mailing to all students. The meal plans in effect now will still be available next year. In addition to the 19 meals/week, 7 meal/week and commuter lunch plan, a 14 meals/week plan will be available to the townhouse residents and commuters only. The school is too small for this plan to be offered to all students at a reasonable price, says Dean Willett. The Wood Company also aims to reorganize the self service area of the cafeteria to make it more attractive and efficient. They want to eliminate the stainless steel "institutional" look of the dining hall. All in all, expectations are high for the Wood Company. Their track record proves them to be efficient and consistent. Their average tenure in one contract is fifteen years. Site surveys showed complete satisfaction. Maybe we will see them for fifteen years at St. Mary's. D r u g s A t S t . M a r y 's : A P r o b l e m A r o u s i n g C o n c e r n by Carolyn Ross Contributions by Holly Stewart and Sarah Newman In late January two St. Mary's students became ill after attending a party. They went to the health center, and soon afterwards a memorandum was released on campus warning the college community to be careful of what they eat and drink. It was suspected that the students had somehow been slipped some drugs during that January evening and although the incident was not serious, it has raised some questions as to the current drug situation on campus. In the early '70s drugs ran rampant on the St. Mary's campus and violence often occurred. "We used to have riots all the time," says former St. Mary’s Public Safety officer Dick Voorhaar, now a county police lieutenant, "it was like Kent State except nobody was killed." Voorhaar, who was especially tough on drugs, remembers incidents where students built furniture barricades to prevent a police car from moving and one time even held up the Public Safety Office. "We couldn’t even make any phone calls out for help...I'm talking at least 200 students took over." Although this kind of thing no longer goes on, drugs are not at all unpopular at SMC. How big are drugs on campus? In an effort to shed some light on the subject, The Point News surveyed 224 students during lunch on April 17 concerning their attitudes and drug use habits. More than half of those surveyed, 52% answered yes to having used some illegal drug (alcohol not included) while at St Maiys. 6% said they tried it only once, and 49% say they never use drugs. 26% say they have used drugs a few times, while 12% participate in the drug scene only at parties, and 7% claimed they used drugs often. "There is definitely drug abuse on this campus," said a one time user. "What is scary is hearing people get excited about doing drugs. That is really sad." A majority of this apparently "sad" drug abuse is invested in marijuana. 77% of those answering the question prefer the mild stimulant. Acid was the next drug of choice while harder "Drugs on campus are as common as classes..." drugs like cocaine and crack are generally avoided. "That's bad stuff," commented one student. Other drugs named were mushrooms, as well as peyote, and heroin. Perhaps the most significant of the survey results is the revelation that 57% of the 132 people answering the question, said they Ui nev ces>- obtain their drugs on campus. How prevalent are the "drug dealers" on campus? Are people just getting the goods from friends or is there a lucrative business being maintained? "I know who the dealers are!" wrote one student. It is speculated that these dealers do not make much money, if any. "They usually sell it to their buddies." As far as availability, one student says, "it is not something everyone knows about unless they want some." Another claims drugs to be "as common as classes." Nevertheless, most students as well as college officials from Residence Life to Public Safety, discount the drug problem, stressing alcohol abuse as much more common and dangerous at SMC. Before coming here, Health Center nurse Emily Guy worked at a hospital Emergency Room. "We got lots of cases involving intoxicated or inebriated people...it is very hard to feel any sympathy for these people," admits Guy, who is disgusted by the amount of irre- >y nc M usioi icr sa ■! * i a p- < > v (or t 'K* nev*. ‘nn!’ . I’he sponsibility with which people approach drinking. She also notes that the misuse of over-the-counter drugs by college students is possibly more dangerous than that of most illegal drugs. On March 22, Guy, as a college representative, attended the county's program to increase awareness, CHALLENGE "89. The program was organized to address the seriousness of issues as underage drinking in the county as well as the existence of open air drug markets right here in Lexington Park. According to Phoebe Barth of the County Commissioner's Office, "St Marys is no longer a quiet little backwater county, we are a part of the network." Attended by 500 people, CHALLENGE "89 was the springboard for the creation of a County Alliance for Drug and Alcohol Continued on page 3 See Drugs • 1 / f ? |