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Steve Podkranic fries a dozen hamburgers at a time on the food service grill during the noon rush. Burgers can be cooked in a minute on this grill. """"rv•", Food Service Manager, places meatloaf into serving dishes in the kitchen of the Lindbloom Student Center. About 100 servings of meatloaf are purchased by students during the noon hour. Freshly cut pies are placed on t he cafeteria salad bar by Katherine Eyxenberger one after another during the rush hour demand for desert. Photos by Terry L. Chubb Dishes deemed impractical Green River Community College 12401 S.E. 320th Au!Alrn, Washington 98002 Thursday, November II, 1971 Senate hears clubs Funds and recognition center of recent. meetings activities By Janet Squires Ken Hansen, president of the GRCC chapter of the Student Mobilization Committee nresented his club's constitution to the Student Senate on November 5. The SMC is a peace group concerned mainly with ending the war in Viet Nam. For a club to receive money from student funds, it must submit a constitution to the Senate for approval. Because of some vague wording in the document, it was decided that the SMC will take the constitution to the judicial board for revision. The revised document will be presented to the Senate at a later date. Don Henak volunteered to chair a committee to look into the possibility of paving a walkway which students have created to the lower parking lot. Discussion of ecology versus convenience followed the proposal, so the measure was tabled until the next meeting when more information can be presented. Persons who wish to comment on the quest:vt• should contact one of the senators in the Student Programs Office. Bill, 41, which would allow the Senate to purchase half of the back cover in the Sports Program to advertise student activities, was presented. The senators passed the bill. Bill 42 was also presented to the Senate. This bill would require the campus police to check other areas of a parked car, if no sticker was attached to the bumper. This bill was presented because some people who were unable or unwilling to put their stickers on their bumpers were placing them in the windshield, and receiving tickets for having no permit. It was brought up that the judicial board was already working on the prob lem, so the bill was withdrawn, the problem to be examined more carefully. Freshman senator Leroy Bell was sworn in at the meeting. The film committee then put in a request for $795 to buy a new projector. The request will be considered at the n< ·t meeting At the last Senate meeting, several clubs requested funds. Both the clubs Terry Ingram Legal help may be here and the Senate were confused as to thP method ot obtainmg funds. In past years. funding was done through the Senate, but the clubs now go directly to Eric Dukes, the comptroller, and Terry Ingram, Commissioner of Clubs and Organizations. There are three types of clubs at GRCC. Budgeted clubs are simply given a certain amount of money at the beginning of the year. This money then belongs to the club, with no strings attached. Non-budgeted clubs are allowed money in the budget, but it is only given as needed, and must be repaid. Any profit the club earns is put back in the Student Fund. The last clubs fall in neither category, and they may request funds from the comptroller. If the money is necessary, and the funds are available, the club may receive money. A method of providing legal service~ to community college student govern· ments is being sought by the regional level of the Washington Association of Community College Student Govern· ments, and was a major topic at WACCSG's October 30 Northern Region meeting. The Northern Region level of WACCSG is composed of Skagit Valley Community College, Everett Community College, Bellevue Community College, Green River Community College, North Seattle Community College, and Edmonds Community College. Its next meeting will be held December 4. As reported earlier, the Management Club and Phi Theta Kappa both requested funds. Both of these clubs have received money from the Clubs and Organizations section of student funds. Registration to be conducted Because student governments cannot hire a lawyer with students funds, WACCSG is examining ways of allowing student government the means to establish contracts and other legal services. WACCSG's dues structure will be al- Implementation of last year's revi- graduation applications in order to allow tered in that the number of full-time, sions in degree requirements, along with potential fall quarter graduates ample twelve-credit carrying, students will be a new method for scheduling registration time to respond. Students planning to the base for levying dues. Student gov- were put into action this week at GRCC. graduate at the end of winter quarter ernments would pay five cents a year Acting Registrar Booker Watt said that must have their applications in by De-per full-time student, or a minimum of Monday, November 22, will be the kick cember 3. $150 annually. off day for winter registration and the November 22 will also be the first day Because numbers of full-time students date of closure for fall graduation. that winter quarter schedules will be are not yet available, all member col- By November 22, all students desiring available. Appointments for registration leges will be billed $150, then billed more to graduate at the end of fall quarter were due to be sent out this week. if necessary after the release of full-time must have their applications turned in. From November 22 to December 9 student numbers. The regional level of registration by appointment will be held. WA CCSG will keep $75 of the total $150, Friday is the last day to withdraw Aftet· that tt· me regt·s t ra ti on wt'I I b e h el d the remaining $75 to be given to the from classes and not have it posted on 0 n a n open b as1·s . state office. your transcript. Watt described this as "Walk-in Reg- Nominations are now being accepted While rules set up by the college still 1's tra tion · " F rom De ce m be r 13 to De cem- for the positions of Chief Coordinator and dictate that all graduation applications be r 28 , th e reg1· s t rat 'I On area W·l1 1 be open be in at the beginning of the quarter, fro 8 ()() t 5 00 M d Administrative Aide in anticipation of Watt explained that the sudden revision th m h: Tha.md. o A: t ~.mh. hon ays I bb · ff rt t b d t d · th . roug urs ays. rug t t e area o ym~ e ? s o. e _con uc e. m e in requrrements made it necessary to will be open a ain from 6:00 .m. to 9:00 next legtslattve sess10n m Olympta. relax rules and hold the fall deadline for p.m. g P Park City, Utah site of Management Club conference Five members of GRCC's Management Club will attend the third Annual Western Regional DECA Conference, November 18-21, in Park City, Utah. Mark Sheiythe, President, Mark Crum, Vice President, Mike Stozing, Vice President, Lynn Carltin, State DECA Boatd, Marri Beth Hill, Executive Committee, and Dick Passage, club coordinator, will fly to Utah, Thursday, the 8th, and will return on Sunday. The trip will cost approximately $900. The Management Club raised several hundred dollars from their steak fry last month for the social science teachers, Passage affirmed. The students will be expected to provide about $35 from their own pockets to help pay the expenses. The club borrowed some money from the ASB funds to help pay the rest of the fees. It will be repaid with the profits from several projects planned for the near future. This is the second time GRCC will attend one of these conferences. Last year, five students went to Boise, Idaho. The agenda for this year's program will include: • Success development or motivation for student leaders, • Chapter promotional strategy, • Training and experience in leadership, • Money - where it is and how to get it, • Developing a "winning way," • Developing local programs, • Parliamentary procedure training, • and recreation time. The Management Club is an organization for all students in management training. Currently the membership is about 69. Last year there were 93 members, "We anticipate reaching or exceed-ing that amount this year," Passage explained. The purpose of the club is to develop leadership skills, to create an understanding of organizational behavior. to utilize classroom learning in state and national contests, and to strengthen academic learning with actual experience in group activities. The Management Club is a member of the Washington DECA, Distributive Education Clubs of America. Passage hopes to return from this conference and pass on what has been learned. ''Last year, those five people who went, brought back ideas that generated more growth and money," he said. "l'm sure the whole group is looking forward to the resort and entertainment, but more importantly, they are anticipating coming home to help their fellow club members," Passage added. Rebutting a suggestion to put a reusable plate system in the Student Center cafeteria in place of the present paper plates, cups, and plastic tableware, Mrs. Rose Neuroth, Food Service Manager, said, "China is almost out of the question. ·• The suggestion came in a letter from Rro rt A. Fisher to the Green River \. trent and was printed in last week's paper. When interviewed, Mrs. Neuroth acknowledged that she had read it and was keeping it on hand in her desk. The initial cost of the china, reported Dean of Students Dick Barclay, plus the price of replacement due to breakage, Mrs. Neuroth added, prohibits the use of permanent dishware. Plates cost about $3 a piece, the cafeteria manager stated, and cups are between $1 and $1.10 a piec~. "Labor is your most expensive cost," said Barclay. An expensive unit to wash the dishes would have to be purchased and people to operate it would have to be hired. Such expenditures would raise the price of the food sold in the cafeteria. A supply of chinaware is available for special events such as banquets, the dean reported. The cost of the dishwashing in this case is covered in the prices charged for a banquet meal, usually about $2.25 a plate. Barclay added that students buying a meal in the food service are not charged this much. Mrs. Neuroth who plans the menus there attempts to keep the price of lunches between 50 and 75 cents, "within the realm of the pocketbooks of students," she said. "I feel there's more than one answer," she continued, considering the problem of pi!prr pollution brought up in Fisher's letter. One such alternative to the 750 trays and 1500 cups used a day is the Automatic Waste Compactor now placed at the entrance of the main dining area in the Lindbloom Student Center. The machine which presses the daily paper waste into 40 gallon plastic bags, is a solution most colleges have put to use to cope with the Parkin wins city election Mike Parkin, an 18-year-old Green River student, was recently elected to the Black Diamond City Council. Parkin says he hopes to bring a "young" attitude to the organization. Parkin's platform was based largely on the need for a new water system ir his city. He feels that a larger supply ol water would attract more small busi· nesses to the community, which he say~ they need for a "better place to live." Parkin's victory was a narrow one, 125 to 120, over 10-year incumbent An· giolo Mariotti. Parkin says he is major· ing in psychology, not political science. He intends to transfer to a four-year institution after graduating from Green River. Parkin indicated that one of the major reasons he ran was because he thought the council was ineffective. When a friend got him interested, he began to attend the group's meetings. He says they do not work together effectively, and he feels he can help the situation with his "youth viewpoint." Campus sees 'New Hope' in singing New Hope is coming soon to GRCC. This international singing group will perform for GRCC students, facutly, and interested public November 15 at noon, in PA-8. This will be the group's third appearance on the campus. They performed here previously as the New Hope Singers. New Hope consists of veterns of radio, television, and overseas concert tours. Some members are still in college, taking time off to tour with the group. Some have chosen singing as their career. The ensemble's program will include the latest top-chart songs and some ·golden' htts, plus some comedy and 'Show-stoppers. problem of waste, said Mrs. Neuroth. With the compressor only four bags are filled with garbage a day as opposed to the 14 filled every day last year before the compressor was purchased, according to Harold Broadbent, supervisor of maintenance. "That's really pretty good," stated Mrs. Neuroth, "for the amount of paper products l'm using." In addition she believes the use of disposable tableware has a greater advantage to the students than permanent dishes would have. With the hurry-up schedule most students have, it is much easier, she noted, for them to buy a snack, then run to class - something they wouldn't be able to do if they had to return the dishes. The GRCC food service operates on a shared-profit basis with Food Management Consultants, the catering service which is responsible for running the facility on campus. Mrs. Neuroth heads the staff of 15 which includes head cook Gladys Brommutt, fry cook Winifred Burd, Frances Edwards who is in charge of the salad bar, cashier Evelyn Baxter, part-time helper Katherine Eyxenberger, student night manager Michael Moore, and nine other part-time students. Gross sales are divided first with the college receiving 2 per cent and Food Management Consultants receiving 11 per cent. The remainder of the gross is returned to the food service to cover the cost of the operation. Of that remainder, stated Mrs. Neuroth, about 28 per cent pays salaries, between 6 and 8 per cent pays for paper prcducts, and the rest pays for t!1 food. In setting prices, Mrs. Neuroth attempts to reach a 42 per cent food cost. A 50 per cent food cost, used by many commercial cafeterias, she explained, would be set if 20 cents were charged the student for an item which cost the cafeteria 10 cents. By maintaining a 42 per cent food cost, said Mrs. Neuroth, "you are fortunate to make a 10 per cent profit." The profit, after all expenses are paid for from the gross sales, is divided 70-30, the college receiving the larger percentage of the money. Green River's share of the profit is put into Union Enterprises, an organization which provides student services, Barclay explained. Parking, vending machines, and food services are some of the services supported by this fund. Barclay noted the improvement of the present cafeteria over the snack bar housed last year in the Holman Library Building. From the time the school opened in 1965, he reflected, until winter quarter 1969, Green River operated the snack bar itself. "We lost approximately $6,000," he said, "which was supported by student fees.'' Spring quarter 1969 a consultant was hired to manage the food service and "for the first time in the history of the college," the dean asserted, "we broke even." During the 1970-71 school year the snack bar made a little over $2,000 in revenue. That profit went into the fund which bought $15,000 worth of equipment for the new food service. Although Food Management Consultants now runs the cafeteria, all of the facilities in it are owned by the college. "The kitchen is equipped beautifully," exclaimed Mrs. Neuroth. One special feature is the micro wave oven. "In 15 seconds we can have anything piping hot for you," she said explaining its use. "Primarily we use it for fast service heating." Mrs. Neuroth believes that the greatest advantage of the new food service is the e. ·tended ~r.e!'lU. She recently put a pancake breakfast on the daily schedule which is offered from 7 to 9 a.m. November 18 a complete Thanksgiving dinner for 99 cents will be served and November 24, the day before Thanksgiving, all pies will sell for half price. Mrs. Neuroth welcomes menu ideas. "If anyone has constructive criticism," she announced, "I'm always open to suggestions." Papritz plans trip to Mexico Once again, as in the past two years, the Geography and Spanish departments of GRCC are offering a trip to Mexico. As explained by geography instructor Rawhide Papritz, this is not a tour but rather a "living experience" in the Field Course Series. "The real classroom i~ outside," he said, "and this is what we want to get into." Scheduled for the beginning of Spring quarter, the 21 day trip will give the stu· dents an opportunity to study the region· al geography of Mexico, the culture of the Mexican people and a conversational study in Spanish. It is also possible to pick up ten credits in the field while enjoying the trip. The entire course will consist of a one week "pre-orientation," the three week trip, and a week of "post-orientation" after the return. There is also current planning to offer additional related courses for the remaining five weeks of the quarter. With as many as nine in depth courses to be offered they will include Anthropology, Geography, Spanish, Sociology and others. The trip itself will center around four major Mexican cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Merida and Acapulco. The students will travel throughout Mexico on chartered busses, thus allowing them to stop and investigate anything at any time. This is extremely important to the type of instruction which Papritz labels "sense awareness." Rather than just read about something or see a picture, he explained, the students will be able to get off the bus and get close to and "feel" the situation. He stressed the fact that everyone is virtually on their own and that there is plenty of time for each individual to investigate situations by himself. They will then meet in hotel rooms, parks, and so forth, to hold open seminars to discuss the various observations they have made. Some particular points of interest which they plan to visit include the archeological ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula, the pyramids of Chichen ltza, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (where they'll study the tourist industry) , coffee farms, Paracha (the center of the Mexican guitar industry), and they even intend to climb the volcano Paricutin, which sprung up in the middle of a cornfield in 1943. The trip, which will cost each individual approximately $500 plus tuition, is open to the general student body. The prerequisites are that the student has successfully completed one college level geography course, or has obtained the instructor's permission, and is in good physical and mental health. The costs covered by the $500 include international transportation to and from Mexico, domestic transportation while in Mexico (chartered busses), food, and lodging. Each person will also be able to bring back a maximum of $100 worth of merchandise. Spending money is not included in the $500 figure. Students interested can contact either Rawhide Papritz or Spanish instructor Thelma Barriere for more information, or can sign up on the information mailing lists which are to be found with the secretaries in the BI and HS building offices. Rawhide Papritz Financia l expert to lecture N ov. 16 "How to Save Money When You Buy and Drive a Car" is the topic to be discussed at GRCC's next forum. Merle E. Dowd, a financial expert, will speak November 16, at noon in PA-8. This forum is open to all GRCC students. Dowd, who has two sons attending GRCC this quarter, is the author of four books on how to save money. He writes a syndicated column, "Money Talk," which appears in the Magazine section of the Sunday Seattle Times. A former financial analyst for Ford Motor Company, as well, Dowd has a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a master's degree in Business Administration. He presently teaches at the University of Washington.
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Title | The Current 1971-11-11 |
Earlier Title |
Gator Tale Green River Current The Green River Current |
Date | 1971-11-11 |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 7 |
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Title | The Current 1971-11-11-Page 1 |
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Gator Tale Green River Current The Green River Current |
Date | 1971-11-11 |
Volume | 7 |
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Green River College |
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College student newspapers and periodicals -- Washington -- Green River College. College student newspapers and periodicals -- Washington -- Green River Community College. Green River College (Auburn, Wash.)--Periodicals. Green River Community College (Auburn, Wash.)--Periodicals. |
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Green River College (formerly Green River Community College) Student Newspaper |
Notes | This issue of The Current was originally printed without the volume number. The original printed issue stated the following: November 11, 1971 Issue 7 |
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Full Text | Steve Podkranic fries a dozen hamburgers at a time on the food service grill during the noon rush. Burgers can be cooked in a minute on this grill. """"rv•", Food Service Manager, places meatloaf into serving dishes in the kitchen of the Lindbloom Student Center. About 100 servings of meatloaf are purchased by students during the noon hour. Freshly cut pies are placed on t he cafeteria salad bar by Katherine Eyxenberger one after another during the rush hour demand for desert. Photos by Terry L. Chubb Dishes deemed impractical Green River Community College 12401 S.E. 320th Au!Alrn, Washington 98002 Thursday, November II, 1971 Senate hears clubs Funds and recognition center of recent. meetings activities By Janet Squires Ken Hansen, president of the GRCC chapter of the Student Mobilization Committee nresented his club's constitution to the Student Senate on November 5. The SMC is a peace group concerned mainly with ending the war in Viet Nam. For a club to receive money from student funds, it must submit a constitution to the Senate for approval. Because of some vague wording in the document, it was decided that the SMC will take the constitution to the judicial board for revision. The revised document will be presented to the Senate at a later date. Don Henak volunteered to chair a committee to look into the possibility of paving a walkway which students have created to the lower parking lot. Discussion of ecology versus convenience followed the proposal, so the measure was tabled until the next meeting when more information can be presented. Persons who wish to comment on the quest:vt• should contact one of the senators in the Student Programs Office. Bill, 41, which would allow the Senate to purchase half of the back cover in the Sports Program to advertise student activities, was presented. The senators passed the bill. Bill 42 was also presented to the Senate. This bill would require the campus police to check other areas of a parked car, if no sticker was attached to the bumper. This bill was presented because some people who were unable or unwilling to put their stickers on their bumpers were placing them in the windshield, and receiving tickets for having no permit. It was brought up that the judicial board was already working on the prob lem, so the bill was withdrawn, the problem to be examined more carefully. Freshman senator Leroy Bell was sworn in at the meeting. The film committee then put in a request for $795 to buy a new projector. The request will be considered at the n< ·t meeting At the last Senate meeting, several clubs requested funds. Both the clubs Terry Ingram Legal help may be here and the Senate were confused as to thP method ot obtainmg funds. In past years. funding was done through the Senate, but the clubs now go directly to Eric Dukes, the comptroller, and Terry Ingram, Commissioner of Clubs and Organizations. There are three types of clubs at GRCC. Budgeted clubs are simply given a certain amount of money at the beginning of the year. This money then belongs to the club, with no strings attached. Non-budgeted clubs are allowed money in the budget, but it is only given as needed, and must be repaid. Any profit the club earns is put back in the Student Fund. The last clubs fall in neither category, and they may request funds from the comptroller. If the money is necessary, and the funds are available, the club may receive money. A method of providing legal service~ to community college student govern· ments is being sought by the regional level of the Washington Association of Community College Student Govern· ments, and was a major topic at WACCSG's October 30 Northern Region meeting. The Northern Region level of WACCSG is composed of Skagit Valley Community College, Everett Community College, Bellevue Community College, Green River Community College, North Seattle Community College, and Edmonds Community College. Its next meeting will be held December 4. As reported earlier, the Management Club and Phi Theta Kappa both requested funds. Both of these clubs have received money from the Clubs and Organizations section of student funds. Registration to be conducted Because student governments cannot hire a lawyer with students funds, WACCSG is examining ways of allowing student government the means to establish contracts and other legal services. WACCSG's dues structure will be al- Implementation of last year's revi- graduation applications in order to allow tered in that the number of full-time, sions in degree requirements, along with potential fall quarter graduates ample twelve-credit carrying, students will be a new method for scheduling registration time to respond. Students planning to the base for levying dues. Student gov- were put into action this week at GRCC. graduate at the end of winter quarter ernments would pay five cents a year Acting Registrar Booker Watt said that must have their applications in by De-per full-time student, or a minimum of Monday, November 22, will be the kick cember 3. $150 annually. off day for winter registration and the November 22 will also be the first day Because numbers of full-time students date of closure for fall graduation. that winter quarter schedules will be are not yet available, all member col- By November 22, all students desiring available. Appointments for registration leges will be billed $150, then billed more to graduate at the end of fall quarter were due to be sent out this week. if necessary after the release of full-time must have their applications turned in. From November 22 to December 9 student numbers. The regional level of registration by appointment will be held. WA CCSG will keep $75 of the total $150, Friday is the last day to withdraw Aftet· that tt· me regt·s t ra ti on wt'I I b e h el d the remaining $75 to be given to the from classes and not have it posted on 0 n a n open b as1·s . state office. your transcript. Watt described this as "Walk-in Reg- Nominations are now being accepted While rules set up by the college still 1's tra tion · " F rom De ce m be r 13 to De cem- for the positions of Chief Coordinator and dictate that all graduation applications be r 28 , th e reg1· s t rat 'I On area W·l1 1 be open be in at the beginning of the quarter, fro 8 ()() t 5 00 M d Administrative Aide in anticipation of Watt explained that the sudden revision th m h: Tha.md. o A: t ~.mh. hon ays I bb · ff rt t b d t d · th . roug urs ays. rug t t e area o ym~ e ? s o. e _con uc e. m e in requrrements made it necessary to will be open a ain from 6:00 .m. to 9:00 next legtslattve sess10n m Olympta. relax rules and hold the fall deadline for p.m. g P Park City, Utah site of Management Club conference Five members of GRCC's Management Club will attend the third Annual Western Regional DECA Conference, November 18-21, in Park City, Utah. Mark Sheiythe, President, Mark Crum, Vice President, Mike Stozing, Vice President, Lynn Carltin, State DECA Boatd, Marri Beth Hill, Executive Committee, and Dick Passage, club coordinator, will fly to Utah, Thursday, the 8th, and will return on Sunday. The trip will cost approximately $900. The Management Club raised several hundred dollars from their steak fry last month for the social science teachers, Passage affirmed. The students will be expected to provide about $35 from their own pockets to help pay the expenses. The club borrowed some money from the ASB funds to help pay the rest of the fees. It will be repaid with the profits from several projects planned for the near future. This is the second time GRCC will attend one of these conferences. Last year, five students went to Boise, Idaho. The agenda for this year's program will include: • Success development or motivation for student leaders, • Chapter promotional strategy, • Training and experience in leadership, • Money - where it is and how to get it, • Developing a "winning way," • Developing local programs, • Parliamentary procedure training, • and recreation time. The Management Club is an organization for all students in management training. Currently the membership is about 69. Last year there were 93 members, "We anticipate reaching or exceed-ing that amount this year," Passage explained. The purpose of the club is to develop leadership skills, to create an understanding of organizational behavior. to utilize classroom learning in state and national contests, and to strengthen academic learning with actual experience in group activities. The Management Club is a member of the Washington DECA, Distributive Education Clubs of America. Passage hopes to return from this conference and pass on what has been learned. ''Last year, those five people who went, brought back ideas that generated more growth and money," he said. "l'm sure the whole group is looking forward to the resort and entertainment, but more importantly, they are anticipating coming home to help their fellow club members," Passage added. Rebutting a suggestion to put a reusable plate system in the Student Center cafeteria in place of the present paper plates, cups, and plastic tableware, Mrs. Rose Neuroth, Food Service Manager, said, "China is almost out of the question. ·• The suggestion came in a letter from Rro rt A. Fisher to the Green River \. trent and was printed in last week's paper. When interviewed, Mrs. Neuroth acknowledged that she had read it and was keeping it on hand in her desk. The initial cost of the china, reported Dean of Students Dick Barclay, plus the price of replacement due to breakage, Mrs. Neuroth added, prohibits the use of permanent dishware. Plates cost about $3 a piece, the cafeteria manager stated, and cups are between $1 and $1.10 a piec~. "Labor is your most expensive cost," said Barclay. An expensive unit to wash the dishes would have to be purchased and people to operate it would have to be hired. Such expenditures would raise the price of the food sold in the cafeteria. A supply of chinaware is available for special events such as banquets, the dean reported. The cost of the dishwashing in this case is covered in the prices charged for a banquet meal, usually about $2.25 a plate. Barclay added that students buying a meal in the food service are not charged this much. Mrs. Neuroth who plans the menus there attempts to keep the price of lunches between 50 and 75 cents, "within the realm of the pocketbooks of students," she said. "I feel there's more than one answer," she continued, considering the problem of pi!prr pollution brought up in Fisher's letter. One such alternative to the 750 trays and 1500 cups used a day is the Automatic Waste Compactor now placed at the entrance of the main dining area in the Lindbloom Student Center. The machine which presses the daily paper waste into 40 gallon plastic bags, is a solution most colleges have put to use to cope with the Parkin wins city election Mike Parkin, an 18-year-old Green River student, was recently elected to the Black Diamond City Council. Parkin says he hopes to bring a "young" attitude to the organization. Parkin's platform was based largely on the need for a new water system ir his city. He feels that a larger supply ol water would attract more small busi· nesses to the community, which he say~ they need for a "better place to live." Parkin's victory was a narrow one, 125 to 120, over 10-year incumbent An· giolo Mariotti. Parkin says he is major· ing in psychology, not political science. He intends to transfer to a four-year institution after graduating from Green River. Parkin indicated that one of the major reasons he ran was because he thought the council was ineffective. When a friend got him interested, he began to attend the group's meetings. He says they do not work together effectively, and he feels he can help the situation with his "youth viewpoint." Campus sees 'New Hope' in singing New Hope is coming soon to GRCC. This international singing group will perform for GRCC students, facutly, and interested public November 15 at noon, in PA-8. This will be the group's third appearance on the campus. They performed here previously as the New Hope Singers. New Hope consists of veterns of radio, television, and overseas concert tours. Some members are still in college, taking time off to tour with the group. Some have chosen singing as their career. The ensemble's program will include the latest top-chart songs and some ·golden' htts, plus some comedy and 'Show-stoppers. problem of waste, said Mrs. Neuroth. With the compressor only four bags are filled with garbage a day as opposed to the 14 filled every day last year before the compressor was purchased, according to Harold Broadbent, supervisor of maintenance. "That's really pretty good," stated Mrs. Neuroth, "for the amount of paper products l'm using." In addition she believes the use of disposable tableware has a greater advantage to the students than permanent dishes would have. With the hurry-up schedule most students have, it is much easier, she noted, for them to buy a snack, then run to class - something they wouldn't be able to do if they had to return the dishes. The GRCC food service operates on a shared-profit basis with Food Management Consultants, the catering service which is responsible for running the facility on campus. Mrs. Neuroth heads the staff of 15 which includes head cook Gladys Brommutt, fry cook Winifred Burd, Frances Edwards who is in charge of the salad bar, cashier Evelyn Baxter, part-time helper Katherine Eyxenberger, student night manager Michael Moore, and nine other part-time students. Gross sales are divided first with the college receiving 2 per cent and Food Management Consultants receiving 11 per cent. The remainder of the gross is returned to the food service to cover the cost of the operation. Of that remainder, stated Mrs. Neuroth, about 28 per cent pays salaries, between 6 and 8 per cent pays for paper prcducts, and the rest pays for t!1 food. In setting prices, Mrs. Neuroth attempts to reach a 42 per cent food cost. A 50 per cent food cost, used by many commercial cafeterias, she explained, would be set if 20 cents were charged the student for an item which cost the cafeteria 10 cents. By maintaining a 42 per cent food cost, said Mrs. Neuroth, "you are fortunate to make a 10 per cent profit." The profit, after all expenses are paid for from the gross sales, is divided 70-30, the college receiving the larger percentage of the money. Green River's share of the profit is put into Union Enterprises, an organization which provides student services, Barclay explained. Parking, vending machines, and food services are some of the services supported by this fund. Barclay noted the improvement of the present cafeteria over the snack bar housed last year in the Holman Library Building. From the time the school opened in 1965, he reflected, until winter quarter 1969, Green River operated the snack bar itself. "We lost approximately $6,000," he said, "which was supported by student fees.'' Spring quarter 1969 a consultant was hired to manage the food service and "for the first time in the history of the college," the dean asserted, "we broke even." During the 1970-71 school year the snack bar made a little over $2,000 in revenue. That profit went into the fund which bought $15,000 worth of equipment for the new food service. Although Food Management Consultants now runs the cafeteria, all of the facilities in it are owned by the college. "The kitchen is equipped beautifully," exclaimed Mrs. Neuroth. One special feature is the micro wave oven. "In 15 seconds we can have anything piping hot for you," she said explaining its use. "Primarily we use it for fast service heating." Mrs. Neuroth believes that the greatest advantage of the new food service is the e. ·tended ~r.e!'lU. She recently put a pancake breakfast on the daily schedule which is offered from 7 to 9 a.m. November 18 a complete Thanksgiving dinner for 99 cents will be served and November 24, the day before Thanksgiving, all pies will sell for half price. Mrs. Neuroth welcomes menu ideas. "If anyone has constructive criticism," she announced, "I'm always open to suggestions." Papritz plans trip to Mexico Once again, as in the past two years, the Geography and Spanish departments of GRCC are offering a trip to Mexico. As explained by geography instructor Rawhide Papritz, this is not a tour but rather a "living experience" in the Field Course Series. "The real classroom i~ outside," he said, "and this is what we want to get into." Scheduled for the beginning of Spring quarter, the 21 day trip will give the stu· dents an opportunity to study the region· al geography of Mexico, the culture of the Mexican people and a conversational study in Spanish. It is also possible to pick up ten credits in the field while enjoying the trip. The entire course will consist of a one week "pre-orientation," the three week trip, and a week of "post-orientation" after the return. There is also current planning to offer additional related courses for the remaining five weeks of the quarter. With as many as nine in depth courses to be offered they will include Anthropology, Geography, Spanish, Sociology and others. The trip itself will center around four major Mexican cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Merida and Acapulco. The students will travel throughout Mexico on chartered busses, thus allowing them to stop and investigate anything at any time. This is extremely important to the type of instruction which Papritz labels "sense awareness." Rather than just read about something or see a picture, he explained, the students will be able to get off the bus and get close to and "feel" the situation. He stressed the fact that everyone is virtually on their own and that there is plenty of time for each individual to investigate situations by himself. They will then meet in hotel rooms, parks, and so forth, to hold open seminars to discuss the various observations they have made. Some particular points of interest which they plan to visit include the archeological ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula, the pyramids of Chichen ltza, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (where they'll study the tourist industry) , coffee farms, Paracha (the center of the Mexican guitar industry), and they even intend to climb the volcano Paricutin, which sprung up in the middle of a cornfield in 1943. The trip, which will cost each individual approximately $500 plus tuition, is open to the general student body. The prerequisites are that the student has successfully completed one college level geography course, or has obtained the instructor's permission, and is in good physical and mental health. The costs covered by the $500 include international transportation to and from Mexico, domestic transportation while in Mexico (chartered busses), food, and lodging. Each person will also be able to bring back a maximum of $100 worth of merchandise. Spending money is not included in the $500 figure. Students interested can contact either Rawhide Papritz or Spanish instructor Thelma Barriere for more information, or can sign up on the information mailing lists which are to be found with the secretaries in the BI and HS building offices. Rawhide Papritz Financia l expert to lecture N ov. 16 "How to Save Money When You Buy and Drive a Car" is the topic to be discussed at GRCC's next forum. Merle E. Dowd, a financial expert, will speak November 16, at noon in PA-8. This forum is open to all GRCC students. Dowd, who has two sons attending GRCC this quarter, is the author of four books on how to save money. He writes a syndicated column, "Money Talk," which appears in the Magazine section of the Sunday Seattle Times. A former financial analyst for Ford Motor Company, as well, Dowd has a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a master's degree in Business Administration. He presently teaches at the University of Washington. |