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Show I t i vi i ' t ' Menlove And Saltzgiver Still Haunt The Abbey once called her an ass in front of customers. On March 17, Menlove was fired after this one for not receiving her third write-uwearing a hair net for three hours during the morning shift. Menlove said she was harassed and chewedoutforwhat she said were minute reasons. Menlove said her treatment by the Marriott management was premeditated and her hours were cut from eight to six and a half hours a day, during which she was Menloves dismissal was not congruent with the Westminster attitude. According to Saltzgiver, on Feb. 14 former Abbey manager, Troy Larson, sent Marriott veteran Menlove home after complaining about the unreasonable workload she was given on top of her Kennedy said. by Matt "Thurm" Kellogg Forum stcff writer In response to the Marriotts firing of Barbara Menlove and Carol Saltzgivers resignation, ASWC has compiled a list of over 200 signatures from students and faculty in a petition to be sent to Marriott officials during the first week of April Both women have worked in the Abbey cafeteria for many years. Laura Kennedy, ASWC budget committee chairwoman, said the petition was initiated in response to student and faculty dissatisfaction with Marriott's dismissal of Menlove. The petition will be given to temporary Abbey manager Tony Nawrocki, who will deliver it to the district manager and the regional administration. We know this petition isnt going to do much except to express our discontent, p, 23-ye- ar already numerous responsibilities. Saltzgiver said that when she took over Menloves duties, she was not given assistance by Larson and was left alone to handle an unmanageable amount of customers. I could hear Troy laughing in the back room and I got so stressed out and upset that I walked back and told him I was quitting, Saltzgiver said. He then told me not to come back. Saltzgiver also said that prior to her resignation, she and Menlove were harassed no matter what we did and claims Larson , t rywhere. Nawrocki said that he understands the students' reasons for petitioning and said students should come to him and talk to him if any more complaints arise. Despite large numbers of students boycotting the Abbey, Nawrocki said there has been no change in sales or number of customers in the Abbey. The and the changes are for the tension is gone better, he said. Nawrocki has been serving as temporary manager since the firing of Larson on March 4. Both Menlove and Saltzgiver are pleased with the support shown by students and faculty. I think theyre just wonderful, Saltzgiver said. It feels great to know that Barb and I have been appreciated during the time we were employed with Marri treated unmercifully by Larson. One day Troy chewed me out for making hash browns instead of cottage fries, Menlove said. What are Menloves future plans? I honestly dont know, she said. Nawrocki said he fired Menlove for a valid reason that was not at all personal. I was just following proper procedures and policies that are standard across the board; the sanitary rules are practiced eve ott. , Bishop Suggests Systemic Change To Promote by Ruth Catron Forum stcff writer The Right Reverend Barbara C. Harris, first woman to be consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Communion, spoke for the lecture series on ThursTanner-McMurr- ! 1 f in day, March 26. Harris raised questions that society, especially in churches, must consider to survive. The answers must come, she said, in the form of systemic change. Harris original title was Beyond Powershift: Theological Understanding in a Changing World, but she said fundamental questions arose as she developed her lecture, and her new title became Beyond Powershift: Theological Questions in a Changing World. ri'w Airi! Much of Harris lecture was inspired by two books. The first, Alvin Tofflers Powershift Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century, deals with control of changes to come; who will shape them and how. Toffler held that the three most influential tools of power violence, wealth and are shifting their relationknowledge ships and knowledge is taking over as the most effective of the three. The second book is Loren Meads The Once and Future Church. Harris said, the book in the authors words, deals with how our vision of the mission of the church came into sharp focus, what that vision produced, how that clarity came to lose its focus and the kinds of changes that will require reordering our lives within the church. . Force , wealth and know ledge have been variously interpreted in church history and are now embodied in church structure, Harris said. In early civilization, force was the dominant source of power. As time progressed and society moved into an in- -, dustrial community, wealth took over as the foremost power tool. Now, in contemporary time, knowledge is the most versatile and basic source of power, since it can help avert challenges that might require the use of violence or wealth. Knowledge is the key to the future, Toffler said. It increasingly creates power for its holders and users. Harris asked, What do Christians know and how can they teach and share their knowledge? Harris agreed with a fellow diocesan staff member that the primary reason for division within the church has to do with the cultural captivity of the gospel in which individuals use the, church to legitimize their own identity, power and status, rather than seeking to transform them according to the demands of the gospel. Harris said rather than focusing on jus- - . . A Just Society tice, which is the root for systematic change, churches have been focusing on charity. Charity, she said, is giving from ones surplus to the individual or cause of ones choice. Yet, to make permanent changes to feed all of the hungry, shelter all of the homeless justice is required. Justice is active, high risk, long term Continued on Page 7 Former Student May Launch Into Space by William Athey Forum stcff writer FormerWestminsterstudentNatalieJane Belle has completed all preliminary work necessary to become a member pf the space shuttle crew. Belle said she expects to be selected as a shuttle crew member within the next two . or three years and hopes to be a member of the crew manning the space station after its , completion. Final selection as a participant depends on what kind of funding the space program is given by Congress and what research projects will be conducted, according to Belle. Her specialty is physiology, specifically the cardiovascular system. She is currently studying the effects of radiation on the body. NASA needs information on the long-tereffects of radiation so it can prepare for lengthy stays in space. Belle attended Westminster College m from 1970 to 1972 and studied music and Dr. Eugene Foster had a major influence on her decision to attend Westminster. Belle wanted a school with an excellent music program, but she also wanted the small college atmosphere. Foster convinced her that Westminster was such a school, and Belle lived across the street from the school while attending. Belle was a flutist She studied music with Foster until his sudden death. She said that she was very hurt by Fosters death and returned home to Virginia. However, she credits two professors in the chemistry department at the time with being major influences on her decision to pursue science as a careen Dr. Thomas Healy and Dr. Thomas Gates. She said Healy especially influenced her to pursue her science career. Belle also said that she loved the chemistry department at Westminster. She said the liberal arts atmosphere is good because students are ex- pre-me- d. Continued on Page 7 |