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Show SOFTBALLERS ARE MUSIC RELAXES, AIDS IN LEARNING. DISTRICT CHAMPS. The Lady Birds grabbed the brass ring this week with a final win over Mesa College Saturday. are set for here this weekend. SEE PAGE 10. SUSCs James Harrison uses a fresh approach in teaching language classes, with the soothing effects of music. SEE PAGE 9. THE STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS OF SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE ASSUSC SURVEY ELICITS RESPONSE FROM STUDENTS ON SUSCS CAFETERIA, MEAL CARD PROGRAM Cafeteria economy assailed Although operation by WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF FOOD AS: is now profitable , many students criticize quality and Connell said four complaints came up most Ralph Schriock often After running up a big deficit last year, the cafeteria is headed back to an even financial keel, which makes the administration happy. But a survey conducted last week by the Housing Council shows most students arent exactly thrilled with the food theyre getting. And stuck in the middle is Food Services Director Garth Jones, who took over last September and was given the job of bringing the food budget back in line. We want to keep the quality of the food as high as we can financially afford to, Jones said. But he says he cant match the 1982-8- 3 school year, when they were trying to run with totally unlimited seconds on everything. The administration wants the cutback in generosity. Paul Southwick, vice president for financial affairs, last month told the Institutional Council that Food Services had an operating deficit of almost $80,000 for the last school year. With the new manager.. .we feel there has been a significant turnaround, Southwick said. We expect it will have a surplus operation for On-Camp- IF YOU HAD THE CHOICE OF RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS AND NOT PURCHASING A MEAL TICKET, WOULD PURCHASE A MEAL YOU: TICKET Definitely 9 Probably 19 ftl Humber of respondants: 98 CEDAR CITY, UTAH 1984-8- 5. . President Gerald Sherratt agreed with the efforts to economize. I think you couldnt go on like we were last year serving steaks and everything. The portions are smaller now, Sherratt added, but I think the food is just as good. Students eating in the cafeteria tend to disagree. About 46 percent of students responding to a survey organized by Social Affairs Director Mitch Connell said the quality of food this year is worse or much worse than last year. The survey results, though, werent all negative. I think we expected a scathing attack, Connell said, but it came out really balanced. The students really sat down and looked at the strengths and weaknesses of Food Services. Although some questions were not answered by all, 98 surveys were collected. And 34 out of 90 students overall rated food service at the cafeteria as fair, while 24 said it is good, 25 called it poor, 13 very poor and four replied very good. Connell said most responses were similar running on a bell curve with fair the most common answer. But a majority of students responding, 36 out of 90, said the quality of food was low, while 28 called it fair, and 19 very low. Only seven said it was high or very high. The survey also asked for individual comments, - ' There was criticism of hairs and foreign objects in food, he said. Some of the students were critical of the disposition of the line crew. The warmth or lack thereof of the food also drew comments, he said, adding some students said they served too much starchy and high-calor- ie food. Some students wrote positive comments particularly about breakfast and the salad bar. Jones said having fewer people eating breakfast allows us to cook to order, and we lose that ability in other meals. The survey results were a little disheartening, Jones said, noting in particular the negative comments about quantity. We put some limitations on meat items this the amount year, he explained, but volume-wis- e of food we offer should be enough to keep a fellow full. A plurality said the quantity of food at breakfast, lunch and dinner was adequate, but a majority of those asked about the quantity of food served at dinner found it either inadequate and very inadequate. Students living in Juniper Hall are required to buy a meal ticket, and about 130 people now have one. But of the 98 people answering, 26 students said they would definitely not buy a meal ticket next year if they didnt have to, 23 said they probably would not, 21 might or might not, 19 probably would and nine definitely would. The variety of food at lunch and dinner generally got fair marks, while breakfast variety was rated higher. Jones, who had run Food Services several years k cycle for ago, said the cafeteria has a menus, except for popular items like hamburgers. We have at least 50 kinds of desserts a quarter, too, he added. But its tough to have new items in the menu and be fun and exciting for a whole year. Like all auxiliary enterprises, such as the bookstore and housing, Food Services is designed to be Southwick said that the 1982-8- 3 Food Service program lost more in that one year than wed lost in the history of the college. So it was an incredible thing, but its incredible were bouncing back, Southwick said. Jones said he was advised by Southwick just to break even with the meal tickets. Were here to provide a service, and thats what were trying to do. five-wee- |