___ ___ February 12,2001 In This Issue... What’s really going on in the Cafe? Charita Williams is not responsible for setting the to eat at Chick-Fil-A in Manley Coca-Cola. one has different dietary require­ Cafe’s hours. “These hours were Food Court, should taste like what One of the biggest concerns ments. However, we can put more Campus & Local in place when I began working you would have in a Chick -Fil-A we heard from students was the seasonings out on the bar,” states here a couple of years ago,” says restaurant anywhere else.” To en­ quality of the food. Comments Freeman. The food is prepared A topic that is constantly an Freeman. “The hours of the caf­ sure this, there is also an employee issue on the Spelman campus is the eteria are set by the school and if from a Chick -Fil -A on Cleveland Dining Services, where many stu­ they were to change, we would Ave., who comes to train Spelman dents believe that there is room for have to go through administration.” employees, as well as oversee op­ improvement. So, The Spotlight “What about to-go boxes?” erations. decided to find answers to some many students asked. “How come Who exactly supplies the of the questions and concerns I can’t take my food out of the Cafe food and funding for The Cafe? many Spelmanites have pertaining whenever I want to?” This too, is Freeman and the other cafeteria to the Cafe. After talking with a dining services rule that is set in employees are contracted by several students, we found most of place by Spelman Administration. Spelman through the Aramark the concerns were the same. “I personally have no problem Company. “ARAMARK bills Longer hours, more food options, with it,” says Freeman, “But ad­ Spelman for the amount of money and cleanliness were among the ministration really wants students for each student on the meal plan,” most common requests that we in­ to eat in the Cafeteria. They feel says Freeman. “We (ARAMARK) vestigated. So we sat down with that it promotes a family like at­ pay the costs from food, employ­ Piper Freeman, Director of Dining mosphere.” . ment, insurance, table linens etc.,” What to eat, what to eat??? Services, at Spelman, to find out “Why do I have to pay extra Food for the cafeteria is serviced some of the answers to your ques­ for a meal in Chick-Fil-A?” was by SYSCO, one of the largest food tions. another common question we re­ service distributors in the country, ranged from “Why aren’t the veg­ with basic seasonings like salt, pep­ Freeman, who has managed ceived from students. These which services the school about 13 etables seasoned well enough”, to per, season salt, teriyaki sauce, and at Georgia State University and prices are not set in place by Din­ times a week. Freeman says that requests for a wider variety of vegetable oil is used for the fryer. Emory University, also believes ing Services, but rely heavily on a there are very few brands of food foods, and the common question There is no MSG used in the food. that there is room for much needed contract between Chick-Fil-A and that the company does not carry, “What is really in our food?” To find out more about specific in- improvement in the Cafe. In re­ Spelman. “Everything runs by the yet some cannot be ordered. For Freeman offered several interest­ sponse to students’ comments book,” says Freeman in reference instance, Pepsi products are not ing responses to these questions. about the “Too early 4:30-6:30 din­ to Chick-Fil - A prices and the qual­ ordered for Spelman, since the “We don’t put a lot of seasonings Continued on page 3 ner hour,” Freeman tells us that she ity of the food. “What you have school has an agreement with in the vegetables, because every­ Toni Morrison’s Sula comes to Spelman Morrisons words. Dr. Simmons something that’s an idea just grow and delicate our relationships are. talent here. “Everyone is so amaz­ Jessica McKnight stated, “I re­ before your eyes after You really have to nurture rela­ ing”. She describes the dynamics Campus&Local spect her as weeks of work. It is tionships”. Tolmaire agrees with of the cast as being like a family. a novelist. I like having a baby. It Angela and promises that “every­ She says, “It is not about anyone Many times we are not don’t want is here. It is born one will get something different outshowing anyone”. taught the harsh realities that can people to now”. out of this play”. Love, a junior at Spelman, occur within friendships. Perhaps, think, this Angela Polk, a The incidents that occur in has been working hard at portray­ that is why Dr. Renee Simmons isn’t any­ member of the cast of this play will probably hit home ing all the aspects of Sula’s per­ adapted Toni Morrison’s Sula to thing like Sula, recognizes Dr. to many Spelman students. Many sonality. She says, “It’s a huge job be performed here at Spelman. the novel”. Simmons’ talent for students here face problems because she encompasses so much. Dr. Simmons stated, “I But, directing. She says, within their friendships and rela­ I have to remember at all times thought that this play would be since she the beauty about this tionships. However, an important she’s all these different things”. good for Spelman”. In the novel, first read project is that Dr. lesson can be learned from see­ From the lead role to all the Morrison tells the story about a the book, Simmons truly knows ing Sula deal with'her relation­ characters that encompass the story friendship, taking place in D r how to bring sister­ ships. Polk says, “It is going to of Sula, the actors are all working Medalia, Ohio in the 1920’s. Sula Simmons hood out of it. An­ be shocking that a friendship can together to get the main message tells how two women grew up to­ states, “I gela, along with Traci overcome such a big thing. If to the audience. They want to gether, were friends, and when saw the Sula book cover Tolmaire, another cast they can overcome something that present a play with troubles and Sula returns home after 10 years, people so member, are both se­ big, we can overcome the small obstacles and strong characters that an incident occurs that causes their clearly on stage”. She put her idea niors at Spelman. They have things we go through”. can rise above them. friendship to break apart. Dr. into action 10 years ago with a col­ grown together through the pro­ Chimere Love plays the “This is definitely a story Simmons reiterates that, “it’s league of hers at Howard Univer­ ductions put on here. leading role as Sula. Although about sisterhood and how it’s big­ about forgiveness”. sity. Now, Simmons is directing Polk, who plays Sula’s this is her first production at ger than life,” Polk says. The pro­ Dr. Simmons faced a chal­ the play here at Spelman. Dr. grandmother Eva, has learned Spelman, Love already feels wel­ duction will run from Feb. 22-24. lenge in putting a novel on to the Simmons claims that the best part many lessons from this play. She comed. Afterjust two rehearsals, stage. She wanted to preserve of directing has been, “seeing says, “Sula goes into how intricate Love recognizes, there is so much The Spelman Spotlight Announcements SPRING 2001 STAFF Cynthia Daniels, Executive Business Editor Mia Radford, Executive Production Editor Rashida Rawls, Executive Managing Editor ■<VC- i 74 : - > : ■■'7.4': February 13 Cosby Auditorium Jennifer Smith Campus & Local News “Vagina Monologues” Jameta Barlow Health February 14 Atlanta Hawks basketball Beth Perry game afterwards Morehouse vs. Clark Arts & Entertainment Aja Edmond February 17 7-9 P.M. in Cosby Features Auditorium Information Session Shayla Pierre Copy Editor “What’s Happening to the Continuing Crystal Wood Education Program” and a dramatic Art Director presentation “The Black Experience: A Toni Scott Office Manager Cry for World Peace” The Spelman Spotlight is a biweekly publication. We welcome all submissions. Submissions are edited for space and to correct errors in grammar and punctuation. 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