e Page 2: The Wall Street Journal and The Echo unite h t Features: A&E: Christmas decorations Alexander falls short T A EchoY L O R U N I V E R S I T Y bring on the season of epic status S INCE 1915 - VOLUME 92, NO . 13 D ECEMBER 3, 2004 ECHO IN-DEPTH Where are your TU dollars going? Skipped meals keep budget down BY ASHLEY SMITH “The more popular items such as NEWS EDITOR pizza, toasted cheese and hamburg- ers are repeated more because SHERIF MANSOUR they are popular to the students,” CONTRIBUTOR Nelson said. Every semester, students who As students descend the stairs to live in the dorms are required to the Dining Commons food line, the purchase 21 meals a week. smell of pizza and chicken wraps However, most students do not eat fill the air, followed by either excite- all 21 meals. ment or “not this again.” About 75 percent of students eat For years students have com- lunch and dinner while only 22 per- plained about the DC food, but cent eat breakfast, according to most do not know how the Ron Sutherland, vice president of system works. business and finance. These num- For many students, the trek to bers factor into keeping the prices lunch and dinner is a daily ritual for board lower. Currently the price with breakfast every once in a of board for the year is $2,800. This while. They see the food as repeti- includes fall, spring and J-term. tive and not to the standard they “If every student would eat every would like it to be. meal then the total price for “The food in the DC is not terri- board would go up,” said Jennifer ble. The problem is it is repetitive,” Dickey, associate vice president said junior Jamin Clutcher. “If I ate and controller. there once a month, I’d probably “We offer the food relatively think we had great food, but I’ve cheap compared to other institu- had it all so many times before that tions,” Sutherland added. “The stu- it’s not good anymore.” dent who eats all 21 meals is getting What some students don’t real- an awesome deal. [It’s] the student ize is that the DC meals rotate who eats five who is getting through a 10 week cycle menu, ripped off.” Photo by Alisse Goldsmith which helps keep the risk of repeti- Even if the institution was to Sophomore Tina Fast serves sophomore Brian Getz during lunch Tuesday. Breaded chicken is one of the meals served in the DC’s 10-week cycle menu. tion down. The menu is compiled offer one less meal a day, students by a corporate committee which would only save $100 a year, worked into the system if the option. [We would have it] two do some neat things so that works as of now, Nelson does includes a registered dietician, according to Sutherland. budget would allow, to remedy nights a week, and we won’t serve people won’t feel like they’re los- foresee the expansion of the atri- according to Jerry Nelson, director However, he did propose a solu- these losses. breakfast on Sundays,” he said. ing their meals.” um/lobby increasing the operation of food services. tion, which he would like to see “I could see having a late evening “That’s where I think we can While there are no plans in the of the DC. Crouse condemns cohabitation Phonathon Crouse, a senior fellow at the Beverly LaHaye Institute, is a for- mer associate vice president of aca- doubles last demic affairs at Taylor. She has done extensive research on the effects of cohabitation on marriage year’s totals and families. Her findings have shown that alumni using general information cohabitation is a bad idea. Students’ calls such as the alumni’s graduation “The problem with cohabitation year or major. Then they move into is that it is a tentative arrangement,” raise money to conversations about the university Crouse said. “It’s experimental and and why alumni should consider tenuous at best.” fill gaps in giving back to Taylor. Crouse went on to explain that “The goal of the student calling children who grow up with parents tuition earnings program is to give alumni and who merely live together as friends of the university a chance to opposed to being married have BY BETH WEINGARTNER hear that ‘Taylor is still ‘Taylor’’ twice the risk of developing social CONTRIBUTOR from a student,” said David Ritchie, and behavioral problems. director of the Taylor Fund. “Aper- The information was startling, Phonathon gave Taylor a boost sonal phone call also allows especially to Taylor students who this year. students … to learn from the stories had never given much thought to Throughout the semester, stu- and life experiences of alumni the effects of cohabitation. dents made phone calls to Taylor and friends.” “One thing [Crouse] said that alumni and friends to raise money The primary benefit to the uni- Photo by Alisse Goldsmith was surprising was that cohabiting for the Taylor Fund. versity from the calling program Dr. Janice Crouse explains to students the implications of living together before marriage in a lecture Wednesday. relationships have lower life As of Nov. 20, the last day of call- is the financial support generated, expectancies and most cohabita- ing, the program had raised over but Taylor’s rankings compared The talk followed a chapel speech given earlier that morning. tions do not lead to marriage,” said $322,900. This amount more than to other colleges and universi- According to Merriam-Webster Crouse shared with students senior Mel Werner. “That’s the rea- doubled the previous fall’s total. ties are also affected by the BY LAUREN SIEFER Online Dictionary, cohabitation is and faculty on Wednesday in son most people give for cohabitat- The Taylor Fund, a part of the calling program. CONTRIBUTOR the act of “living together…as if her presentation called “What ing, so that takes away their pur- advancement department, helps Magazines such as Kiplinger’s married.” Eighteen months is the You Might Not Know About pose for even doing it.” bridge the gap between student and U.S. News and World Report Nearly 50 percent of women average length of a cohabitating Living Together Outside of For more information on cohabi- tuition and the actual cost of main- use alumni giving as part of the cri- under 40-years-old have cohabitat- relationship. Marriage” at Whitaker Auditorium tation, visit the Beverly LaHaye taining Taylor. teria for ranking colleges, making ed at some point. These are facts that Dr. Janice in lower Metcalf. Institute Web site at cwfa.org. Callers spend time bonding with any size gift important. Pulliam shares his integration of faith and reporting in seminar world experiences, and also BY MATT RUSH AND addressed the issue of faith in CHRISTIANNA LUY reporting. CONTRIBUTORS “When you are looking for a College is full of competition for story and you memorize scripture grades, for popularity and finally you see things that other people for jobs. Russell Pulliam, associate don't,” he said. editor of the Indianapolis Star, He further explains that he most came to Taylor to inform students often can find the story he is writing on how to gain that edge. in the Bible. This allows him to see “What is fun with journalism is the approach that was taken to that you get an education in inform people of the same story. many different kinds of subjects,” “The little things are most often Pulliam said. times the deciding factor in how Photo by Alisse Goldsmith In his lecture Monday for the impressed an employer may be,” he Communication Seminar I class, said. “So get involved in as much as Pulliam gave students practical you can and show how diverse Tree lights up Rediger lobby ways of getting their foot in you can be and that will give you the door of the competitive that edge.” A small crowd didn’t stop the lighting of the Alumni Christmas tree media market. Pulliam is the leader of the world Tuesday afternoon. The tree is decorated with ornaments sent to “Many times you have to stoop renowned Pulliam Fellowship. Taylor from alumni around the world. Staff personnel Marty Songer, down to a person’s level of lan- Prior to coming to The Star, guage and character to get the per- Pulliam was a former reporter Photo by Matt Wissman Patty Stigers and Mary Rayburn admired the ornaments on the tree son to talk at all,” he said. at the Associated Press in New after the lighting ceremony held in the lobby of Rediger Auditorium. He also explained the importance York City, and also worked for On Monday, Russell Pulliam of the Indianapolis Star shared with communi- of obtaining internships and real- World Magazine. cation majors how to be good journalists while integrating faith in their work. News WSJ.com THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29, 2004 s 2004 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. What’s News– Gamer’s Guide to Holiday Mayhem In Business and Finance Videogames Compete Russia’s Red Square, the deserts of “ “ “ North Africa and Germany. 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