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1 - (D}£ JSe&imtcc purple The Official Organ of the Students of the University of the South A Legacy oj 103 years of Student Journalism NOVEMBER 22, 1994 VOLUME CLXXIV, N0.6 THEUNlVl-.KMn OF 1 1 II SOI 1 11 SEW ANEE,TN 37383-1000 Biting the Hand that Feeds Us as at the luncb rush would probablj by Chris Cudabac there are still any around is not for lack of not been quite so bad ( lailoi BC during when he News Editor effort on Marriott's part. Gailor is now being The primary woe that the BC now expe- understand what Di Kepple means sprayed for bugs every other evening. Dr. riences, one thai Gailor also know s, is ihat ol said that ' The BC dining room Vt as not meant " so people I le on "The thought of going to dinner fills me with Kepple noted, and, over Christmas break, is trying to make certain thai plates get prop- to hold nearly many went to another that the dirty dread." Thus, in a somewhat melodramatic due to receive what the Board of Directors' erly cleaned. An informal survej indicated note that problem, of in '. w fa< ility, that fashion, did a senior sum up his feelings minutes describe as a "very major bombing." that the majority oi the "wooden" salad bowls plates the h< as due to the wasneeded towards Marriott, feelings that many share. Most of Sewanee is familiar with the had cereal remains in them. This is due to (he is thai anewj 10,000 dishwashei in it A mam cause ol the insect problems This semester has seen the a sudden surge of experimentation with the Wellness line ear- fact that, when cereal dries in one of these , ailor is simply that the building is forty years expressed discontent with the food services lier this semester. This initial attempt was is rtexi to impossible to get it out, Because ol id indicated that the onlj lasting solution offered on the Mountain. While few, if any, ended when lines were consistently huge for this, the wooden bowls are slated to be junked He many, il not most, ol these problems is a agreed with the tone and style of the Marriott the "unwellness" line. After this, instead of as soon as replacements arrive. tO also said relieve that places share new dining hall I le that, to Hater (see related story on pg. 3), his letter having a specific line, Wellness items were One great problem both has been iii ( 'ontinued on page 2 expressed a deep feeling of discontent shared incorporated into the main serving lines. Re- is that oi space Anyone who the by many. cently, the Wellness coordinator for Marriott Few would say, however, that Marriott is at UT-Martin visited to give advise on how uninterested in feedback or unresponsive better to do the Wellness program better here Misuse just this The current plans call for a smaller line de- Abuse when they receive it. So as to receive & of feedback, students were invited to join voted to Wellness items along the lines of the sort by Dana Van Camp tration was quick to dissociate himsell from a board of directors which now oversees the Mexican/potato bar. the Man i.-ii i i.ii.-i Mi Howard said that he services here. Many of the improve- The plate situation at the BC has had food Student dissatisfaction with Marriott has been did not have any problems with the emploj this year, ments, like the continuous dining system, elements of a bad comedy. Earlier they mounting rapidly in the past couple of months. ees at Marriott, rathei with the job that board meet- the BC was using many plates that were products, in part, of these Marrioll 1 were Problems with roaches m (iailoi. sanitation .in doing Because the 1. lift took it pointed out ings. chipped or cracked. After was protect his anonymity. in the BC, and poor food quality and variety such greal pains to plates were According to Tom Kepple, who as Vice that this was unsanitary, these he was merely venting in both places have spurred various forms ol many studenls fell replace- for Business and Community Rela- trashed. It was only after this that rather than President student protest. Iggression toward the managers ordered. Thus the sudden and tions is the administrator in charge of food ments were a reform ol On Sunday, October JO, one student genuinely attempting to initiate plates for the problems are due to appalling prevalence of styrofoam students, while agreeing that services, many of decided to vent his frustrations with Marriott Marriott Othei is the responsibility of the a time. Hater's map facilities, which via e-mail. The student concealed his id. n the Marrioti comments were the The continuous dining program at knowledgedtherighl to freedom University. tity by logging on to e mail as 'Marrioti propriate.ai here has been BC continues to be a good thing, especially who The most famous problem Hater" (rather lhan giving his name) ami sent oi speech Frank Pratt, one student supply of ham- is to say, there were with the now continuous Hatei said, "You the insect situation. That his message from Woods Lab where hi responded to the Marrioti its prob- about earlier this burger patties. The BC has also had use judgment You shouldn't quite a few cockroaches assured ofthe difficulty ol anyone tracing his should good insects, but these have it seem, that lems, however, with isn't suitable to semester. The reason, would message. The student proceeded to send his pui anything on cstudent thai message to the entire Sewanee um- — cstudent anil claculty, Good Coffee, Good verse using Other studenls, while agreeing that lists which ace. distribution comments ery Sewanee student's and faculty's the Marriott-Hater's Bagels, Good Fun e-mail box. The Marriott II Qtei were inappropriate, acknowledged message contained random and ge- ister, the faculty advisor for the coffeehouse the right to freedom of speech by Angela Ward neric complaints concerning Mai 1 committee, is revising and refining the pro- otl and savagely demanded that other - " posal to prepare it for submittal for approval newspapei Mi Pratt and A new social option is in the making here on students "get oil their butts and u lively be printed in a just by the administration. other, reared the potential repercussions as a the Mountain, and if it pans out, it might protest to the administration. Bui the Mam What Ms. Anschutz envisions is a "very "i abuse, such as censorship ol frat house monopoly of the s final slandenng Mar resuli this put an end to the Otl I liter comments the "most eclectic and fun place," where and cstudenl oi dissolution ol the lisl altogethei campus social scene. Determined sopho- riott managers Seth Baker, I isa Mills, conservative and the most off-the-wall Associate PrOVOSl Alvauv. howcsci. said more Maryetta Anschutz has taken the reins josh Eckman were highly offensive and to comfortable hanging out presenl a feel i student would people" can thai 1 1 nsorship ol in a strong movement to obtain University tally inappropriate She describes the coffeehouse as a practical problem. He said that the funding for the construction of a new coffee- together. The Marriott-Mater's libelous remarks huge place where "students can come back twenty administration was investigating the pi house in the empty basement space below have initialed a search by the Deans ol StU and say'this place is a part of oi programming computers to verify now I bihiy Sundae's. Ms. Anschutz has completed a years from dents to establish Ins identity, though lean According to Ms. Anschutz, the old identity to prevent anonymous detailed proposal delineating the design and me'." Pearigen admitted that the chances ol uncov hangout's tables will be designed and built by from being sent, although the plans for the construction and maintenance of ering his identity are remote. If the student messages Continued on page 3 said ongoing maintenani e and the problems a coffeehouse. At present. Dr. Woody Reg- were caught, however. Dean Pearigen ol the associated with modifying the program might that he would probably be punished by tins prevent lli< University lioin choosing Discipline Committee. As a result ol the an attorney alternative in. ident, Seth Baker has retained University IS h.ui who is ensuring that the dling the problem appropriately Mr Bakei support said that he was very pleased with the he has received from the whole Sewanee community. Lisa Mills also expressed her appreciation for the support she has received from students and the administration Far from being a call to arms, the Mam a on Hater's slanderous comments elicited The barrage ofcriticism from other students. an udenl distribution list quickly became rebuke the ,., lor students who wished to Marriott-Hater and take exception with his irrelevant and derogatory remarks David his war Howard, a student who is waging own con- to reform Marrioti through surveys and Photo by Lyn Hutchinson specific complaints to the adminis- Death of a Salesman, reviewed on page 11. struclive, November 22. 1994 The Sewanee Purple Page 2 PAGE TWO Sezvanee Shorts Purple Picks A Campus Plagued 'What to Do When There's Nothing to Do on the Domain' 8,000 Loads of Laundry Sewanee has been plagued by ladybugs and 24 November. Your Mom ma's Turkey. present a reading of his poetry on No- Approximately $10,000 was stolen from 30th at 8:15 PM in Convocation flies, but don't worry; it is only temporary.

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