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Lower rates Sun. thru Thurs. 4taleepe, ett ttilay on campus with Steaway1-11-A 4F5 pof p.mon double occupancy W EST H AWK LAKE, 1-204-349-2209 MB www.tallpinelodges.com new donut shop CAREER PROSPECTOR' Robin's & Tim Hortons bid for Java Junction spot By Kyla Duncan Packer. The franchise would be ed River College stu- offered sole access to about dent and staff are in for 5,000 customers who visit one R a treat in the fall of of Food Services' restaurants 2001. and cafeterias daily. Food Services is currently "Our goal is to pursue a shopping for a makeover for strategic alliance with a Java Junction, currently in the branded kiosk. We want to do Buffalo Cafeteria, and popu- something similar to the Coke lar franchises Robin's Donuts deal," says Packer. and Tim Hortons are looking In 1997 RRC gave soft drink good. giant Coca-Cola exclusive RRC Food Services director access to the college's captive Your Personal Rolodex to Cliff Packer says the decision market, leaving Pepsi lovers to tender out Java Junction only two choices - drink Coke came with a survey of 600 or leave campus. Hundreds of Top Employers staff and students from across The addition to a well- campus. known franchise to the Search 100s tg' employers. Post your resume.. Get a career. "Based on recent customer Buffalo cafeteria would not satisfaction, it was the opin- only bring the franchise's ion of a number of staff mem- products to RRC, but lower Log on today .for careers in Management, Sales and Marketing, bers and students that prices with them. Accounting and Finance, Engineering and IT something like a Tim Hortons "All of the companies are or Robin's Donuts, or even a prepared to give us some Coffee Time would be some- precedence over pricing. thing they would be interest- Currently our doughnuts are ed in," says Packer. five per cent more expensive www.CareerProspector.com Packer says a letter is cur- than what they cost off-cam- rently being sent out to invite pus, but a kiosk would allow proposals for the Java us to lower our prices," says Junction site. Three finalists Packer. will then be invited to make a He says this is another step presentation and the sweetest towards pleasing Food the deal wins. Services customers. RRC will purchase the fran- "We're trying to be all chise and it will be run by things to all people. We want PRO J ECTOR Food Services. to bring better service and "We want something to better quality with something keep with our academic pro- that compliments our other Red River College's Student Newspaper for over 30 years. gram, to work in concert with restaurants. We're not in it to our other food outlets," says make a profit," says Packer. Editor-in-Chief Contributing Writers Wilderness First Aid Kyla Duncan Course 1 : Apr. 19 — 22 Course 2 : May 24 - 27 News Editor Andrew Buck Tamara King Katie Chalmers Sean Thiessen Andrew langendorfer Ph: 204-775-2462 Adam Clayton Kelly Stifora Fax: 204-775-2462 Karen Christiuk Sean Thiessen [email protected] Entertainment Editor Kyla Duncan www.aeminfo.mb.ca Adam Clayton Red River College K2 BEST PRICE IN TOWN Photo Editor Reach Projector editors at 632-2479 or by fax at 697-9080. 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What we want to provide is feed- the information under their security Oonline instructor and course really die at this office," says Scott. back to improve the classroom envi- system," says Scott. evaluation will be available by RRC administration current- ronment. Feedback going back Scott says he predicts the online September through the Red River ly does not have an and forth between staff evaluations should be fully ready by College home page. office to hear com- "Students and students would September. Students can soon access The online course evaluation sys- plaints whether really have no out- provide on-going s an older college evaluation form tem, originally proposed by the RRC they be from growth. The which asks for feedback in areas of Students' Association, was approved staff, students or lets to voice their com- point is to edu- the instructors teaching and class- by RRC College Council on Feb. 13, visitors. plaints. Their concerns cate and teach, room effectiveness. 2001. "The college really die at this office." not to tell you Scott says he wants to update this Students can evaluate their has no way of how bad you old form. instructors and courses through the tracking com- Ian Scott are," says Scott. "The existing questionaire has site, which can be accessed through plaints right now. He says security con- some fairly basic questions, nothing Student Services on the RRC home There needs to be a formal cerns have been erased in-depth. It is so archaic, some were page at www.rrc.mb.ca. system so administration can be due to the fact the evaluation will be even typed up on old typewriters. SA president Ian Scott says this is armed with information," says Scott. connected to the Student We are going to update the evalua- only a step towards what RRC stu- Initially, Scott says, some staff and Information Site. tion big time, but I suspect that the dents need. administration were opposed to the "The Student Information Site college would like to do a lot of "Students really have no outlets to idea of online evaluations because of allows students to go online and research before we can put that up." voice their complaints. They corn- security concerns. check out their marks, transcripts, Northwestern can provide you with an education uniquely focused on the 21st century. Just ask our 4,000 alumni. They are practicing from America to Zimbabwe, as solo practitioners and in interdisciplinary settings. They know that our FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE has earned us an international reputation as a pioneer in chiropractic education, patient care and scientific research. 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