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Ws freeze Vol. 57 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Friday, September 21,1978 No. 7 Student response negative Menu plan cut to shorter cycle By DONNA SIZEMORE repeats. Your 11 o'clock class has "Cutting back on the just ended and off you race to frequency of serving steaks is Gibbons Dining Hall for a the only thing we did to save taste of their lunchtime money," Moody said, noting special. that it took a ton of steak to It could be anything from an serve students each time. "Italian meatball boat on a hot dog bun" to "broccoli, ACCORDING to Moody ham, cheese and rice menus are drawn up and casserole." based on student preferences. Do you like what you see "We're constantly revising when you get there? our menu," Moody said, "and Hopefully, the answer is yes taking off unpopular items because chances are dining and replacing them with services will continue to be popular ones." serving those selections, at Moody noted that this least for the remainder of the process was not applicable at semester. this time and the dining hall Dining at James Madison will probably stick with the University has undergone a present menu for the rest of degree of change and student the semester. response does not seem to be "We draw on popular favorable. items," Moody said. "We draw up new ones and run THE MAJOR CHANGE is them up the flag pole and see the adoption of a new three- if anyone salutes. week menu cycle to replace "At JMU students pay an last year's six-week cycle, average of $3.50 a day to eat," according to Hank Moody, Moody said. "The $3.50 is the dining hall contract manager. cheapest or second cheapest Students complain that the per item rate of any state- menu is not as varied as last supported institution," he year. continued. "The difference is "I thought last year's was remarkable. Some are up to $5 better," said one JMU a day." sophomore. "They varied it a little more." ANOTHER CHANGE at "The menu isn't really more Gibbons is the disappearance limited," Moody said. In the of "Natural 1," the vegetarian A PROFESSOR OR A TOUR GUIDE? Dr. Ralph Cohen, JMU Photo by Dwayno v.oety six-week cycle, repeat line that was open at the close English professor is both as be lectures JMU students in front of frequency is three times, of last semester. London's Cambridge University. The students are participating according to Moody, while the Moody described the in the JMU Semester in England. See story page 28. three-week cycle has no (Continued on Page 2) Can you beat the race? Where will you fit in? By DONNA SIZEMORE Jobs By DONNA SIZEMORE Near the end of first semester, senior panic "Do some very serious thinking about where sweeps across campus in full force. you'll fit in." "A job," crys the graduate. The race to the This advice given in "College Digest," a ranks of employment is hard and fast special advertising supplement to According to Tom Nardi, director of career "Newsweek," is perhaps one of the major planning and placement at James Madison steps in career choice. University, the time to plan for a career is long Prepare now According to information published in before it's time for tears. The career office at "Insider," the average American adult will JMU encourages students to begin career spend close to 10,000 days on the job. preparation during their freshman year. Predictions state that 98 percent of all The career office has prepared a time table, graduates who want jobs will be able to find taken from a brochure put out by Youngstown them. However, hidden in this seemingly State University. optimistic prophecy lies a note of pessimism; only one out of four will get the kind of job they ACCORDING to this time table, one of the before it's time want. first steps is doing general reading on occupations. While this type of information can CAREER goals and choices are more not suffice for experience, it provides a solid important than ever. "Occupation choices are base to build on. much broader right after you're a college Students are encouraged to select courses graduate," said Tom Nardi, director of Career and a curriculum to enhance their vocational Planning and Placement at James Madison goals as well as their cultural interests and University. "Once you make a choice, it even to take a vocational interest test, if they narrows your future choices." feel the need. for the tears According to Nardi, students should try to Guest speakers are often sponsored by the keep their options open. "Compromise, he planning and placement office, on a wide said. "There's not one job for everybody. / variety of occupations. According to Nardi, Develop alternatives." talking with people in a particular job or Nardi encouraged students to spend time profession can be one of the best sources of evaluating themselves. "Integrate knowledge for students. information about yourself with information (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page 22) 1 '< TT > — *■»■ Hi I.II.I. ■*' i' i I I'l \ip\ ■ i' i 'I'f »».»»•».•»»••'•••►•»•»»•■•'' Page 2, THE BREEZE, Friday, September 21, 1979 •DJiaU (Continued from Page 1) vegetarian line as "the mandatory purchase of seven- subject of some disagreement day contracts required by within food services." residence students. "I used to watch the thing "It benefits everyone by operate and shudder," Moody making residents buy said. "Our experience with it contracts," Moody said. "We last year was rugged." guarantee ourselves a volume According to Moody, there of business, which allows us to are probably not 25 true purchase and operate on a vegetarians on campus, but high volume basis, which between 500 or 600 people used reduces costs for everybody." the line each night. He According to Moody, other referred to "Natural 1" as "a reasons for the mandatory very unprofessional seven-day residence policy 'Do yon like what you tee when you get there?' operation." evolve around sanitation "TheHne got filthy," Moody problems and the avoidance of said. "We must do the most fire hazards in dorms, where good for the most people," he students would do their own continued, adding ihat most cooking. students wanted a regular Overall complaints that the diet food is just plain bad seems to be the major grievance from ADDITION of a calorie students. count to the menu is also new this semester. The estimate is . ."LOOK AT the stuff they're -carefully put together, having," said a JMU sophomore. "We want quality for much of the criticism, grievance is dirty silverware food services' biggest according to Moody, and is and dishes. Utensils are defenders. based on servings at dining and variety." citing the cinder block rooms, "I think d-hall is real Lines at Duke's Grill are the noise and the occasional washed en masse in the ball. kitchen, according to Moody. organized and thorough in "A lot of people think the long and often slow moving. untidy appearance as According to Moody, Duke's "It took me three minutes to cleaning up," said a calorie count is too high, when examples of deterrents to sophomore employed at Grill receives an average of meal enjoyment find a clean spoon," said a it actually is not," said Jean JMU freshman. Gibbons. "They are always Copper, dietician at JMU. 600 to 1,100 contract transfers a night According to Moody, worried about getting the best According to Copper, ANOTHER student service to the students." estimates are based on entries "We're not trying to drive student employees are the found in "Food Values of people to Duke's," Moody / ■ Portions Commonly Used." said. However, he noted that it She encouraged students not does help take the lines from to worry about calories., dining hall. People watching intake should Moody believes much of the 4 Lake Placid avoid desserts and breads, criticism concerning dining according to Copper. services comes because it's Without your help, we cant afford to win. "just cool to talk like that." 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Main St. - - - r IT "^— Survey results THE BREEZE, Friday, September 21, 1979, Page 3 Positive student attitude here By LOUIS EACHO in the mid-70's, compared to just as a preparation for an More students seem to be the relatively minor growth occupational future, which is happier with their life at being experienced now, he only an increase of one James Madison University said. percent since 1976, according now than in 1975, according to In January of 1977 the Dean to Daniel. the Dean of Students. of Students Office began LEARNING to grow and In this four year period, an asking students taking the develop as a well-rounded increase of students from 68 survey to write down what person socially was the main percent in 1975 to 84 percent in aspects they liked the most reason 27 percent of the 1979 "view the university in a and the least about JMU, said students here choose to Bisitive way," according to Daniel.