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GwewsThursday, October 12, 1978 Vol. 61, No. 124 The Howling ISreen State University Strawberry Patch offers an alternative By Terry Potosnak Students can pay for meals in the coordinator of personnel support Staff Reporter Strawberry Patch with food coupons or services, and Ingram Milliron, director It's not quite like the International cash, Sheridan said. of management support services, House of Pancakes and it's a little In fact, the University's adoption of brainstormed the Strawberry Patch different than Perkin's Cakes and the coupon system made the pancake idea. Steaks. Yet, it serves up breakfast food house concept possible, she explained. According to Friend, the pancake as quick as you can say "Aunt house was the best choice for a special Jemima," including chocolate chip UNDER THE OLD system, which interest dining facility because "it was pancakes, blueberry waffles, western required students to pay a blanket fee an area we could be creative with and omelettes and steak and eggs. for food sevice, each dormitory had its still offer (food) at a low cost." It's called the Strawberry Patch and own dining hall, she said, and when the is one of the University's alternatives to Unviersity switched to coupons, "We SHE SAID IT also was an alternative traditional cafeteria dining. had a dining room that we didn't need " to the "Towers Inn." another specialty Last spring, the Strawberry Patch "A lot of students also had extra restaurant located in the MacDonald was a winner in the National coupons and we were looking for dining hall area. Association of College and University monotony breakers," Monna L. Pugh, Food Services Menu Idea Exchange director of residence food services, Pugh said tha Auxiliary Support Contest held at Sam Houston University said Services has developed several ideas in Huntsville, Texas. So Sheridan, Ruth I Friend, training for other specialty food services. FROM HUNDREDS of entries from colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Lebanon and Sweden, the Strawberry Patch menu was judged by five restaurant and food service specialists to be the best in the special events (cash sales!category. The award-winning menu and the Strawberry Patch's waitress service draw more than 1,000 persons to the restaurant each weekend, Gertrude S. Sheridan, Harshman dining hall manager, said "And the pancake house is run almost entirely by students," she said, adding that one full-time worker and a part- time manager are the only non-student employees. The Strawberry Patch operates from Newspholo by Dave Ryan Harshman dining hall and is open on CAFETERIA EMPLOYEE P»t Derrer carries ■ tray loaded with breakfast items topped by an order of weekends from September to June chocolate chip pancakes with Ice cream. The Strawberry Patch, in Harshman Quad, entered a menu Menu selections are prepared in the contest sponsored by the National Association of College and University Food Services and placed first Harshman kitchen along with regular In the special events category from entries from colleges throughout the U.S. and foreign countries. cafeteria items served in an adjoining dining room, Sheridan said. THAT'S THE REASON the Patch is open only on weekends, she explained. Sheridan said that because Har- General study reform shman Quad's "population is down on the weekends," one dinner line is closed to make room for the preparation of Strawberry Patch foods on the kit- chen's grills. dominates meeting She noted that the Patch has two menus, one each for morning and dinner meals. By Bob Welngartner more rigid and could become outmoded FACIONE EXPLAINED that a core- But when the Patch flipped its first flapjack in 1974. it was "open all day without regular revision, it would be based curriculum would not tell NpAfsphoto by Dave Ryan Staff Reporter with the same menu," until the much easier to advise, manage and students which courses to take, but YOU CAN'T MAKE an omelette without breaking a few eggs, as Jeff Bunkett has Implementation of a general studies administrate, he said. It also would be rather would limit the number of selection was expanded to include core program again dominated omelettes, steak, eggs and salads, she learned. Although the strawberry Patch primarily is a pancake house, the menu more understandable to parents, courses a student could choose to fulfill has expanded to include steak, eggs, salads and omelettes. discussion at yesterday's Academic students and the general public than the degree requirements. said. Council meeting. present curriculum, Facione said. The issues centered around whether gemeral studies reform should be "I have a conviction that general implemented through the current Council members discussed the education on this campus is not all that competency-based curriculum. There feasibility of such a program and the it could be. In fact, it's quite lousy. The MEP practical experience also was discussion about whether a costs involved in the changeover. current system is a non-system. Its campuswide general studies program haphazard," Facione said. Under the or a separate program in each in- Dr. Karl E. Vogt, dean of the College current general studies program, for future educators dividual college should be im- of Business Administration, said that students can "slip through" a degree plemented. rather than create an "infra-structure program without taking courses which will require a dose of University necessary for a broad liberal education, By Denise Sakal project is that the professor teaching professionals in the situation," Myles Dr. Peter A. Facione, director of resources," faculty should resolve the he claimed. "We can do a lot better the methods course goes into the added. University Division of General Studies problems through mutual agreement. than group requirements," Facione The Methods Experience Project classroom and observes the student at MEP also gives students a chance to (UD) then presented to council the James D. Whalen, Student Govern- said. (MEP> gives future teachers a chance work," Myles said. find out if they really want to teach, advantages and disadvantages of the ment Association (SGA) represen- to gain practical experience and help Myles said. competency and core-based tative, did not favor a core-based "I believe council is moving toward "students to relate theory and practice Myles said the project gives students "We also strongly recommend that curriculums. curriculum. "Students are footing the approval of a core program. I think the together," according to advisor Joyce experience in being responsible for a students take in intermediate grades bill and I think they should be able to issue will be how flexible it should be," Myles. child's education." so that when they go (4,5,6) so they have the broadest HE RECOMMENDED that the choose the courses they want," he said. Facione said. on their first job, they have developed a background. This gives them more University adopt a core-based To restrict curriculums "would be a Council will meet Wednesday, in the Myles said the project originated in way to handle crises, should they arise. confidence and makes them a more curriculum. Although such a syllabus is tragic mistake," he said. Town Room, Union. 1968 because a time gap existed bet- marketable product The field ex- ween elementary methods courses and "I also think it teaches them a great perience tells us the students are better the first actual teaching assignment. deal about organizing time, getting prepared for teaching and the job At that time, "A local school district along with peers and other market, "shesaid was in trouble, so they allowed Public gets no word on University students to come into the schools and help with teaching," Myles added. teacher contracts THE PROJECT, which is limited to Inside the News elementary education majors, com- By Tom Smith AN IMPASSE was declared in the asked why the board will not hear from bines University courses and classroom Staff Reporter negotiations July 19 and an impartial the impasse panel Friday as expected. experience in public schools. Students impasse panel was appointed at the must enroll in five elementary methods More than 100 teachers and parents beginning of October to recommend a THE OTHER three board members courses in addition to the field ex- EDITORIALS: Paula Winslow relays new information on how to crowded into the Bowling Green High settlement package. The panel consists did not clarify the matter for the perience, Myles said, adding that dress for success. Page 2 School library in hopes of hearing word of a representative from the ad- citizens or for Hartman. After students attend classes two days and on a recommendation concerning the ministration, the BGEA and a lawyer checking a contract clause, Hartman are in the classrooms three days. teacher's contract negotiations. from American Arbitration Association said after the meeting that the ar- NEWS: Jim Flick's four-part series on election debates begins "Students spend part of the time on of Cleveland. bitrator can take longer than the today, featuring Congressional candidates Delbert Latta and desired 15 days if needed.