Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 2-20-1975 The Guardian, February 20, 1975 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1975). The Guardian, February 20, 1975. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. February 20, 1975 Vol II Issue 37 Wrifjh·t Sta : _~e . ___ ) ARA. ~mployees speak their minds by Samuel Latham on the subject. (Editor's note: Last week the There were several employee Guardian printed a story on what suggestions on how to improve students think about ARA Slater, Wright Station. the campus foodservice. This issue, "Lower the prices, they're a after another unscientific poll, nickel too high," said an ARA will try to reveal what the peo­ worker. "They should add a diet ple on the other side of the plate. They should open on counter think about students time," replied an employee. and ARA. This poll was taken in "Keep stuff stocked up a little the four campus foodservice better," observed another. · operations.) In the University Center, the Employees in Wright Station, employees of the Rathskeller where students tended to took some offense to students' complain the most, felt many of comments. the students complaints are Their main complaints were justified. that students were messy and "I agree with most of what blamed the employees for they said," was a general problems which they have no employee sentiment, but the control over. employees don't agree fully on "There are so many things student gripes about cleanliness. here that the employees have "If people didn't eat like pigs" nothing to do with," a worker and "if they'd help clean up said. their mess, then this place would "The people complain a lot if be a lot cleaner," summed up we don't have stuff and it's not one employee. our fault," another replied. Mo.st of the employees feel "They (the management) that some, but not all, students don't give us the right kind of are rude. su pplies, the students should "Most of the time you can get take their complaints to the people up here who are really management," a worker noted. nice, but sometimes you can get Regarding the charge of people who are really snotty," student messiness, the explained one ARA employee. employees said quite a lot. Concerning AR A's "I've never seen such a bunch management, employees of pigs," exclaimed one generally felt that the present employee. manager, Vic Wrenn, is "They're discourteous and competent but that previous sloppy," another continued. managers didn't care. "People with a case of the "I think we've got a good munchies just get very manager, who knows what he's arrogant," claimed another. doing," said one employee. "If they would just pick up Chemistry may not always be a gas, but those Hunsen burners are hot Little items. (Jeff Hiles photo) They also feel that as a result after themselves" and "it's a of better management that they few , it's not everybody," was a are doing a better job. common sentiment. "I think that since we've had Another problem, according to Vic, that service is getting the employees, was students Higher costs force r.ise in S & E better," stated an employee. mumbling ·their orders and not departments)," said Hutchings. Another noted, "I think we've going through the line. The one possibl~ new program gotten quicker." "People come up here and ';'~~~~nri~ff i$~~ would be materials science and None of the employees mumble their order," said engineering. Hutchings said the thought if a McDonald's came several employees. ~ 1\.,1111[Ill11ll . 11_ll~ program needs to ; be approved on campus it would please ''When they give an order I by the University, which he students any better. think they should give a full, expects to be i decided by "If they came in right next to complete order to the person mid-spring quarte~ , but if it is us they would have the same taking it. Instead, they add [Continued on page 3] as us," was an employee's feeling [Continued on page 2] ~]q70~ ( New heating system computerizes ~,§§ by Susan. Opt to get a brand new heating explained. While grade school children system, similar to Sinclair But there is. no convenient way often wear coats and gloves in Community College's present to change the settings to account school to keep warm one would system. According to Shearer, for outside weather difference or ~~ think Wright State has faced no "it will save quite a bit on gas shut down . areas not in use by Frank Salsburg Some growth is seen in staffing apparent energy problems.Room and electricity." without maintenance men The budget for the College of by Hutchings, as well as the temperatures vary from 70 to 75 Under the present system, continually monitori ng Science and Engineering is going possibility of one new program. degrees. room thermostats are set at 68 buildings. up, according to Dr Brian Hutchings hopes to add two "Not so," says Harold Shearer, degrees and turned down to 60 The new system to be Hutchings, Dean of the College, new faculty members in both assistant director of Physical at night and on weekends. said installed, a Johnson JC-80 but most of the increase is being the psychology and the Plant. "We can barely meet Shearer. The release of heat and Controller, involves the use of eaten up by higher costs. mathematics departments. "This current fuel allocations when the movement of the people in the "O mini-computers that will . ur budgets simply reflect reflects the numbers of students temperature drops." rooms cause the higher maintain atuomatic control over Inflation," said Hutchings. w·ho are taking courses (in the However, Wright StateJs due temperature readings, he [Continued on page 3] 2 GUARDIAN February 20, 1975 . r----Ask LJsl-----1, ARA employees speak their minds • t [Continued from page 1] · employee. their trays back. The kids Who t Are there plans to pave the parking lot east of the things at the register," a worker "There's no night manager," are _able to don't but the Creative Arts center? '"' complained. and the "management just hand1capp~ tr~. Most of the The poor condition of the parking lot referred to is "People coming up t~ pick up doesn't t~ke a strong enough problem hes ~1th . the faculty temporary. The present weather has made leveling this their food are being too hand with irresponsible and the fraternity kids who take particular lot impossible. Work on a revamping of the impatient and interfere with emp·loyees," complained over that area in the back'' parking areas adjacent to the Library/Creative Arts center • other orders," added another. another. another added. ' complex is scheduled to begin this Spring. Opening and closing times Among the suggestions for the But, the general sentiment in w ere thought to be Rathskeller was one that seems the University Center was that I've heard there are amateur entertainment nights in the misunderstood by students very obvious. Put out brightly students were "usually well Rathskeller but I don't know who is in charge. Any help? according to th"e workers. colored trash cans with signs mannered." The programming of Rathskeller entertainment is handled People have to be out of the directing students to use them. In the newly opened Allyn hall by the University Center board. The board member in center by 11 pm," explained a Upstairs from the Rathskeller, lounge, attitudes toward charge is Pete Wheeler. He can be contacted at the Center worker. "So we stop serving at a is the University Center students were generally the same Board office, 042 University Center, extension 1242. quarter till 11. We do stay open cafeteria. Employees there as those in the University Center 'til midnight on game nights, and found students to be generally cafeteria. Why aren't the music practice rooms open in the evening? stop serving at a quarter 'til." friendly and contented. "Some of them don't pick up According to the Music department, the seven practice "We've had a lot of people out "They're fairly neat but some their trash and with the few rooms on 3rd floor of the Creative Arts center are sick so we sometimes can't open of them want us to be friendly tables we have, it doesn't take scheduled to be open until 7 pm, Monday through on time," offered a worker on and yet some of them aren't much to make the whole place Thursday. Security of equipment is the major reason the the late opening charge. very friendly themselves," said messy," professed a worker. rooms are not open later than 7 pm. Inquiries regarding the A number of the workers felt an employee. "They blame us for the hours of the practice rooms may be directed to the Music that the management was poor. "They ask what you have and number of tables and the decor, Department, 1 71 Creative Arts. Provided the demand for "They don't listen to it's right there on the menu, and but we don't have anything to use warrants the hours may be adjusted.