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Council formed to address caf concerns BY MICKELLA RAST mjrast@vwc.edu
The Culinary Council met for the first time March 15 to discuss recent concerns about the food quality in the cafeteria. The Council is the latest effort put forth by administration to address concerns and feelings of discontent among students and faculty regarding the cafeteria. Questions about food quality first arose after photos, allegedly taken in the dining center’s kitchen, were released on social media. The Marlin Chronicle published a story on the incident along with photos taken by a Marlin Chronicle section editor of the kitchen in The Grille. According to the VWC Culinary Council overview, the purpose of the organization is to “assist campus dining in gaining accurate insights into student expectations and their views about our services, menus, food Anthony Dellamura| Marlin Chronicle quality, customer service and overall dining Students, members of the VWC administration and Sodexo District Manager Mike Greenfield discuss concerns regarding the experience.” Additionally, the council will work to iden- cafeteria at the first meeting of VWC’s Culinary Council. tify student lifestyle trends and implement ways to integrate them into the dining expeSenior Avriana Chavez said, “I’ve nearly nonexistent in the dining cenrience. seen the development and regres- ters. Heading the meeting was District Manager sion of the campus [food].” Other conversations revolved of Sodexo Mike Greenfield, General ManagChavez also stated that she’d like around the cross-contamination beer of Dining Services Tim Lockett and Vice to see students enjoying their meals tween food stations and sanitation President for Student Affairs Keith Moore. again. concerns, such as dirty silverware Also in attendance were 17 students, the first “I think there’s not a lot of vari- and tables. members of the council. Of the highest importance to ety,” sophomore Amber McDonald Greenfield stated that he was pleased by said. “Having a voice for students… students were increased variety in the turnout and thought that student partici- is something that’s really impor- foods and healthier options. Several pation was the most important component of tant.” members stated their preference for the council. Many were concerned about the fresh fruit and raw vegetables as “It is your dining program,” Greenfield lack of balance between the differ- opposed to canned fruit and oversaid. “So you need to have a say.” ent types of meals. They stressed cooked vegetables. The focus of the first meeting was intro- that there should be multiple choic“I don’t want to dread coming to ducing members and ascertaining everyone’s es for athletes, vegetarians, students the caf to get food anymore,” one goals for the organization’s future. with allergies and those with food student said. “I’m interested in doing this because I restrictions. It was also brought to “No more chicken and rice,” anthink there’s not a lot of communication be- the council’s attention that gluten- other said. Anthony Dellamura| Marlin Chronicle tween students and staff,” sophomore Me- free and diabetic-friendly meals are Sodexo District Manager Mike Greenfield. lissa Fisher said.
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The Marlin Prestige Business Conference Presents:
The Pathway to Success: People, Process, and Performance Day 1 - Leadership Day 2 - Marketing
Day 3 - Finance Day 4 - Operations Day 5 - Legal Work The Marlin Prestige Business Conference is led by the MBE 301 Principles of Management class, as they host an array of workshops, seminars, and competitive presentations. The speakers will explain their individual pathways to success, with key presentations given by Jon Pruden, CEO of Taste Unlimited, as well as Ken Trinder, VWC Trustee and CEO and President of EOS Systems.
The Conference will be held April 24th through April 28th in Pearce Hospitality Suite upstairs in Batten. In addition to Speakers, engaging workshops will teach the tricks of skillful marketing, improving your credit, and successful operations. This engaging program kicks off on Monday, April 24th at 6pm, with Jon Pruden’s presentation and food. Dress for the event is business professional. See you there!
WGS goes Greek BY KASEY NEWCOMB klnewcomb@vwc.edu
Iota Iota Iota (Triota) is a National Women Studies Honor Society. The honor society currently has over 50 chapters nationwide. Virginia Wesleyan College senior Kaci Wertz took the lead in bringing the Delta Sigma chapter of Triota to Virginia Wesleyan College. The Greek letter iota was selected due to the names of three Greek goddesses. Those are Inanna, Ishtar and Isis. Triota strives to maintain the feminist values central to women’s and gender studies and strives to encourage diversity, egalitarianism and a supportive academic environment for all students. To start a new chapter of an honor society at VWC, one must apply and have a written constitution. “In trying to start the chapter, I had to
write a constitution and by-laws,” Wertz said. Wertz had to register with the Alpha chapter of the organization and wait for a response. At VWC, Triota presents those majoring or minoring in women’s and gender studies with diverse perspectives and interpretations of the historical and contemporary experiences of women and men in the United States as well as throughout the world. Students at VWC majoring or minoring in women and gender studies will study feminist, gender and sexuality theories and use them in understanding and contextualizing varied forms of interactions and solutions.
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Need for immunization surfaces after ODU scare BY AMANDA ARCHER acarcher@vwc.edu
According to an alert sent out by neighboring institution Old Dominion University (ODU), during the week of March 9, a student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is the most common form of meningitis, an infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, and has the potential to be life-threatening. The infection is most commonly contracted from the environment but can also be found in your nose and respiratory system.
In the case of the ODU student, he or she contracted the bacteria while out of town during spring break. In some cases, meningitis occurs for no reason. However, oftentimes it occurs after a head injury or following an infection that has weakened the immune system. Whether or not the incident occurred after one of these circumstances is unknown. “It was during our spring break when everything occurred. We were informed. They sent out detailed emails explaining the situation and the precautions that were being taken.
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