Central Florida Future, Vol. 11 No. 08, October 20, 1978

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Florida
Technological
University
Vol. 11
Friday, October 20, 1978
No. 8
Turnout sets record
for Senate elections
ateve Williams/future
Look out
Lady Knights Laura Smith (left) and Karin
Fischer (right) block a smash by Joie Starr, of
the University of South Florida. The Lady
Knights looked impressive in their first home
stand. See page 13.
Saga trying
but complaints
still come
by Linnea Erickson
freelance writer
Deli food service restrictions and the long^ lines in
the cafeteria have caused problems for some dorm
students this quarter.
However, Saga and FTU officials both claim they
want to help resolve these difficulties.
SOME STUDENTS have complained that they
can't get sandwiches with their meal cards. Sherilyn
Kadel, spokeswoman for Administrative Services,
said this had been brought up at a recent Food Committee meeting and the administration and Saga are
considering allowing students to substitute a sandwich for an entree. Although the a la carte line may
offer more of a selection, it is difficult to maintain
low prices.
In theory, Kadel said that the concept should work
efficiently, but there are some "kinks to be worked
out."
Saga is trying to combat the problem of long lines
by placing a menu board at the cafeteria door so the
student can see what is being offered that day. Nori
Yamashita, Food Services Manager for Saga, said
that a lot of the problem is based on students not
knowing what they want when they reach the food
servers. In a two and a half hour lunch period about
1,000 people are served on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday. Yamashita said that in'order to have good
service, vou need time; otherwise vou could use a
by Deanna Cugel
•taff writer
A record number of students voted in the
Student Senate elections Oct. 16-17. Last year
only about 400 students voted in the fall quarter
legislative election, but 795 cast their ballots this
year.
All results were unofficial at press time and will
not be final if someone contests the election. A
run-off will be held in five of the races. All candidates in the run-offs must file for candidacy in
order to run. Election Commissioner Dan Easter
said a date has not been set for the run-offs, but
said he would not be running them. He said he
was resigning because his grades had suffered
during this campaign.
Elections went more smoothly than last year's,
according to Easter. He said the elections were
more successful this year because of the help of
the League of Women Voters and because of
some changes in the election procedures.
One of the major changes in this year's elections was students had to sign in when they voted.
The Elections Commission had to match the num-.
ber of ballots with the number bf signatures when
they counted ballots. This procedure was used to
prevent ballot stuffing that has occurred in past
elections.
Another reason more students may have turned
out to vote, is the ballots included four issue
questions concerning the Florida gubernatorial
race, casino gambling, the FTU name change,
and the forgiveness policy, according to Easter.
The Senate voted last week to put the question
of where the student union should be located on
the ballot. Sen. Rotter, who proposed the idea,
told Easter to put the question on the ballot, but
Omara had it removed. Omara said the place for
the student union had already been decided and
student input would not change that decision. It
was useless to ask the students' opinion he said.
The Senate elections only had two snags that
may cause problems. When Sens. Robert Rotter,
Mark Donaldson, Richard Bleinkman, and Ron
Jakubisin drew up Resolution 10-24 reappointing
senate seats, they wrote it as a resolution rather
than a bill.
Resolutions generally are passed to convey a
senate opinion on something or to set Senate
Elections, page 12
machine.
Some students have complained the food doesn't
taste good. Kadel said some people think it's "too
spice or not spicy enough", but it's hard to please
everyone with institutional food. The Administrative
Services' main goals are to meet nutritional standards
and serve hot dishes hot and cold dishes cold she added.
SAGA HAS a customer Bill of Rights which ensures
the student is getting what the menu states. One
really gets 100 percent ground beef if Saga says they
are serving 100 percent ground beef.
Yamashita said that Saga tries to "find out what
the students want and provide them with it."
A Student Food Committee meeting, open to all
students, is held every other Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
in the Knight Room of the Village Center. Administrative Services and Saga encourage students to
attend and welcome suggestions. The next meeting
will be October 24.
Every five years, universities who need a food service   accept   bids   from   various   companies.   The
university and the food service company chosen will
Today's Future
A-maze-ing mouse
You've heard about building the better
mousetrap? How about building the better mouse? A group of Engineering
students are working on it. See story,
page 3.
negotiate a contract. Saga has won contracts for six
of the nine universities in the State University System
of Florida.
Kadel says she is satisfied with the job Saga is
doing. When choosing a food service company, the
administration takes into account cleanliness and
food quality. Saga must comply with the Orange
County Health Department regulations and also certain nutritional standards imposed by the university.
Meal plans and prices are set up by the university
and cannot be changed by Saga without the permission of the Board of Regents!
FTU has a mandatory meal plan for dorm students
to ensure food service on weekends. Kadel said that it
is difficult to get a food service company to offer
weekend service unless they have guaranteed
weekend customers.
Adminstrative Services and Saga are trying out a
new plan this quarter. They are offering an a la carte
line and. a board line. The lines are operating under
two separate financial structures. The university has
more control over the board line to guarantee the
dorm student nutritional meals at reasonable prices.
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'Comes a Time'
Neil- Young's latest release,* "Comes a
Time,,, is proving to be one of his
strongest efforts. His versatility and
strong guitar work are sure to captivate
his audience. See review page 10.
Knight Fever
All the Knight teams are hot. The soccer
team took two games this week. The
volleyball team returned from Princeton
victorious and the crew team is having a
strong season. See stories, page 13 and
14.