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Western Carolinian Volume 63 (64) Number 01

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  • r-r- WCs/Crn wesTerrt CArtitnA imiversi inian IJM * independent *fuae«f v«iCe Carolinian In Brief August 19, 1998 Volume 63, Issue 1 SGA Election Requirements page 3 ARAMARK CORPORATION NOW OPERATES WCU FOOD SERVICES By Seth R. Sams News Editor For the first time in several years, there is a new service provider for WCU's dining services. Aramark is an American corporation which operates in 50 states and 10 foreign countries. According to Aramark's homepage, the corporation serves over 10 million people a day in over 450,000 locations worldwide. With this new change in management, there will be a few changes in brand names. Pizza Inn will be replaced by Little Caesar's, which will offer delivery to resi dence halls. Taco Bell will move across the street to the University Center, next to Chic- Fil-A, and is expected to open back up in October. A new service, DC Subs, will replace Mrs. Green's, a Marriot service, but will still sell subs, soups, and salads. "Our No. 1 priority for campus dining services is customer satisfaction," Harold Holcomb, Director of Auxiliary Services, stated in a recent press release. Holcomb also said the University was "very pleased" with Aramark and has "received many complimentary comments from those attending WCU this summer." On the ground floor of Dodson, which has just undergone some of its first renovations, will be a CyberCafe, which will include a Freshen's Yogurt and a Starbuck's Coffee Shop. Freshen's Yogurt will provide quality frozen yogurts, ice cream, and a wide range of Smoothies, including a "hangover helper" smoothie. Starbuck's will offer a wide range of freshly brewed coffees, along with espressos, flavored coffees, and Starbuck's own line of hot and iced teas. "We're looking for a September 1 opening day (for the Cyber Cafe)," Clete Myers, the new director of food services, stated on Monday. Myers, who came to WCU after serving the same job at Clemson University for two years, has worked for Aramark for almost eight years. Upstairs in Dodson will be several dining options, including a Cafe Features line, with more traditional type meals, and a Mediterranean and Fresh Tossed line with Italian foods and salads made to order. There will also be a pita wrap stand and the Little Caesar's pizza, which is expected to arrive in about three weeks. "All these things can be done vegetarian," Myers said. "We're putting in a Cranberry Farms, as well, which is like Boston Market." Myers also commented that the new food services program is trying to avoid using frozen products, which includes the usage of fresh ground beef and all fresh vegetables. SUPREME COURT NULLIFIES SGA ELECTIONS; NEW DATE SET FOR SEPTEMBER by Seth R. Sams News Editor On September 16, the Student Government Association, in accordance with an April 30 Supreme Court decision, will hold a second round of elections for President and Vice- President. The requirements for this upcoming election are available on page 3 of this issue. There is also a valid application which can be used to apply for either SGA Senate, SGA President of Vice-President and are to be turned into Student Affairs, in HFR 460, by August 31 at 5 p.m. This new election is being held because the SGA Supreme Court overturned a Superior Court ruling, which ruled that the Spring 1998 election results of President and Vice- President of SGA be upheld. The Supreme Court ruled, "We the members of the Supreme Court of Western Carolina University have decided to overturn the Superior Court decision and nullify the 1998 Student Government Association elections due to the confusion of 2.5 QPR not being properly published and made known to students and faculty." The Supreme Court decision also recommended that the term "ratification" be defined in the SGA Constitution as a signed hard copy, so that there would be no more confusion on when a resolution changing the Constitution could be considered affirmed. The debate over the past elections began when Terry K. Roberts, a WCU gradu ate student and Editor-in-Chief of the Western Carolinian, found that two of the requirements of running for SGA President and Vice- President that were published in a March issue of the Carolinian did not correspond to those stated in the Constitution. Requirements printed in the Carolinian stated that one must have a 2.5 QPA in order to run for the two positions. However, the Constitution states a 2.00 GPA is all that was required to run for SGA President. SGA stated that it had changed the QPA requirement with Student Resolution 1875, but this resolution had not been formally ratified by the proper authorities and therefore was found by the SGA Elections Commission to be invalid in the recent elections during an open hearing on the night of April 14. The case then proceeded to the Superior Court where the elections were upheld after Joe Monroe II appealed the Election Commission's decision. The other printed requirement which did not hold up to the Constitution's standards was that all applicants have at least one semester of SGA expereince. The SGA Constitution states that all applicants for the position of Vice-President must have one semester of SGA experience, however, it does not enforce this requirement on applicants for the office of President.
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