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Spelman Spotlight
November 14, 1983
Page 12
Spelman’s Cafeteria
Is Upshaw Moving Up?
by Stephanie Grant
Those of you who are new
here at Spelman, count your
blessings. If you think the food
you eat at the cafe is bad this
year, you do not know half of it.
Last year the food was close to
inedible. We never had
tomatoes in the salad bar, and
the quality of the lettuce ranged
from limptowimpy. Never could
you have a boiled egg and bacon
bits in your salad at the same
time; it had to be one or the
other. The variety of salad
dressings which we enjoy is also
something that did not exist in
the past. The jello had the
consistency of kool-aid and the
desserts were as hard as mineral
deposits. Finally, the size of the,
portions of the entrees were so
minute that one had to hunt for
them underneath a jungle of
gravy and rice. Now that’s bad!
So now all new Spelmanites
should realize just how blessed
they are.
I talked toMr. William Hunter,
manager of Spelman’s cafeteria.
He says that lack of money was
the reason why our food service
was not up to par. This year he
received more money from the
administration, provided
through the increase of student
boarding fees. With this extra
money Mr. Hunter hired new
cooks and a new baker with
extensive experience from
Rich’s Department Store bakery.
He also has updated equipment.
Preparation of our food is also
different this year; it is more
carefully cooked and seasoned
now.
To effectively review some
improvements, let's start at the
beginning. You have just
entered the cafe, and you have
picked up your tray and
silverware. At the salad bar,
tomatoes are now a regular part
of our meals. You also now have
the opportunity to have eggs,
cheese, bacon bits, however
many salad compliments you
want. Fruit is now available daily
at both lunch and dinner, a rarity
before now. Fruit is also no
longer limited. However, it is
important to remember that if
you take five oranges, someone
else will not get one. Mr. Hunter
says, “We hope that our patrons
will use a little discretion on their
part,” to allow other students
fruit. (For example, one day last
week 240 pounds of bannanas
were gone in 11 minutes. If
everyone took one, 900
Spelmanites would have had a
banana.) The lettuce in front of
you is not only edible, but it
actually looks healthy.
Now let’s move on to the
desserts. They are still a bit too
sweet, but at least they are softer
■«nd moister. And we are now
allowed as many desserts as we
wish, plus ice-cream, if it is
available.
You now file in line for your
entree. The portions are much
bigger this year. You can now
receive more than one slice of
meat. And if you want seconds, it
it o.k. to ask for it while you are
still receiving your firsts. This
year the food is actually tasty; not
necessarily good, but tasty. In
fact, some of the entrees are truly
good!
For those of us who are a little
tubby around the middle, the
diet line is provided. The
difference between the diet
food and the regular food is that
the diet food is somewhat bland.
That food is never fried, only
baked or boiled. Mostly seafood
and poultry is served there.
Natural salt (no pepper) seasons
the diet food. Only vegetable oil
or corn oil is used for cooking in
either line. The diet meal is never
more than 1200 calories, and
sorry, no dessert. A doctor's
recommendation is needed to
get on the diet line.
What about nutrition? It is up
to the individual student to
supply her body with the food
she needs. All Spelman can do is
supply the food. Mr. Hunter says
“We provide what we hope the
people will eat, and if they do,
their diet will be balanced.”
Remember, ladies, that keeping
your health up is very important
away from home. This is the last
place to get sick.
You can read what is available
to eat on the printed menu
posted outside the cafeteria
doors. Any leftover food will be
written in ink, so that you know
what is fresh and what is not.
Voter Registration Rally Held
by Karen M. Burroughs
Editor-in-Chief
As a part of the attempt by the
Atlanta University Center
schools to promote mass voter
registration, a rally was held on
Monday, October 24, in Sisters
Chapel.
The program was opened by
Bridgette Gibson, Vice President
of the Spelman Student Govern
ment Association. "We need to
put aside our apathetic at
titudes.” she said. “The hour is
late and the time is indeed
drawing near. Registering to
vote is potential power, but
casting ballots is real power.”
Carl Walton, S.G.A. president
from Morris Brown College, was
the next speaker at the rally. "A
voteless people is a hopeless
people,” he told the students.
He stressed that students be
informed on the issues, familiar
with the candidates and com
mitted to exercising their right to
vote. “The right to vote is one
our ancestors fought very hard
for and we should take advan
tage of it. We must not forget.”
Geri Thompson, president of
the Voter Education Project
emphasized the need for student
involvement. “In college, there
is a tendency not to be fully
aware of what is going on around
you,” she stated. “Things are
going on that you need to pay
attention to. If it affects our
brothers and sisters, it affects us.
Don’t sit back and assume you’ve
got it made. Work now so that
you can insure a bright future.”
Following speeches by
Carolyn Baker, president of the
University of John HopeProjects
and Dewey McClain, a former
football player with the Atlanta
Falcons, Maddix Moore of
Operation Push addressed the
students.
Mr. Moore, a graduate of
Clark College and now a student
at Emory University, was in
strumental in organizing the
Black College Day march in the
AU center. He began his speech
by commending theSpelmanites
on their participation in the
Black College Day march. “Of all
the Atlanta University schools,
Spelman was there,” he said.
Wearing a button that read,
“Dump Reagan" Mr. Moore told
the audience that the registra
tion drive is, in simple terms, a
"stop Ronald Reagan move
ment.”
"We must decide who we are
going to vote for and who we are
fighting against. The Reagan
Administration is my enemy.
And I’m not too thrilled with
Nancy either,” he added.
Shirley’ Franklin of City Hall,
also urged the need for student
involvement. “We can’t do this
job without you. It is young
people like you that make the
difference,” she said. “Every day
brings a new job, but without
you the job cannot be done.
"If each AUC student
registered ten voters, there
would be almost 100% registra
tion in Fulton County,” she
concluded. "Everyone has
something to contribute... you
are never too young, too busy or
too tired to work.”
The final speaker on the
program was recording artist
Peabo Bryson, who resides in
Atlanta. Greeted by screaming
Spelmanites, Mr. Bryson told
the students, “It’s not just my
sense of duty that I am here, it is
my privilege. I wish a lot of other
public figures were as giving of
their time,” he said.
Predicting a record voter tur
nout in 1984, Bryson emphasized
that in this country blacks should
have one voice. "That one voice
is dependent on our strength as a
people-how many voices we can
get to say the same thing.”
"My heart is full,” he conclud-
Marching Tigers...
(Continued from Page 11)
while the others, under the
direction of Mrs. Carmen
Lindsey, add spice to the band by
skillfully spinning maroon and
white flags and twirling batons.
There are 15 flag girls headed by
Kim Kelly, and 10 majorettes
headed by Jackie McDowell and
Freda Hall. Christel Jones is one
of the three drum majors who
lead the band. She is the first
drum majorette that the band
has had.
Many fine qualities are ex
emplified by the Marching
Tigers. One that is very prevalent
is unity which is a leading factor
behind the band’s success. By
working together as a whole,
these aspiring students from
Morehouse and Spelman
successfully perform with pride,
power, and precision.
Leftover food is kept no longer
than 36 hours. There is no place,
to store it, and Mr. Hunter says it
is bad policy to keep food
because it will pick up bacteria.
Unpopular items, such as liver
and cabbage, once cooked, are
disposed of immediately. Fresh
meat, when received, is frozen
and kept no longer than three
months.
Where does Spelman get its
food? From top wholesale
dealers in the Atlanta area.
Produce products (fruit, lettuce,
cabbage, etcetera) come from
Martin and Jones Wholesale,
who sell to major hotels and
amusement parks. Our meats
come from Armour and Swift
Company and it is government
inspected grade A meat. Poultry
and eggs come from the
Sutherland Eggs Company.
Students can take part in
planning out the menu. Through
organizations such as S.W.A.C.
and the food service committee,
suggestions can be passed on to
Mr. Hunter.
We can also look forward to
other extras in the future. A self-
serve ice-cream machine is just
waiting to be put out, as well as a
Gay 90 popcorn machine. And
hopefully, once a week, Spelman
students will be able to make
their own ice-cream sundaes.
Mr. Hunter would like to reserve
this to the dinner meals only,
when 98% of the diners are
boarders.
So, the next time you feel blue
at the thought of eating in the
cafeteria, just remember how
lucky you are that you do not
have to worry about your skin
turning green!
ed, "because you have the
presence of mind to do what you
already know is right.”
Mayor Andrew Young and
SCLC president Joseph Lowery,
who were scheduled to speak,
were unable to attend the rally.
If you had
High Blood
Pressure
what would
you do?
For those with high blood '
pressure who need medical
help, medicines, and other
kinds of therapy are used to
bring blood pressure down
and keep it within safe limits.
It is important to follow
and remain on whatever
therapeutic program is pre
scribed in order to avoid
possible complications.
American Heart Association