Photo by Mark Sticht
DO NOT DISTURB — Fire extinguishers are provided throughout university housing. Residents should know the evacuation procedure for their building before a disaster occurs.
Students organize fire evacuation procedure
By Ernest Arboles
Staff Writer
Should a fire break out in a university-owned dormitory or apartment, the ultimate responsibility of evacuating residents belongs to the fire department.
Under university requirements students need only be warned of an emergency and encouraged to leave, said Lori Carluccio, West Towers Complex manager.
The university's required evacuation plan, coordinated by students, appoints an emergency marshall for each floor or area of a residence hall or apartment.
"In each building it's up to the head resident to get it (the emergency evacuation plan) going. We try to get everybody to volunteer," Carluccio said.
In the beginning of the school year there is usually a problem with false alarms. "It's a fun thing to do Carluccio said.
But students become accustomed to the frequent alarms and apathetic in carrying out evacuation procedures.
Carluccio said, "it's hard to convince the kids" to evacuate during fire drills and that marshalls cannot force anyone out of their rooms.
Marshalls should know the people on their floors, and in the event of an emergency, be able to tell fire officials who evacuated and who didn't, she said.
Despite apathy during drills, Carluccio said there was good student response last semester
when a fire broke out in a trash chute in Webb Tower.
"If there’s no marshall there (on the floor) we try to back-up — recruit people on the spot. It works during the fire.
"If they smell a fire they will react," she said.
B.J. George, student assistant manager at Troyland Apartments, said she doesn't think the complex has any problems with false alarms.
George said Troyland alarms have glass coverings. Webb Tower and Residence West which have a high incidence of false alarms, do not have glass coverings.
"In an open building it's very clear-cut where everybody goes. We re very security-conscious
and watchful of each other," George said.
The anonymity involved in large complexes may also make it easier to set off an alarm without anyone noticing.
Most buildings have an alarm system which identifies the floor an alarm was set off, except for Cardinal Gardens apartments.
According to the building code, Cardinal Gardens does not require a fire alarm system, said Paul Jahr, area coordinator for residential life.
In case of fire University Security should first be called, Carluccio said.
University Security has a red phone with direct access to the fire department.
NEW PLAN USES COMPUTERS
Food service beats inflation by using meatless food items
Registration to remain in P.E. building
By Pam Samuels
Staff Writer
While a new computer system, scheduled for implementation next semester, promises to simplify the registration process, students will still have to bear the uncomfortable conditions in the Physical Education building.
Requests for a change in the registration location, spearheaded by the Student Senate, were denied because of the need to have the computer system " close to the backup system for this first go 'round,' " said John Osborne, university registrar.
If the system fails, he said, the set-up in the gym will facilitate immediate implementation of the old process.
Jeff Gates, chairman of the Student Senate, expressed concern over the "lack of confidence" in the new system. "The fact that they feel it's likely enough to fail that they need a backup system right there is disconcerting," he said.
The senate became interested in the registration problem after student grievance hearings last year.
"The two main concerns were the slow lines and
the heat," said Scott Brown, vice-chairman of the Student Senate. "We're paying too much money not to have a comfortable registration process."
Other reasons cited to move registration from the gym included a lack of elevators, a potential danger when transporting equipment, the lack of facilities for the handicapped and the lack of access to the gym for recreation purposes "when students really need it," Gates said.
Earlier this year, the Senate submitted three alternate locations for university consideration, aimed for implementation by spring 1980.
The first plan was to move registration to the Davidson Conference Center. But the plan was rejected because of fear of damage to the center and loss of revenues due to the inability to schedule other events during registration.
"We could have easily protected the center with runners covering the carpet and students wouldn't have had to walk through the lobby because the auditorium has outside entrances," Gates said.
Another plan was to decentralize the process by (Continued on page 7)
By David Rompf
Staff Writer
Like other essentials in life, the cost of food at the university has climbed. A sample menu from the Commons Cafeteria:
—	Two fish sticks for $1.29.
—	Fourteen ounces of orange juice for 75^.
—	Metric Sandwiches: Joining the ranks of many southland gas stations that now sell fuel in metric quantities, the Commons Cafeteria offers natural food sandwiches at 60^ for a five-centimeter portion (lOf each additional centimeter).
Studies conducted by Food Services show the cost of meat has gone up more than 35% from January 1978 to January 1979. From April 1978 to April 1979, the price of fish and seafoods went up 20%.
"Were all victims of inflation," said Milton De Graw, general manager of Commons Food Service. De Graw will replace Paul Copeland as director of Food Services Oct. 1.
We are trying to beat that inflation by introducing new types of food. We re constantly looking for new ideas," he said.
Although university food prices may seem high to some students, a menu comparison done by Food Services shows facts contrary to this belief.
Using fall 1979 prices at the Commons restaurant, Food Services compared prices with five main competitors in the immediate area. The study shows that the five were higher than the Commons restaurant: 32nd Street Cafe — 50%, Hilton El Rodeo — 36%, Julie's — 25%, Carl's — 18% and the Grinder — 5%.
"Our prices were competitive with the people around us," said Mark Archer, administrative coordinator for the Commons Restaurant.
Food Services is always in search of products that will offer the best buy, De Graw said. But the price of produce, for example, could jump 20% in one day.
"Whenever we buy products, we ask ourselves if we're making
the best use of our customer's dollar," De Graw said.
Food Services calk wholesalers every morning to find out the cheapest buys. But qualities of the food must be equal, De Graw said. Three criteria are sought in the bidding: price, quality and past performance, he said.
Food Services is part of Auxiliary Services and it is not subsidized, but must meet its own costs, De Graw said.
"We price items to break even," Archer said.
"We want to get out of the beef-expensive market,” De Graw said. To do so trends toward salads, omelettes and Mexican food are being developed, he said.
Because tacos have proved to be a popular item at the Sidewalk Cafe, the Mexican menu has been expanded to 20 items in the Commons Cafeteria.
"We benefit because we use less meat. The customer receives the same or higher quality and
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FOOD SERVICES — Students continue to enjoy lunch at the Sidewalk Cafe despite the fact that meat prices have risen 35%. Food Services is going to try to fight inflation by offering a larger variety of lunches featuring omeletes and Mexican dishes that use smaller quantities of meat. Natural foods will also be available.
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Southern California	Tuesday, September 25, 1979