Students claim food servings smaller
BV LARKY TUCK
Senior Staff Writer
Students may not be getting cheated on their portions in the Commons Cafeteria, but they are getting the runaround when they try to find out why the portions are smaller than what they've been used to.
Houshang Rahimi. a graduate student in economics, and Joe Haritonidis, a graduate student in aerospace engineering. said they believed that the servings of some casserole dishes in the cafeteria recently were “about half the usual portion."
When they tried to complain, they were directed to one higher-up after another, they said.
Ken Bridges, director of food services, told the Daily Trojan that portions had not been reduced.
What happened, he said, is that some
new employees had been giving out excessive servings. Last week, the manager of the cafeteria directed the servers to be more careful about sticking to the standard amounts specified by the cafeteria price list.
The problem, then, is not that students are getting too little for their money now. but that they were getting too much before.
“A four-ounce serving becomes a six-ounce serving, one ladle becomes a ladle-and-a-half. and then we have to clamp down on them," Bridges explained.
If a student does feel he has gotten less than he should, he should talk to the cafeteria manager. Bridges said. The size of the serving will be checked against the amount indicated on the master price list, and if the serving is short, the student will get more food or his money back.
However Haritonidis said that was not
so easy to do. He complained first to the woman behind the serving counter, who told him he would have to talk to the supervisor. The supervisor, in turn, told him he would have to see the assistant manager.
She led Haritonidis around the Commons, plate in hand, in search ofthe assistant manager. Terry Farrow. When they could not find Farrow, they returned to the serving area.
There they found Rahimi and another student, who were also complaining about their portions. The supervisor told them to wait while she looked for Farrow. When she returned, she told them Farrow was too busy to talk to them, and that they should see Tom Bevin, the manager. Bridges’ name was also mentioned.
The students tried to call Bridges, but he was not in his office at the time.
At this point, Rahimi said, they decided it might help if they had someone from the Daily Trojan along. "At least that way it will get some attention," he said.
The Daily Trojan spoke with Farrow, who said that she sympathized with the students, but that servings had to be kept to the standard sizes. “If they think they're getting less, we'll be glad to bring it in the back and weigh it for them," she said.
She said that in this case, she was very busy, and so she directed the student to Bevin.
Bridges said he would prefer that the manager deal with problems in his own operation, including student complaints.
He said he would instruct Bevin to get in touch with Haritonidis to discuss the problem.
Bevin was not available for comment.
Daily §1 Troian
Volume LXVII, Number 75
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, February 19, 1975
$9 student health fee increase for fall recommended
BY NANCY SHINABARGAR
Assistant City Editor
A S9 increase in the student health fee was proposed Thursday to the Counseling and Health Services Commission.
Addie L. Klotz. associate vice-president for student affairs and director of the Student Health Center, made the proposal and said the increase was necessary if the center was to keep its vital services operating.
“We need the increase just to keep our heads above the water." she said.
The commission is expected to approve the increase from $22 to $31 per semester at its meeting next Thursday. The Student Caucus has already approved the raise by a vote of 13 to 1.
This was the first meeting of the newly formed Counseling and Health Services Commission. The commission will investigate student and community needs in the areas of physical and mental health
Students' use ofthe Health Center had tripled over the past year Klotz said. More than 30.000 visits from students were recorded by the Health Center last year.
Klotz was in favor of the Student Health Advisory Committee's proposal to raise the fee SI more to $32 each semester to provide additional services. The student committee recommended that dental programs and programs for the handicapped, among others, be provided A student health advocate would also be funded from the add' tionai dollar increase.
The $1 increase proposal from the student committee was also accepted by the caucus at its last meeting.
At the meeting Klotz urged a greater awareness of the services being provided by the fee. Students purchased about $5 million worth of medical services through the Health Center in the past year with only $600,000 in fees, she said.
The largest :hare of the health care budget will go toward general clinical visits, using $12.50 of the proposed $32 fee. The counseling services will spend about $4 of the fee and $2 will go toward the laboratory, equipment, x-ray and pharmacy costs.
Student counseling and programs for mental health will continue to be funded by the increased fee.
Most medical withdrawals from the university are due to emotional problems, not physical problems. Klotz said. More than 10% of the students have an acute need for counseling in mental and emotional problems, she said.
Birth control, free prescription drugs, free legal services, a helpline. a cold clinic and growth groups for peer counseling were the result of suggestions by the Health Advisory Committee.
The only objection to the plan came from the pharmacy students on the Medical School campus, who. until last week, were ineligible to receive health service benefits, even though they paid the $22 fee.
John Freudiger. president ofthe pharmacy students, said they were concerned about the lack of health care the students had available on the medical campus.
Charles Garvin, president of the medical students, said that students on the medical campus, who make up about 10% ofthe university. had been paying the fees utilized only by the main campus students.
The medical school students have tried to make the fee an optional part of the tuition bill for several years. Gavin said.
"In the past, when we tried to do anything about the fee. insurmountable road blocks, under the guise of unification of the university. were thrown up," he said.
Klotz and some commission members said that further discussions on the students' complaints would be held.
Engineers stage chariot race
Students participated in a mock chariot race sponsored by Sigma Phi Delta, the engineering fraternity, at noon Tuesday by Tommy Trojan as part of Engineering Week.
Winners were Bill Kirsch. Tom Ashlock and Gail Sullivan, members of Student Women Engineers and Associate Track (SWEAT).
Today. Carl Herringer. director of the Career
Resource Center, will discuss interviewing at 10 a.m. in Olin Hall Lounge At noon. Jack Ryan, management consultant to the Mattel Toy corporation. will speak in Olin auditorium.
Archimedes Plaza will be the site of a student-vollevball match at 2 p.m. Voting for Engineering Queen will continue from 9a.m. to3 p.m. at Archimedes Plaza DT photo by Shuji Ito
Caucus nominates nine students to work on Programming Council
BY MARJIE LAMBERT
Campus Editor
Nine students have been nominated by a special Student Caucus selection panel to serve on the Programming Council. The nominations, which follow, will be voted on by the caucus Thursday.
•	Ward Ching, president. Ching, a junior in international relations, was Academic/Educational director of last year’s Student Programming Beard
“The committee recommends him for the office president because we believe he has proven administrative and leadership ability, and these two qualities will be essential in determining the success or failure of the council," said Joe Flanagan, chairman of the caucus, in a memo to caucus members explaining the selection of the nine students.
•	Bob Haber, vice-president for finance. Haber, a sophomore
in finance, is director of the Experimental College.
•	Glenn Dassoff. vice-president for programming. Dassoff. a junior, is chairman of the Campus Speakers Committee.
Flanagan, who commended Dassoff for ending a drought by bringing good speakers to campus, said, “The committee believes that Mr. Dassoff has the imagination and initiative to make maximum use of limited programming funds.”
•	Mike Peterson, vice-president for student services. Peterson, a junior in political science, is a transfer from Glendale College, where he worked with voluntary fees.
He was chairman of the Merchandise Services Board of the programming board last semester.
•	Akram Masri, vice-president for communications.
Masri. a graduate student in business administration and urban and regional planning, was active in promoting the voluntary fee at Glendale College along with Peterson.
Masri has served as president of the International Students Association, is a member of the University and Community Life Committee and is chairman of the University Communications Commission.
He has also had professional experience in the field of public relations.
•	Fred Jonas, Student-Uaucus liaison. Jonas is the representative to the caucus from the Institute of Safety and Systems Man-angement He was one of the early supporters of the voluntary fee.
•	Ed Morgan. Student Caucus liaison. Morgan, a junior, has been involved in residence hall activities.
Flanagan’s memo said the
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