Arkansas Tech University - Agricola Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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Y«j Along the beaten path . . . Chambers Another facility along the beaten path is Chambers Cafeteria. It is under the supervi- sion of ARA and it provides the Tech student with several advantages. Two advantages are the salad bar and the wide assortment of ice-cream. Also, a choice of three entrees and three desserts are given. Chambers Cafeteria extended it ' s dinner hour to 4:45 — 6:30. This fifteen minute ex- tention was done in order for students who participate in band or in sports to eat in the cafeteria. The food at Chambers is prepared by full- time cooks who have at least two years ex- perience. These cooks go by a basic company recipe book that is also used by other cafeterias under American Restaurant Asso- ciation. Students who wish to contribute feasible recipes are encouraged to do so as long as the volume required is considered. Once in a while, the cafeteria will run short on one of their entrees and lines will back up This night, everyone Most students have learned well the lessons that their mothers taught them They ' ll eat all their dinner, as long as wanted the spaghetti they get two desserts Chambers 27

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' Is there life after lunch ? All ot the food served in Chambers, salad, peanut butter, and milk are student ' s staples By Kristi Voelkerding Lately there is a question that keeps running through my mind. It seems that every time I go trotting off across the cam- pus to stand in line for my daily ration of food, my thoughts turn to the question, Is there life after lunch? Now everyone knows that the cafeteria is the favorite subject for bad food jokes. On a college campus, the cafeteria is equal to a mess tent in the army. In fact some students watch M A S H just to get new material. I prefer to be more original. (1 listen to other students and plagarize their material. ) The gagateria isn ' t exactly one of the hot spots on campus but it does constantly amaze me to see the long lines of people who wait to get in the place and then spend the entire time they ' re inside grip- ing about how terrible the food is and how they will probably die before morn- ing. But have you ever noticed that people that gripe the most are the ones that are shoving down the food faster than a truck driver? It is sort of amusing to see that these people are usually the ones waiting outside, first in line for the doors to open, while the whole time they talk about how bad the food is. I ' m sure that for some students, going to eat lunch is the high- light of their day, for some it is a chance to just get together with friends and talk over the day ' s problems. Some days the food is better than on other days. I ' ve decided that the more you eat in the Torture Chambers the easier it gets. I attribute this phenomenon to the fact that you build up a matural immunity to it. If any of us survive four years of this food then we should will our bodies to science. The ice-cream is usually one of the best things inside. Although it is a bit dis- couraging to find a cockroach frozen solid inside one of the containers. At least he died a happy death! Some kids have written up a manual on how to eat in the cafeteria. It ' s entitled, Kill it Before it Kills You! It contains tips on: identification; swallowing; and most importantly, how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. There are also special recipes such as, peanut butter and honey and peanut butter and ba- nanas. If there is life after lunch, I ' ll be the first to stand up and say that I lived to tell about it. Of course, all college campuses have their own little jokes about how bad the food is. Institutional food is not known for it ' s taste appeal. If there aren ' t jokes about the food there will be jokes and wise- cracks about something else. It is all a part of college life and it does make for some fun among us. Fraternity brothers find dinner a great time to socialize with each other and with other fraternities. ARA offers soft drinks, tea and kool-aid to drink as well as chocolate, two-percent and whole milk. 26Student life

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Florine Johnson goes into the newly located Financial Aid Office The office was recently moved to the W O. Young Student Center for more room FINANCIAL AID OFFICE Julia Hashbarger is wondering if she is eligible for M0I16V some type of aid The BEOG Lady is Mary Beltrami, a student aid secretary Along the beaten path . . . financial aid The newly located Financial Aid Office, now in the WO. Young Student Center plays an important part on the Tech campus. Mrs. Shirley Goines, Director of Financial Aid, estimated that fifty percent of the stu- dents at Tech were receiving some kind of financial aid. When asked if most students could get aid, Mrs. Goines said, Most get help when they need it. If they aren ' t able to get one type of loan they could be eligible for some other type of loan. Almost anyone is qualified for some kind of help. This help can come in the form of student aid, student loans, guaranteed loans, athletic scholar- ships, state grants and state scholarships. In the undergraduate heading, a student can get financial aid on the federal level, the state level, institutional level, and from vari- ous other sources. These all include grants and scholarships, loans, and employment, at Tech. All students are encouraged to stop by the financial aid office where a staff of helpful and friendly people will give pri- vate financial counseling on budgeting your money, give breakdowns of the costs per semester and explain all of the various forms and brochures available to the stu- dent. 28 Student life