Clark Atlanta University - Panther Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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May. 1983'The Year In Review 29

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Student Life Clarkls Cafeteria Best in the A.U.C. Clark Cafeteria Best in A.U.C. According to a recent survey done by Sibyl F. Cole, Clark's cafeteria serves the best food in the A.U.C. One might ask. how did Clark attain this great honor? One possible factor could be Mrs. Lillie Drake. Mrs. Drake is the head dietitian, who has been employed here at Clark for 30 years, and she has a hardworking staff of 36. According to Mrs. Drake the number of students who eat in the cafeteria, on a daily basis is estimated about 1600. Mrs. Drake tries to plan the menus bas- ed on a balanced diet and what kind of food the students prefer. There have been some bad rumors going around on campus, that foreign substances of chemicals are being put 28 May, 1983 The Year in Review into the food These rumors are false , says Mrs. Drake. Health Inspectors come and inspect the dining hall, the kitchen, utensils. the salt and pepper shakers, and glasses. She wishes students would stop taking these items. because these things cost money. The food in the cafeteria is the best in the ALLC. but it could do better, accori ding to one student. Better quality of food is preferred. also if the cafeteria served food on the basis of what students like. This type of information can be acquired from questionaires or student polls. Also some students say the food is too starchy and too salty. Another student says the food is de- cent, but in some instances there is a great deal of repetition with the food. For example, the cafeteria might serve fish for lunch on Monday then turn around and serve fish for dinner on Fri day or Saturday. Another student claims that the sodas are too carbonated. So instead of drinking Sprite, one might be drinking something like an Alka-Seltzer soda. A larger variety of desserts and a better selection of beverages. Overall, students all agree the food in the Clark College cafeteria has the best food in the A.U.C. The students are not trying to degrade the services of the cafeteria, because we all realize that the staff in the cafeteria works very hard and if you don't like the food, don't eat it. Students are just trying to offer suggestions. By Kent Ferguson

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Student Life Ms. Miller have you received my BEOG Check. A. No. I have no record of receiving them. B. Yes. All your paper work's in order. Excuse me, Ms. Office Assistant. May I see Ms. Wilkes. A. No. This office is closed on Wednesday. B. She's not seeing anyone until next month. Financial Aid A Serious Matter By Shawn McGruder You've waited in the long line for about art hour, you've missed your math Class. and finally your turn is next. Hello, my name is X and i would like to sign up for work-study. You watch while the person pulls your file. glances over your forms and then looks up at you. I'm sorry, but you are not eligible for work-studyf' You stand there stunned, how can this be? They tFinan- cial Aid Officersl should know about your outstanding balance. The Financial Aid Office knows about every student's balance enrolled at Clark. but just because a student has a balance at Clark does not mean he is eligible for work-study, according to Assistant Financial Aid Officer Mrs. Shedricka Miller. Work-study is determined by a stu- dent's unmet financial need, said Mrs. Miller, who has worked in the office five years. Although information about the work-study program is mailed to every student enrolled at the school, students fail to read the information and get upset when they are not awarded work- study, she said. Included in the mailed information is a budget of the estimated cost of student expenses which is set by the institution. The Financial Aid Office uses this budget as a guideline for deter mining the student's eligibility by sub: treating the total cost of what the stu- dent pays. l'The first step is to deter- mine whether the student is indepenv 30 May. 1983'THE YEAR IN REVIEW dent or dependent, Miller said. 'Next, we check whether the student lives on campus or off, because there's a separate budget used for city students. The office then reviews all the resources of the student. which consist of the parents' contribution, summer savings. Pell Grant. Social Seeuirty benefits. Georgia Grants tfor Georgia residentsl. other states' aid, institutional funds, and any other grants, loans and scholarships a student receives. These resources are subtracted from the total budget. If the student's unmet need ex- ceeds 5900, taking into consideration all the resources the student. then that stu- dent is eligible for work-study, Miller said. If a student is awarded work-study on the award letter, we try to prepare the interview letter well in advance, so students can avoid these long lines, Miller stated. After the student has signed up for the program, he or she must come back to the office to sign the contract. 'iOne of the problems that we run into is the failure of many students to sign their contracts, Miller said. 'lWithout the signed contract. a student cannot get paidf' Funds for the work-study program are prorated by the budget office. The number of work-study positions in each department depends on how the budget office disburses the funds, Miller said. The department can make a request to the budget office to make additional positions for the students. The Clark College Dilemma M5. Glover, I contacted my Bank and 1 they said they hadn't received my forms, do you know when theyill be ready. A. Yes, I mailed them a month ago, you should hear from them soon. B. No. you're number 2001 on my list, come back and see rne next month.