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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1979)
Clackamas Community College Wednesday, October 3, 1979 Vol. XIII, No. 2 Deli idea promotes indigestion Leanne Lally [be Print A proposal to start a san- ich deli on campus has gered a series of debates, ih any chance of resolution earing still far in the future. Il all started when Richard >iss, Associated Student ivernment vice president, is enjoying lunch at Oregon ly’s downtown restaurant, irry’s Moustache, and talked i deli owner Rod Harris iut how to arrange and nage a food service. Harris j Weiss that he would be in- lested in providing and waging a campus deli if the illege would allow it. Weiss arranged for a com- Itee meeting consisting of mistrators and others ap inted by the College board, : the proposal to begin an ernative food service on «pus was introduced. All did not go as planned by Iss or Harris. “It blew me ay," said the restaurant ner. “I had written a tement telling the board icily what I was planning i a contract that limited tty to the board, and they ¡edit down.” fhe committee was ap- inted by the school board to fore the possibility of a ond food service on cam- i, but Harris expressed pleasure with the eaucratic process. “It was a eked committee,” said ® “You can’t have a fair : prudent committee when ¡member is the manager of !cafeteria, one is in charge labor, and one is the person charge of the gym who is id she’ll have to do more ik if an alternative food ice is housed in Randall The old concession stand in Randall Hall was to be the proposed site of the new restaurant. Norm Grambusch, cafeteria supervisor, said the stand would not be a good choice for a deli. “I went through it,” he said. “We used to have the cafeteria there, and it was a mess.” Grambusch argued against the establishment of an alter native food source being operated by another company. “I have worked here for six years, and I have seen a need for another food service for a Jong time,” he said. “I think that if one is introduced, it should be run and managed by one entity.” Grambusch said it would not be right if another management came in and worked during the “peak hours” of 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., when the cafeteria enjoys its best business. But in fact, that was what Harris had planned to do. “I run a service to the students, and I run it on a low margin,” said Gram busch. He keeps the cafeteria open all day, not just during the prime selling hours. But Harris disagrees. “I don’t understand what the problem is,” said Harris. “The cafeteria isn’t- equipped to serve the 1,000 students who break for lunch now. What I would be doing would be picking up the overflow.” Harris said he is not in the place to “bad mouth” the cafeteria, but added, “the cafeteria is not being run effec tively.” Harris added, “Grambusch says he makes a 45 percent profit. When he gets done calculating h-is labor and management costs, it’s about 50 percent for labor. Then you figure the other 50 percent for operation, 3 percent for in- BON APPETITE-college takes part in argument of an altenative food source, photo by Robert Hand. surance, 6 to 8 percent for lease, 15 percent for taxes. You don’t have much left over for food.” Weiss, who came up with the proposal in the first place, believes the administration “has no real consideration for the students. If they (the school board) haven’t got one hurdle against me, they’ve got another.” “The only place we can locate an alternative food ser vice is in Randall Hall unless they want to build another building,” Weiss said. “They don’t police Randall now, and they’ve got the Servomation machines in, so I don’t see how another food service is going to make a difference.” Weiss says Grambusch should not open a second food service on campus. “I don’t think he can handle two shows at once if he can’t handle the one he has now,” said Weiss. “To bring in another com pany would make it a protaganist situation,” agrued Grambusch. “Competition is good,” countered Hanis. “I get the feeling the board is protecting a bad measure,” Harris. “The students are stuck with a dying horse.” Jim Roberts, associated dean of student activities, said there will be further in vestigation into the issue. “There are a number of things stopping the deli from locating,” said Roberts. “One of those is the fact that we haven’t an adequate space for it.” ' Grambusch proposed that the school cover the outdoor patio and use that as a space for a second food service. “The students need a place that is restful on the campus. I’ve put in a request for that a long time ago, and so far it hasn’t hap pened.” Will the issue be brought to the students for a vote? Probably not. “The board looked poorly on a hearing of the student body,” said Hanis. “They compared the voting to the election last year, stating you can’t get a fair knowledge of what the students want when you have only 40 per cent of the student body voting/’ The next meeting to discuss the issue will be Oct. 9. “We are going to go at it with a dif ferent approach,” said Roberts. “A thing like this really deserves to be looked into,” added Weiss. “Food adds to the quality of life.” laycees find a place at college «e Jaycees, a national Nation, are starting a Pier here at the College, Linet with potential mem- s Wednesday to discuss ’future plans. Hansen, former editor Enterprise Courier and ■fot director of the Jaycees, la guest speaker to explain Ws of the organization. Roby Robinson, College theater technician and recipient of several awards for his work with the Jaycees, will be one of the coordinators for the College chapter. The Jaycees is an organization for men aged 18 to 33 who want an opportunity to develop leadership skills and enhance their personal development. Hansen explained the “total Jaycee concept,” which places equal emphasis on individual development “so they can develop managerial skills and provide effective service to the community.” The Jaycees programs focus on individual development, community health, responsible drinking education, family life development, criminal justice, environmental improvement and other concerns. The organization encourages a “process by which the whole chapter can offer its members a total experience-personal growth, development of their managerial skills and effective service to the community,” Hansen said. The Oregon City chapter of the Jaycees has paid for mem bership fees to get the College chapter started. Interested members may , at tend the chapter meetings, each Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Harold Daniels Room in the Community Center building.
