Word: mayers
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Just when you thought American chop suey was a permanent fixture in your diet, there may be hope. Last week the University named Ted A. Mayer director of Harvard Dining Services (HDS), and we are optimistic that he is up to the challenge...
...Mayer comes to Cambridge with a solid record and a good reputation. He has spent the last eight years as director of dining services at Middlebury College where he has been relatively popular with students. And in explaining what his priorities will be when he arrives at Harvard, Mayer has said all the right things. He has stressed as top priorities the reworking of Loker Commons to bring the facility's menu in line with student preferences, the maintenance of a dialogue between HDS and undergraduates and the careful monitoring of students' tastes...
...Mayer's plans for Loker Commons are especially encouraging. He has voiced interest in bringing fast food to Harvard, acknowledging the resounding preference of students as indicated in a recent survey. If Loker is ever to become a successful student center, it must do a better job catering to the appetites of undergraduates...
Local boosters attribute Marquette's extremely low welfare use in part to a work ethic that runs strong in this Norman Rockwell patch of small towns and farms scattered across south-central Wisconsin. "You know what work is at a very young age on a farm," says Judi Mayer of the Montello Area Chamber of Commerce. But welfare professionals say a key factor is the attitude of the local welfare office. Marquette's social services department has, in director Kenneth Ramminger's words, "an expectation of work." His staff knows the employers in the region, and inquiries about welfare turn...
...months to plan this event? Please, write about the people, the contents of the show and why I should have gone. It's no wonder that the Crimson is laughed at on campus--it has mastered the art of elevating non-stories to the front page. --Stephanie M. Mayer...