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Printer-Friendly ModeNight football games, laundry facilities requested at forum
January 29, 2007 —
President Eric R. Gilbertson took the sparse attendance of the first President's Forum of the semester as a good thing.
"I guess this means people are happy with the way things are here," he said.
As attendance was sparse, so was the discussion. Most of the conversation revolved around basic student interests like sports and entertainment.
"Me and my friends were wondering if we could look into night games for upcoming football seasons," junior Alex Dornberg suggested. "It would be nice to host next year's Grand Valley game under the lights." Lighting up the stadium has come up before in the past. When asked his opinion on the matter, SVSU's football coach Randy Awrey said that he preferred to play games during the day.
Gilbertson commented, saying, "We can look into it some more, but it's up to the coaches."
One student asked about the number of incidents involving alcohol on campus this past semester.
"The number of incidents has gone down significantly since last year," said Director of Residential Life Merry Jo Brandimore. "So either students are not drinking as much, or they're drinking smarter."
Junior Eric Read asked about the new addition to the University Village and whether or not there would be an additional laundry room added on. According to officials, laundry rooms will be added to the ends of the units and will be monitored regularly by maintenance to ensure the machines are all working correctly.
With the record number of freshmen that came in this year and new housing being constructed, there appeared to be some concern as to where all of these students will be placed. The First Year Suites, Living Center North, and Living Center South will be for freshmen and transfer students will be placed in Living Center South. The University Village East and West will both be open to all students and the new section will be ready for the fall semester.
Senior Steve Lewitske asked if the new RFoC items such as duck and salmon would remain on the menu permanently.
"I couldn't believe that this evening I was eating duck!" Lewitske exclaimed. "I told the server that I felt under-dressed and asked him if I should be wearing a tie."
The new menus are part of a three-week cycle and can be found online. Dining services officials stated that the new dishes have been very well-received, and that a formal dinner is in the works for later this semester.