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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1980
Local
Kitchenette proposal well-received by officials
Mosher residents claim discrimination because snack kitchen is only open to athletes
By JANE G. BRUST
Battalion Staff
Shidents living on the Texas A&M
iversity campus have never been
to warm up a pizza or prepare a
:y snack because none of the 35
Bence halls are equipped with
e | However, kitchen facilities in re-
Jence halls are a distinct possibil-
* Mosher Hall has a proposal to
nilkitchenettes in that dormitory,
‘mocrats U ^ has received preliminary
60 yean Aval from Ron Sasse, associate
to the t [rector of student affairs.
fSasse said that he attached his
dated« Iter of approval to the proposal
ff nrm . t i iich was passed on to Ron Blatch-
'T^director of student affairs. Dr.
Il Koldus, vice president for stu-
|t services, said he will give final
ioval or disapproval of the prop-
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e Residence Hall Association
klso receive a copy of the propos-
ir their endorsement,
e kitchenette idea involves the
irsion of two study carrels or
Irafting rooms into two cooking
dwouldi pis, each equipped with a micro-
reumstai laveoven and a toaster oven on For-
Jca tables.
can S PMBosher’s dorm council voted to
pe the proposal after discussing
feet that, next semester, athletes
in the basement are to have a
n for their exclusive use.
;Some residents, displeased with
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ppen to
teach
the kitchen being off-limits, said
they should have use of that facility
or be provided with comparable faci
lities of their own.
Cathy McCabe and Kay Mann are
the two council members who
helped Sheryl Knuth, assistant area
coordinator for the Commons, to
write a proposal, including provi
sions for checkout procedure, reg-
The kitchenette idea
involves the conver
sion of two study car
rels or two drafting
rooms into two cook
ing rooms, each
equipped with a mic
rowave oven and a
toaster oven.
ulations, safety measures and en
forcement.
McCabe said Mosher residents
would be able to use the kitchenettes
through a key checkout at the Com
mons front desk. She said this would
keep a check on the cleanliness of the
area by keeping a list of residents
who use the facility.
McCabe also said no meat will be
prepared in the ovens.
Knuth pointed out that the broil
ing of steaks and hamburgers would
be too great a fire hazard. The toaster
ovens would be for baking only, she
said.
Also, a time limit on the use of the
kitchenettes would limit the kinds of
foods which could be prepared,
Knuth said. The suggested time limit
is one 30-minute period.
“I see it as a self-monitoring sys
tem run by the residents,” she said.
“I believe the students can handle
it.”
Knuth said the actual purchase of
the appliances would not be compli
cated or costly. She said microwaves
cost approximately $300 each and
the toaster ovens are less than $50
each. That cost could be covered by
Mosher’s Coke fund, she said.
The Coke fund is a portion of the
University’s vending machine profits
that is reappropriated to the resi
dence halls.
Knuth said the kitchenettes
would satisfy the residents’ need for
a facility to prepare simple meals and
snacks.
Knuth also pointed out that the
kitchenette facilities would be open
only for specified hours each day and
those hours would in no way take the
place of a board plan for Mosher resi
dents.
“I see it as an additional service,
something nice to have, ” Knuth said.
“This would just be to heat up
snacks, to make cookies for boyf
riends. It’s unrealistic to think it
could serve the whole dorm.”
Mosher has 674 residents.
In an interview, Blatchley said
one reason why dorms with kitchens
have not been built before is that the
University has already made large
investments in the three existing
dining halls.
“We would have the added ex-
“I see it as an addi
tional service, some
thing nice to have,”
Sheryl Knuth, assis
tant area coordinator
for the Commons,
said. ‘‘This would just
be to heat up snacks
pense along with the detraction from
board plans,” he said. “We’d be cut
ting off our noses to spite our faces.”
Fred Dollar, director of Food Ser
vices, said even though board plans
became optional seven years ago, the
number of students paying for board
has increased each year.
However, Blatchley said he be
lieves kitchenettes in the dorms
would decrease the number of stu
dents eating in the dining halls.
Blatchley said he would favor the
kitchenette idea as a convenience to
students if the proposal was satisfac
tory.
Similarly, Dr. John Koldus, vice
president for student services, said
he would be open and receptive to
such a service beneficial to students.
He said he would be interested in
several aspects of the project, such as
insect control, the possibility of fire
and electrical wiring problems.
Blatchley said adequate ventila
tion of the area as well as safety mea
sures were also necessary. Some
kind of monitor might be appropriate
to provide a fair and equitable pro
ject, he said.
Some residents say that an unfair
project is already under way in
Mosher with the basement kitchen,
lounge area and study room being
I Pre-Christmas ^
built for the exclusive use of athletes.
Residents are not allowed to do
any cooking in their rooms other
than boiling water and making pop
corn.
“It’s not fair that they (the
athletes) can use a facility in my dorm
that I can’t use — it seems like discri
mination,” Margaret Lindsay said.
Lindsay is a resident on the second
floor.
Knuth disagreed.
“We (residence hall staff) have
nothing to do with it, so we re not
discriminating against other stu
dents,” she said.
The basement facilities are being
financed by and monitored through
the athletic department.
Lindsay, who has lived in Mosher
three years, lived in the basement
last year.
“If I was still down in the base
ment, I’d really be furious, ” she said.
“If I lived in Krueger, I probably
wouldn’t be upset at all — the girls in
Krueger probably don’t even know
about this.”
Sale
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ew kitchen and lounge facility
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By JANE G. BRUST
Battalion Staff
By January the athletes living in
iher Hall’s basement should have
use of their new dormitory facili-
es, The 70 women athletes will
ave a kitchen, lounge area and
py room all to themselves,
e kitchen has an oven, stove,
igerator-freezer, dishwasher,
3c and disposal and plenty of
ets. Groceries will be provided
ie athletes, who will also do their
cooking.
A bar area with more counter and
ibinet space extends from the kitch-
ainto the lounge, which will have a
Sevision set, electric fireplace and
Isibly a trophy case. A study area
ith 20 desks and two blackboards
iiild be ready for use within the
next few weeks, said Kay Don, assis
tant athletic director.
Sheryl Knuth, assistant area coor
dinator for the Commons, explained
that the athletes’ facilities are a result
of Title IX, which sets the Depart
ment of Education’s anti-sex discri
mination rules for educational insti
tutions. Failure to comply with Title
IX can result in an institution’s loss of
federal funds.
Don said she has consulted LeRoy
Sutherland, supervisor of the men’s
athletic dorm, Cain Hall, for policy
suggestions to monitor the kitchen
area.
Don said a supervisor, probably an
upperclassman athlete, will open the
kitchen for two hours three times a
day.
Only athletes will use the kitchen,
^ RHA’s last meeting
—of the year is tonight
jD if DenaTodd, coordinator of student services, will present the policies
/V ji for reserving the Quonset Huts in 1981 at the Residence Hall Associa-
Son’s final meeting of the semester tonight at 7 in 204 Harrington.
Also on the agenda is a report from the committee investigating the
[uirement for fifth-year seniors and graduate students to live off
opus, beginning next year, to make more room for freshmen. The
mmittee was formed at the last RHA meeting with Ron Sasse,
sociate director of student affairs, serving as coordinator.
< Tonight’s meeting, a “wrap-up of the semester,” will be followed by
IChristmas party, said RHA President Sherrie Balcar.
I The first meeting next semester is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 29
at? p.m. in 204 Harrington.
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but they will be allowed to bring
guests into the lounge and study
areas, Don said.
Don said she realized some other
Mosher residents might be opposed
to the kitchen facilities for the
athletes only.
“Some people may be upset by it,”
she said, “but if they understood
athletics, they’d understand the pro
ject.”
She explained that athletes’ sche
dules often conflict with dining hall
hours when they have games and late
practices.
A former student of Texas A&M
University, Don Morris, donated
money two years ago to build a sepa
rate residence hall for women in
athletics, Don said.
However, Don said, the expense
was greater than the donation and
there were not enough women to
warrant a separate dormitory.
Don said the athletic department
still felt a need to designate a special
place for the athletes in order to com-
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ply with Title IX. She said Morris
approved of the kitchen-lounge-
study area idea last fall.
Dr. Jarvis Miller, then University
president, decided to use the storage
area in Mosher’s basement for the
athletes’ facilities.
Construction of the facilities,
which Don said will cost $75,000
with furnishings, began last
summer.
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