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student opinion Why you Should Have Tonkatsu Sauce with your Next Meal By Nicholas Gardner
Tonkatsu Sauce is a deliciously wonderful sauce that’s akin to Worcestershire sauce. It is a thicker sauce than Worcestershire and made with a puree of fruits and vegetables, such as apples and tomatoes. This sauce is from Japan and is commonly eaten with Tonkatsu (fried and breaded pork cutlets), hence the name, Tonkatsu sauce. It is eaten most often alongside other Asian inspired dishes (yōshoku). In short, this sauce makes all things deep fried taste like heaven. I first came across this little miracle while hunting down
some elusive shrimp and mayonnaise Doritos. Google, in all its glory, led me to a web-site called Jlist.com. They had the Doritos, which, as a side note, were delicious. But the site recommended I try Tonkatsu sauce. A quote from Jlist.com stated, “In Japan, there are many delicious things. One thing foreigners positively fall in love with is Japanese ‘sauce’ (that’s what it’s called, just ‘sauce’ in English, although the official name is Tonkatsu sauce). A kind of thick, brown sauce, it goes with a broad range of delicious
food. We recommend sauce with fried food (croquettes, fried and breaded shrimp), eggs, yakisoba, takoyaki or okonomiyaki, and more.” When I read that, it sounded too good to be true, so I ordered some to find out. After a week of waiting, I had the sauce in my hands. I had to try it! I grabbed some chicken and fries from the Eyrie Café and poured the Tonkatsu sauce in a cup. Now, as many of you know, the Eyrie’s chicken strips
are par at best. When I dipped one into the Tonkatsu sauce, it bumped the chicken strips up to a whole new level. It was really sweet and savory, and it even had a nice bit of a saucy bite to it.
I had to have someone else try it, so the next day I had one of my friends taste Tonkatsu sauce with his chicken and he loved it! We even tried it with our fries and it added a little bit extra to the way they tasted. I plan to try it on a hamburger soon to see what Tonkatsu sauce does to beef. I look forward to having it with my next meal and you too should try some!
Should Central Methodist be a Wet Campus? By Todd King It’s no secret that Central Methodist students like go out and have a good time whenever they can and this has made many ask the question if CMU should be a wet campus in the future. Over the past four years, a number of students have gotten in trouble with the law or with the school for alcohol related incidents, even if the individuals were 21 or over. The dry campus rule is in place to keep students safe and orderly, but is this the best way to go about things? The CMU administration has put in much effort to keep this a dry campus because they feel this is the best decision for the school and the community. However, many students feel differently. Sam Pollock, a sophomore at CMU, says: “When you’re off campus at a party, a lot of times students don’t want to come back to campus because they don’t want to get in trouble, but the parties themselves
can be an unsafe environment. Students should be able to feel safe coming back to their own school.” This is an interesting viewpoint with which many students agree. The general consensus seems to be the students want to have a wet campus and the administration wants to keep it dry. CMU officials need to look at all the variables of having a wet campus and how it might benefit students. Another student, Will Pate, stated: “If you are 21 and drinking, then I don’t think you should get in trouble with the school at all, but even if you are underage drinking and coming back to campus the student shouldn’t get in trouble if they are being responsible.” It is typical to see drunken people as obnoxious, but this isn’t always the case. In the end, students just want a safe place to be able to come back to. Plus, students who get in trouble for coming back to campus
may feel the school is out to “get them” and may be more inclined to transfer to another institution. Fayette has limited options for things to do. Students sometimes want to hang out with their friends, and kick back a few brews. Sounds crazy right? I mean it is college. If students are going to come back drunk and cause a scene, then that can be dealt with in a proper way. But many students are just looking for a home to come back to. Students should be able to feel safe at their school without worrying if they are going to get in trouble for coming home from a party in order to sleep in their own bed. Many students want to see CMU become a wet campus while they are here and if the administration could see the benefits, then changes may be made.
Reflections of an Individual, Not a Puppet By Jane Gonzales-Meyer, Collegian Reporter During my time at Central Methodist University, I have noticed a pattern that concerns me. I have been a part of many organizations and extra-curricular activities, and I have seen there is a strong emphasis on recruitment within these groups as well as on campus in general. I understand that in order to bring in new students, there must be some form of recruiting to gain interest in our campus, but where do we draw the line? I have heard people say things like, “keep in mind the way you act, because prospective students may be watching” or “this activity is a great recruitment opportunity, so be friendly.” This might seem
normal to many people, because these statements are commonly heard every day, but should this be happening? Early on I thought it was good to think about recruitment, because this school was blossoming and worth looking into for any high school student. As the years progressed though, the consistency of our desire for recruiting started to take a toll on my feelings on the subject. Central Methodist takes pride in its small-campus feel, and the personal attention each student receives during their time at school. However, when such importance is placed on bringing in new students, how much do the current students
really matter than? Do we serve only as vehicles to promote more and more students? Also, how much of our experiences are real, when we have to be reminded to be our best selves when students come? For a school that is pushing to have more students apply to Central Methodist, they need to consider the repercussions of looking so much to next year and the year after. I have been told current students and alumni are the biggest recruiters of future students, because they talk to other people about their positive experiences at CMU. However, if students feel like a number rather than an individual, will they be as willing to encour-
age others? Who wants to be a puppet rather than a person? When everyone is so busy looking to the future, they forget about what’s happening now. I have enjoyed my time here at CMU because of the people I have met and the small classroom experiences. I felt like my teachers really cared about me. I just hope it never gets to the point where I am seen as a one of many or a tool to get more students to be interested in campus or different organizations. Central Methodist University’s first priority should always be to educate students and give them as many different opportunities to succeed and be a better person.
Most recruitment will happen naturally, because the success of this school should speak for itself. CMU is able to affect the lives of current students, not control the choices of prospective students.