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thelantern Ron Paul rolls through campus Former presidential candidate spoke at Faculty Club, then to packed house at Newport RYAN BOOK Lantern reporter book.15@osu.edu Republican congressman and former presidential candidate Ron Paul made rounds at Ohio State on Monday. He ÿrst appeared at a 4 p.m. press conference at the Faculty Club, before heading to the Newport Music Hall to speak to a large crowd of students in attendance at the free event. Paul answered questions from the media at the press conference and discussed issues facing the nation. The topics ranged from subjects Paul has become renown for addressing, such as central banking and military spending, to more recent issues such as cybersecurity. When asked what graduating college students should do to help improve the economy, Paul said they should just try to get by. “Their ÿrst priority is getting a job and surviving,” Paul said, explaining that making a living is essential to recovery. “The most important thing is taking care of one’s self.” Paul said that speaking on college campuses was one of the more enjoyable parts of being a politician. “I enjoy going around the country and speaking to the students,” Paul said. He was positive about high numbers of students attending his events. “That delights me because of the burden placed on that generation.”
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Ron Paul speaks to members of the press in the Faculty Club on The Oval Monday afternoon. He was invited by the Ohio State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, a student group that originated in the 2008 presidential election.
Highlights of the Instructional Kitchen in the new Ohio Union 1 Instructional Kitchen Sara Lee: $75,000 Hobart: $114,308 worth of equipment
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Hobart Corporation donated equipment to be used in the Union’s state-of-the-art kitchen, where students will learn management skills and then use those skills to help run nearby Sloopy’s Diner.
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The lower level of the new Ohio Union boasts a 3,697-square-foot instructional kitchen, paired up with Sloopy’s Diner on the ÿrst ° oor of the building. Students from the College of Education and Human Ecology will take courses in the kitchen to learn about hospitality management and then turn those skills around to serve and manage students in the diner during the week. “Students will get a serious amount of experience and a serious hands-on understanding of what
a fast-paced environment with equipment is all about,” said Julian Giardello, operations manager of Sloopy’s Diner. One of the instructional kitchen’s six stations was donated by Sara Lee Foodservice, which donated $75,000 to the new Union. The Hobart Corporation, headquartered in Troy, Ohio, also donated $114,308 in equipment, including a refrigerator and dishwashing machines, and it also has a station named after it. The Union is still accepting donations, and stations in the kitchen could still be named for donors. Although most colleges have a student-run facility for hospitality and management students, such as the ViewPoint restaurant at OSU,
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Giardello said the instructional kitchen contains top of the line equipment. A typical course will have lectures in a classroom, and then lab in the instructional kitchen once a week. In the kitchen, students will learn skills such as knife handling and meat preparation, said Margaret Binkley, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology. “Students will have a background on foods, then when they come up to work in the diner, they’ll have a better understanding,” Binkley said. Three courses will work with the instruction kitchen and restaurant. Consumer Science Hospitality Management 350 is basic kitchen equipment preparation, with CSHSPMG 551 as a customer
contact course with students learning serving and hosting roles. In CSHSPMG 650, students will learn management roles and oversee the 551 students. Students in the courses may travel between Sloopy’s and other Union restaurants, including the Union market and Woody’s, giving students a wider breadth than just full restaurant service, Giardello said. The instructional kitchen has ÿve ° at screen monitors, and all of Sloopy’s is monitored by camera so students can anticipate the ° ow of business before coming up to the diner, Giardello said. “To be able to see what’s going on
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Are you the next Reuben? Diner to offer items named for Bucks SARAH THOMPSON Lantern reporter thompson.1489@osu.edu
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Several students, alumni, faculty and staff at Ohio State will have a sandwich named after them at a campus eatery. Thirteen winners of the new Sandwich Club Award will have a sandwich named after them in Sloopy’s Diner, located in the new Ohio Union. The winners were chosen out of more than 200 applications and had to meet several criteria, including school spirit. “Students nominated had to be in good academic standing with at least a 2.5 [grade point average],” said Matt Couch, associate director for the Union. “But the common criterion for all nominees was that they had to have demonstrated dedication to OSU and the Union.” The award, which will be given annually, is paid for out of the Union’s operating budget, Couch said.
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It is intended to honor students, faculty, staff and alumni for their contributions to OSU. “We just love coming up with fun and creative ways to honor the people that have truly made a difference at OSU,” he said. “Wouldn’t you be honored to bring a friend into Sloopy’s and have them order something off the menu named for you?” It’s also intended to be a different way for people to feel connected to the diner, said Tracy Stuck, assistant vice president for Student Life and director of the Ohio Union. “Food is such an important part of being a
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central gathering place for campus,” she said. “We wanted to develop a program that would help students, staff, faculty and alumni connect with our offerings in a creative way.” Winners will get to keep the award from March 2010 to June 2011. They will also get a short bio on the Sloopy’s menu and one free meal per quarter at the diner for themselves and a guest. There is a catch to the award, however: Winners, like this year’s, are not able to choose which sandwich will be named after them. “I think a few of them will be humorously surprised,” Stuck said. “I relish the thought of the looks on their faces. Pun intended.” Winners were already notiÿed that they won and will ÿnd out which sandwich is named after them at an unveiling event March 16. To ÿnd out more about the award, visit ohiounion.osu.edu/sandwich.
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