Volume 37, No. 11
September 9, 2016
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BY: Ian Gilchrist, AOS Baking & Pastry
Across the nation, students are increasingly worried about how much money their education will cost them, and if their degree’s price tag will ultimately be worth the expense. Earlier this summer, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) announced that there would be an increase to annual tuition. The CIA strives to be the world’s premier culinary college, and in order to continue making cutting-edge advancements, the price of education comes at a premium. The tuition increase announcement drew much attention from students. Said one student in Applied Food Studies program, “ I don’t necessarily blame the CIA as American education in general has become a commodity, bought and sold to the ones that can afford it.” According to Bloomberg News’ Romy Varghese and
Collegeboard.com, “Budding chefs this year pay $40,690 a year in tuition and housing fees. During the previous academic year, 2,940 students enrolled compared with 2,785 five years ago, when fees totaled $35,965”. Going to college, pursuing higher education, and obtaining a Bachelor’s degree is one of the hallmarks of the ‘American dream’, and is considered a major stepping stone in achieving success. The argument here is that a well-educated population leads to a more stable and prosperous society. Yet, the country is facing a student debt problem of over $1.2 trillion, second to only mortgages, as reported in The Economist. The CIA announced that annual tuition would be raised for students this year sparking concern among students about the affordability of programs. “In order to ensure that CIA students have access to the most up-to-date
equipment and highest quality ingredients, we need to increase tuition to keep pace with the cost of these items,” said Linda Terwilliger, Director of Student Services. “We understand that increases in tuition impact our students and we take that very seriously.” This comes after Best Choice Schools ranked the CIA 2nd in its 2016 list of “Top 50 Culinary Schools”, behind only the International Culinary Center in New York City, and ahead of Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, located in Boulder, Colorado. According to Terwilliger, the CIA’s “annual tuition increases fall consistently below the national average”, when compared with other culinary schools of similar caliber. In order to keep pace with the expanding projects across its campuses, the CIA needs to increase its tuition
AOS Culinary student and Army Veteran Akiia Small expressing herself at photo courtesy: Ian Gilchrist the sit-in on July 14, 2016.
On Thursday, July 14, 2016, students, professors and supporters of the Black Culinarians Society gathered in a peaceful protest in front of Roth Hall. This event was organized after the controversial shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille made national news earlier in the summer prior to summer break. The BCS club wanted to do something to show their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and support the national conversation about race relations in the United States. They ultimately decided to hold a sit-in from 9 am – 7pm, followed by a march around campus and an open forum in Danny Kaye Theater. Along with the BCS protest, these shootings helped spark a national conversation about modern day racism, police brutality, and gun violence in America. With similar protests popping up all over the country, the Black Lives Matter movement started
photo courtesy: Bloombergnews.com
in order to continue providing services for students. We reached out to a number of students in the Culinary and Baking & Pastry programs for their thoughts on the tuition increase, and suffice to say many are cutting back on expenses. “They charge a high amount,” said a soon-to-be graduate of the
Culinary Arts program, “I feel the tuition price is justified though,” adding that he is getting what he paid for; a valuable, transferable, skillset and a degree that opens doors in the food industry. Several students shared similar thoughts like this. The CIA could not call itself the “world’s
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‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement on Campus
BY: Lauren Byrne, AOS Culinary
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to gain popularity and interest which has in turn provoked some thoughtful discussion. Many students found themselves wondering what the Black Lives Matter movement is and if it is exclusive to one group… Black Lives Matter is a civil rights activist group which stands to demonstrate black lives matter in a world where their group has been marginalized, concludes BLM founder Alicia Garza. They are not exclusive, they welcome their allies, or anyone who stands up in support of their cause. Yes, some hateful rhetoric has been spewed by a few members of the Black Lives Matter group, but “we cannot allow the words of a few members to speak for the entire group”, according to J. Richard Cole, the President of the Southern Poverty Law Center and a contributor to Time Magazine. After the horrific, and hateful attack in the Orlando Pulse
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nightclub, the CIA hosted a vigil in Anton Plaza to mourn the tragic losses of the victims of that attack; which led many CIA students to wonder, “how will the school respond to the news of the recent police shootings?” The BCS club also wanted to voice their opinions, and decided on a peaceful sitin protest in front of Roth Hall with posters in solidarity with the Black Lives Movement. Signs read, “say their names” and “I am a person not a hashtag”. Some of the members wore duct tape on their mouth with the slogan “We Matter” as a semi-vow of silence to illustrate that there needs to be action behind the current rhetoric and that only words are not enough. I was able to interview the then-current President of the BCS, Christian Washington. He said, “It was important to organize an event to stand against the recent senseless acts that seem to
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