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Volume 69, Issue 12
May 3, 2016
Mazzone replaces Chartwells New food service decided by FSA By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor
Dining services will change its provider next month for the first time in over a decade. “This partnership will bring two Capital Region institutions together and offer quality food and exceptional service in a college setting, something new to Mazzone Hospitality,” said Angelo Mazzone, owner of Mazzone Hospitality. The Faculty Student Association chose Prime Business Dining, a division of Mazzone Hospitality, earlier in April. Mazzone Hospitality was selected out of two dining services looking to replace Chartwells. “I loved every single solitary thing [about Mazzone],” said student Senate vice president Bryce Kirk, member of the FSA board of directors. Chartwells will leave the campus on May 20. The company originally planned to leave four
days prior to their current date. Although PBD will officially begin working with the college in June, the new dining service plans to cater events after Chartwells exits the cafeteria. Last year, the FSA declined a proposal by Chartwells that would give full-vendor control over food service management. At the time, Chartwells was failing to meet revenue goals. After the contract offer was declined, Chartwells decided to leave the college. By February, the FSA started seeking bids for new food providers. Requestfor-proposals were received last March. According to Ann Carrozza, director of the FSA, PBD was selected based off of higher qualities of food that Chartwells was lacking. She believes the new vendor will improve customer service and food quality in the cafeteria. Marison Topinio | THE HUDSONIAN SEE Mazzone PAGE 8
Chartwells, who is currently serving students in the Campus Center will be leaving the school on May 20.
Bathrooms should be more inclusive at Hudson Valley By: Jenny Caulfield Creative Editor Hudson Valley students should feel comfortable wherever they are on campus. The reality of this is that there’s a population of students who do not feel comfortable doing something as simple as using the bathroom. Gender neutral bathrooms, which can promote inclusion to all students, are becoming more popular at college campuses across the country. This step to do something as simple as bringing comfort to students should be something Hudson Valley welcomes with open arms. If a trans-woman student uses the women’s bathroom in the Campus Center, there is a possibility that they will be told
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to use the “correct bathroom.” This acts as a form of ignorance, because you cannot always be sure of the gender identity of the person you’re speaking to. With transgender males and females across the country fighting for their freedom to feel comfortable, it should be easy enough to allow for something like gender neutral bathrooms to allow for students to find comfort in their school. Every time a transgender student uses the bathroom, it could be something that causes them pain. This sounds silly to others, as going to the restroom is a normal human function, but these students can feel stressed about which stall they feel they are “supposed” to belong in, not where they actually may want to go.
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