That went on for way too long: In our October 18, 1993 issue, the story “Permaware to be reinstated” talked about how Beaver Foods, who ran the Lansdowne cafeteria at the time, were making the decision to bring non-disposable cutlery, plates, cups, and bowls back to the cafeteria. Beaver Foods had used these before, but went back to disposable ware after having too many non-disposable dishes and pieces of cutlery stolen. “We had permaware in there before,” said Camosun food services chair Brian Genge, not mincing words, “and it was a dismal failure.”
Don’t mess with Kraft Dinner: The story “Student handbook met with disapproval” in this issue detailed how some students had some issues with the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) student handbook that year. Student Doug McConnell said in the story that he was “upset” and “disgusted” at some items in the handbook, such as the information that the makers of Kraft Dinner test on animals and union bust. “That is just pathetic,” McConnell told us. “There is no reason for that to be in there.” CCSS chairperson John-Henry Harter replied to McConnell’s concerns by saying “It’s important for students to know who they are and what’s going on around them.”
This started with permaware, too: Letter-writer Nick Lovejoy accused the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) of being “a group of hypocrites who feel they have the right to throw their authority around” in the issue before this one in 1993, so CCSS external affairs executive James Atchison sent in a letter to us this issue, calmly explaining that “As Society management, decision-making is part of our jobs,” and telling Lovejoy those two words any student who cares should hear now and again: “get involved.”