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The Fourth Wall
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The Fourth Wall is seeking
writers for all sections, including
sports and arts & entertainment.
We also need general writers on
assignment and general article
writers. There are openings for
regular columns, such as a
political column, humor column,
advice column, and cartoons. All
students are welcome regardless
of major. Writers are not
required to submit articles on a
regular basis.
To make this paper
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participate by writing in your
opinions, concerns, and
comments. Interested parties
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Future opening:
The Fourth Wall is currently
looking for the next Editor-in-
Chief for the 2006 year. Receive
academic credit and gain
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Mission
Statement
The Fourth Wall was
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responsible forum for dialogue
within the student community
and for the free expression of
considered ideas; to build
community; to promote
student involvement in
activities and issues that have
an impact on students’ lives;
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is our chance, as students, to say
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Announcements
Are you enrolled in an educa-
tion program? Do you enjoy
working with children? Can
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This is a great opportunity to
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November: Wed. 2 at 4pm,
Wed. 9 at 3pm, Wed. 16 at
4pm, Wed. 30 at 4pm. Meet-
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meetings. Contact President
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Newly formed English Club
now open to all students.
Planned activities include an
essay contest for local elemen-
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Editorials
Ian Wintermyer
Oh thank God there is only one
place to eat in the middle of
nowhere! And that the people
running this lovely place have
the decency and responsibility
to look out for our needs more
so than if they were in say...
direct competition. That’s why
it’s important to close at seven
o'clock, the average time
someone between the age of 15
and 22 is hungry for dinner, on
Friday and Saturday. And I
can tell you this is more than
just a ploy to make you buy the
“10% off items” to eat later
because you'll starve... or is it?
Well, if you still don’t know
what I'm talking about, or you
were smart enough to stock
your own fridge, I'm referring
to the Millstream.
In the event that you have
to eat there day in and day out,
it can, and will, become very
bland and very tiresome. Sorry
Kurt, but it’s the fact of nature;
humans don’t sit content with
monotones and dull everyday
expectations. You sometimes
really have to “wow” people
with a new approach or setting.
Repeating a calendar menu
isn’t exactly fun.
Ideally you can’t please
everyone... but where’s the
harm in trying? Oh wait, profit
margin, sorry. Okay then... put
in a suggestion box, the winner
that gets drawn will at least be
happy.
I’m guessing you get a lot
of feedback about the bad, but
how often do the students give
the Millstream feedback of
what’s good? I will attempt to
give some good feedback as
well.
Last week, I believe it was
Deb, one of the cooks, had a
demo station called Chicken
Alfredo, which took me by
surprise. I mistook it for
restaurant or even home quality
food. The taste was, simply]
put, delicious - even the sauce
tasted different. Whatever they
changed I hope it accidentally
happens again. The chicken
was solid and the noodles
weren't sticking together, but
instead tasted like noodles! I
was pleasantly surprised; I'm
giving this dish a 4/5. The meal
was a highlight to an otherwise
bland day.
Now on with the bad. I
suggest people write in if they
disagree or would like to add
things to this list.
Selection, a word I hear
every day, from “not enough”
to “damn, wrong hours.” It’s
almost as if the selection is not
there. While, true, there are
usually multiple options, such
as the deli or the grill, it comes
down to, “what haven t I already
eaten 10 times this month.”
Choice, simply put, is not
enough; there needs to be
variety mixed in as well.
I do notice there’s usually a
“vegetarian” option which
either consists of some fake
looking meat stuff or actual
vegetables. But what about
something good? For example,
there are almost always two
different meat pizza options a
day, yet I’ve never seen a
“veggie lover’s” pizza, or even
just a plain mushroom pizza.
Not to mention the grease
dripping off the pepperoni onto
the plain. cheese “Little
Charlie’s” doesn’t look too
appealing heaped together.
I do look forward to the
Millstream evolving into
something the campus can truly
show off as a worthy student
focal point, on tours of
perspective students?
If anyone has any issues
they would like to see
addressed, or a disagreement
with my opinions please feel
free to email me or the
newspaper.
E-mail: irwl101@psu.edu.