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? Food cost cc Studen Product 1 12 oz. Jiff Peanut Butter 12 oz. 6 Pack Coca Cola 6 Pop-Tarts 6 oz. Pringles Oodles of Noodles 15 oz. Chef Boy R' Dee 3 oz. Llsterine 24 Sudafed Edge Gel 6 oz. Scope 32 oz. Cane Sugar 1 Pop-Secret Popping Corn Cambell's Cream of Chicken 7.25 oz. Kraft Macaroni & Ch 8 oz. BBQ Sauce d oz. uruncn-n-wiuncn 14 oz. Prego Spaghetti Sauo 16 Lipton Tea Bags 10 oz. Kellog's Rice Krispies 16 oz. Crisco TOTAL: Convenient store prices are cor done by a staff writer. Gain valuable ex- & perience working for p The Gamecock! All "J* maiors welcome. Call I d<w . 777-7726 or come by jg| , Russell House room ?a Im iQ IIHBl m, m Ca ymparison shou ts feel i Ujg^jg Price rhe Country Store i 2.35 ;::||ill|!|| 3.00 1.99 1.99 .39 1.49 1.79 4.99 3.19 2.49 1.45 .85 Soup 1.05 eese 1.05 2.84 1.25 e 1.60 1.19 2.59 1.70 39.38 nparable to prices at the Country S > use profesoi cwnrwnh ldNo>M > Mow to out Coksrr* onefrc'-ondoy?oc??. Dufc??bW*o? beg*r# pctQ* 1 Qnvwno*. poo* 3 wmon. 1T7AME Volume 84, Na 36 University of South ( is now accepting for EDITOR-I Spring Si Applications are a Student Media Office, - Deadline for a] Monday, Noven For more infc Call 777 ROLE ir.Awr; >s disparities impact ] < I . ( I ] Food Lion j 1.99 (18 oz.) , 1.99 4 1.49 ] 1.29 .20 .89 i .69 | 3.99 ( 1.94 1.90 ! 1.89 (80 oz.) | .47 .59 .52 .89 1.47 (16 OZ.) 1.69 (30 oz.) .74 1.29 (13 oz.) 1.79 (48 OZ.) 27.76 ;tore. Comparison pricing Ryan Sims/ The Gamecock [H-m-minym trvAvi C? ******ncml?ylhalh#?rtrtwiA(Wr?,Hr ? o* N and f*ia ih^/modca (ought on ?ho wrong Mo * BO?" ***>?>"% M,.do..wl COCK! Carolina Wednesday, November 6, 1991 p applications vt r>oTt?r emester variable in the Russell House 313. pplications: iber 25, 1991 irmation. 3888 if s. ^ o ? - 1< ? J; ^ |-1 2 g b. < |f ?S| MLiiliii, s lx H ? ?? Srl\ iSs^lS' !5a-- i{t?"lS! /JK&'~ Sljlai Wit ^in^un I2 ill! J"! Q vfA LlF dck of cam} 5y JEFFREY C. TURBITT Staff Writer When a student decides to live on campus hat decision often entails what is for s 'dread," or for others the "satisfaction," of : :>n campus dining. For certain freshmen living on campus hose living in Bates House, there is no choic plan is a requirement Food services at USC'i pus restaurants are the' product of the Mar Service Corporation. In this time of recession, most students are their vitriol against what they feel are high pi Air Force ROTC Sophomore Tony Ed< 'Food is just so expensive, I paid $900 01 food each semester last year. Between bool and housing, it is just an annoying additional Ede adds, "I basically eat just what I need stay away from campus food, I will make ;rock pot with stew starter or eat "Oodles dies," which runs about 20 cents a package meal plans are a rip off." For Senior Eric Cuthbertson, living at US :ampus dining "practical." hooa seiecuon is varieu cnougn, dui u provide value," Cuthbertson said. "I go to ] and fit a personal pan pizza and a Coke on :ard ? that is hardly enough to fill up a 2^ old male." Cuthbertson also expressed annoyance at in which an order is processed in both Sub Gamecock Park. "If there is any number of all, it seems like you wait forever." He said also like to see some flexibiliity in meal c; gesting a 17-meal-per-week option. Sophomore Jason Scarfe believes food o "isn't very palatable." He also dislikes the f takes $1.05 to get an ample sized portion fc potatoes. Comparatively he states, "At Food worth of food is enough for four meals. At I Marketplace, I've spent $5 and come a hungry." Psychology sophomore Jodi Riddle said, doesn't need to worry about quality. Ofte will just buy a meal plan for their son or dai expect them to live off that." She also thii should carry over from week to week. Sh< you go home for a weekend, you waste thr meals right there." Patti Rook, Marriott's marketing mam "High quality is something Marriott strives f through a big balancing act to keep all leve Cotton Cardii from 525 comes in one versa colors that will brighten your f; <E pus pi production consisten just Hardee's; we, or ? rent things." ; at USC, Fred Wencel, foot iome the riott> said, "Quality subsisting tions j hear both goc if food is not selling, and for Wencel said that e; a meal prices periodically, N 5 13 cam- ^ He also explain* riot Food implemented last Api ing felt right now. I united in don't realize that we ices. payroll." 5 relates, Rook feels the pri a campus competition. "We do :s, tuition food by going over s i expense. 0r below our compe certainly don't want . Often to stay in business." T stew in a "I've heard coir of Noo- ^ose prices are a din . For me, Competitive analy out. One orange at >C makes Food Lion's retail pi for 25 cents. Assumi ley don't one finds Marriott co Pizza Hut flt margin. my meal Accounting junioi - year on campUS dining.4r sive, but Sub City a the speed adds, "Quality can I City and itcd Wake Forest Ur people at staurants like Taco he would entire pizzas, not lik ards, sug- here." In regard to Pizza " ?a,wUSt that it is examined Smashed ^ys and has maint2 i inn ? sa^ the Pizza Hut i . Lion, $5 ... tihe Grand out a bar?- T?al way still possibilityof tnakinj Wencel and Rook ..., the needs of student; Mamott "We have now j n parents conscjous approach lghter and with disposabIe pj nks meals 0pened Fast Break < j said, if ^ly in the mominj ee or four dent pleas. With la will look at a situa l^er,fa' necessary." or. We go Is of food gan 39.95 o tile style, two generous s all wardrobe. Of 100% cot sunshine yellow, ruby Ikk svr Cnii+Vi Cane run UX ^uui otao yuu ml In Misses'Sp< JJ* In a, m I Whe and i m you' ^ the K i-.i ' Wednesday, November 13, 1991 dees t. Hardee's, for example, does i the other hand, do many diffe1 services director for the Maris a matter of people's percep>d and bad things, but sometimes it will just sit there for a while." while surrounding stores raise larriott only raises prices in Auid that a minimum wage increase ril has had effects which are betook adds on that note, "People have over 500 employees on our ting process is in line with the an analysis of what we pay for elected products trying to stay at ititor's prices," Rook said. "We to rip anyone off, but we must o exemplify that process, Rook mlninfo nk/Mit rvur fniif nri/*AC Kilt' iptaiuu auuui wui iiuu pivvj, i/ui, xt factor of market price." sis does not bear that statement Gibbes Court costs 45 cents; at ice, an orange can be purchased ng a wholesale cost of 22 cents, mes away with over a 100% pro Saylor Sims has mixed feelings [ think prices are generally expennd the Patio are worthwhile." He be improved. For example, I visliversity and they have regular reBell. The Pizza Huts there serve e the greasy pan pizzas they serve Hut Express, Wen eel pointed out by Pizza Hut inspectors every 60 lined a 95% passing rate. He also Is designed to get students in and t fact more or less eliminates the I large pizzas. both feel Marriott is here to serve s. gone to a more environmentally with eco-mugs and doing away roducts," Rook said. "We also >n Saturday for students going out g ? that is a direct result of stutrge enough student demand, we tion and determine if a change is See PRICES page 7 lur exclusive cardigan iizes, and six vibrant ton knit in chartreuse, red, regal blue, white, k. Sizes P-S and M-L. ortswear, Level I. Priced to ssure you of value svery day. n you see these words 195 cent price ending, 11 know you're getting J most quality for your loney. At Parisian, we stock up on smart basics and offer them at great prices every day, all season long!