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Subway Debuts at CSU
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Campus Life Editor Photo: Sabrina Anderson
| Aug 14, 2013
The Cougar’s Food Court adds a new addition in Fall 2013
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This fall the Burger Studio in the Cougar Food Court will be replaced with a Subway for CSU’s dining pleasure. According to Troy Anderson, Food Services Director at CSU, Subway is hoping to open before the end of August. Operating times will be Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Fridays 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.. With the opening of Chick-fil-A Express in Fall 2012, CSU is continuing to follow through on plans to bring students well-known and popular eateries. “The decision to add the Subway was made largely from input received from students of CSU. In fact, when it was confirmed that we would be adding the Subway, the university posted it on Facebook. Within a day, the news of the Subway was the most “liked” and had the most comments of anything CSU ever posted to The future location of Subway, formerly Burger Studio. their Facebook page”, Anderson said. While some students preferred The Burger Studio to Chickfil-A, the Burger Studio did not see as much traffic as its neighbor. Because Subway is widely perceived to be a healthier alternative to other fast food restaurants like Chick-fil-A, this match may prove to be more competitive, though some students have expressed mixed feelings about Subway’s arrival. Ilana King said, “I am excited because it’ll be something new, but I know as time passes I’ll get tired of it just like Burger Studio”. Despite the excitement, some students say that they will miss a special item from the Burger Studio. “I’m going to miss those wings. Plus, [there is] a Subway downtown, but I guess it’s better on Main Campus because we can use Cougar Cash”, said Briana Kemp. Let’s just hope with this new option that students will remember to pace their Cougar Cash spending for the entire semester.
SAC hosts Cougar Kickoff Comedy Show with Special Guest Some students concerned with ticket pricing
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The Student Activities Council is sponsoring a Cougar Kickoff Comedy Show featuring nationally prominent comedian Rickey Smiley. Appearing with Mr. Smiley will be comedians Special K, Levar Walker and Marvin Hunter. The comedy show will take place August 13 at 8 p.m. in the Lumpkin Center and is open to students as well as the general public. Student tickets range from $15- $40 depending on location and time of purchase. During the last month of summer break, SAC revealed that the comedy show would come with a price. Many students were shocked, confused and upset that they were asked to pay for tickets to an event that is covered by their student activity fee. “I feel like you shouldn’t have to pay. The activity fee should cover that or it should be first come first serve like the Six Flag tickets,” said Briana Williams. According to Dejanae Banks, Student Development Specialist and SAC advisor, the purpose of this event is to bring CSU an event on a similar scale to events hosted at larger schools in Georgia. The University of Georgia and Georgia State hosted a Kendrick Lamar concert this past Spring semester with tickets for students and general public ranging from $5- $20. Mercer University hosted its third BearStock in April, a free outdoor music festival featuring The Ready Set, Travis Porter and Switchfoot. Alex Asante said, “I understand what CSU is trying to do with the idea of expansion, but other bigger universities in the state have expanded without costing their students any additional money”. Not all students are opposed to buying tickets for an event this size. LeShawndra Stevens said, “I feel like paying isn’t that bad because we’ve never had someone of that caliber at CSU.” Another concern the students posed is the inability to buy tickets because they were paying for textbooks, school supplies, organization dues and so on. Because the Comedy Show is being held early in the school year, many students do not have the money. Telea Davis, “I would like to go, but I’m not going to pay to see it, especially when I need to save money for buying books.” All ticket sales will be funneled back into future SAC programming. While some students might prefer Kendrick Lamar to Rickey Smiley, hosting one big event opens the door for bigger events to take place. This could lead to appearances and concerts from popular music artists and celebrities. “Part of trying new programming methods is to get students to enjoy big events on their own campus instead of having to travel to attend other college campus events. I hope that in the future students will be able to get a taste of what other institutions as far as big events,” said Banks.