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2—Opinion
THE COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, March 1,1994
Column
No more
Cheers at Pub
By Chris Baxter
THE COLLEGIAN
1
Although I hate to beat, a dead horse, I just want to
add my two cents worth to the other loose change
concerning the recent demise of The Bucket.
„I looked at our new University Coffeehouse and
Pub with mixed emotions. The Bucket. There's some¬
thing special about the way that sounded. It was
uttered almost as reverently as the name of another
well-known drinking establishment which also re- \
cently said good-bye. -' ' ^
I am, of course, referring to Cheers. Even though^
The Bucket no one new my name and there wasn't a
stool permanently embedded in the floor from the
constant weight ofNorm Peterson, it felt very reassur¬
ing to know that it was there.
So it was with a touch of sadness that I considered
our new establishment A coffeehouse. Well, that's
definitely trendy. Every would-be college intellectual
should be there discussing life's pressing questions
and the I-can't-wait-till-I'm-a-yuppie crowd should be
there drinking Butterfield's and complaining about
Bill Clinton.
Facing these prospects, I tried to keep an open
mind. It didn't help that I'd only heard two students
say anything good about the change. Everyone else
was singing the "resurrect The Bucket" theme song.
So, two weeks ago Wednesday, (I've been out of
town, okay?), at about 5 p.m. I entered our new Cof¬
feehouse and Pub with two of my friends to check it
out I have to tell you, I probably will-not go back.
Let me give you a quick run down of our meal: As
the menu said, I placed my order for dinner at the bar.
It took about 10 minutes. There was one server who
to be just a little overwhelmed by the crowd of
ut 10 people that were there.
We ordered three philly cheese steak sandwiches
($2.95), one without peppers, and three cokes. I took
, our sodas to the table and we began to make polite
dinner conversation while we waited. That was until
[' my friend noticed something floating in her soda and
that the glass was really dirty. Strike one.
- So after she got a new coke, we waited for our food,
which arrived at our table in a reasonable amount of
time. Our sandwiches were up to typical Food Service
standards — nothing to write home about — but
instead of just one, all three were pepperless. Strike
two. "^-'
Although the sandwiches were fairly bland, I did
enjoy my coleslaw; it was quite tasty. The pasta my
friends got was not as good though, and one of them
resorted to putting ketchup on it to give it some flavor.
We decided that we would probably not be back, so
we didn't spend the whole night complaining about it.
After we finishedjour disappointing meal, we contin¬
ued our friendly chat, until the Gasp.
You know the Gasp, which can only mean, "I just
found something incredibly gross in my food." In this
case, it was a small green bug crawling across one of
our napkins. I guess it wasn't impressed by the food
jjifaer. Strike three.
Now before Food Services starts yelling slander at
me, I will admit that the-bug could have come in on
our clothes. Stranger things have happened, and it's
also possible that the dihy glass was a fluke. They
can't say anything about the pasta though.
* Finally, I kn«* someone will point out that we
didn't try the coffee or the beer; Frankly, I think it's
over-priced. We are, after all, starving college students
and $2 for a beer is just too much.
What I'm trying to say is, I want The Bucket back.
The University Coffeehouse and Pub took its turn at
bat, but just like in baseball, three strikes and you're ,
Column
Nixon goes
to school
By Richard Nixon
THE COLLEGIAN
If you have been paying
attention to photo bylines
the past few weeks, you
would have notice that the
new Collegian photo editor,
myself, is Richard Nixon.
Think of it, you can go
home and tell everyone that
Richard Nixon works as
photo editor for the Colle¬
gian at, FSU. A few of you
can even say that "Richard
Nixon shared a class with
me." Wow, totthink of all
the innuendos and stories
one could conceive.
I'll be the, first to admit
that it is awkward hearing a
person introduce themself
with a name similar to that
of a celebrity. I have even
come across another presi¬
dent, Jimmy Carter, while
working here in Fresno.
Back in San Diego, I met
Michael Jordan.
It's simplistic to think
that with millions of people
in this society, most of
whom have access to
mainstream media sources,
that dupiication of a name
is improbable. The prob¬
lem occurs when a person
achieves notoriety. Not just
Nhe typicaTmovie star or
politician, but the news
makers themselves, like
business people and crimi¬
nals. The news media
plasters their name on every
medium, imprinting it on
our'minds. Soon, that
person is reduced to being
known for that one act that
got them on the news. *•'
In my case, scandal
ruinedan otherwise suc¬
cessful presidency. Men-
SeeNIXi
THE COLLEGIAN
Keats Campus Building. Mail Slop 42, CSU Fresno, Fresno. CA 937404042
Published by Associated Students, Inc. , «
XON, page 5
iJ-—n
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Editor in Chief: Stephen Kellogg
News Editor: Chris Branam
Sports Editor: Robbie Miner
Photo Editor: Richard Nixon
Graphics Editor: Marc Matteo
Copy Editors: Aimee L. Fisher, K. Amy Kaltman
Production Manager: Alison J. McGowan
Advertising Production Manager: Ofir Levy
Graphics:
Lori Ash, Jessica Pai
Staff Writers:
Lori Ash, Brent Batty, John D. Chavira, Andreas Eleftheriou, Adrienne Go, Sukhinder Jaaj,
Ivan Landen, Erik Loyd, Dipan Mann, M. Cristina Medina, Nina Momjian, Jason Owen,
Leah Pench, Mary Pivovaroff, Doug Stolhand
Columnists:
Chris Baxter, Celeste Cox, Gary R. Kesselring, David Mirhadi, Tim Springer
. Sports Writers:
Adam Brady, Mark Bryant, Chris Cocoles, Victor Hernandez, Brett Pape
r
Photographers:
Jeremy Cloud, Ann Laiewski, Tommy Monreal, Aaron Riggs, Lars Peter Schmidt
Advertising Representatives:
Sara Gritton. Matt Kollmeyer, Jennifer Newman, Jason Peepgrass
The opinions published on this page are not necessarily those of The Collegian or its staff.
. Unsigned editorials, unkssnoted, are written by the Editor in Chief.
The Collegian welcomes all letters to the editor. All letters must be typed and iro more than 500 words.
Letters must be signed and include a telephone nuinber and rr^ be edited f« Waigm and grammar.
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| Full-Text-Search | 2—Opinion THE COLLEGIAN Tuesday, March 1,1994 Column No more Cheers at Pub By Chris Baxter THE COLLEGIAN 1 Although I hate to beat, a dead horse, I just want to add my two cents worth to the other loose change concerning the recent demise of The Bucket. „I looked at our new University Coffeehouse and Pub with mixed emotions. The Bucket. There's some¬ thing special about the way that sounded. It was uttered almost as reverently as the name of another well-known drinking establishment which also re- \ cently said good-bye. -' ' ^ I am, of course, referring to Cheers. Even though^ The Bucket no one new my name and there wasn't a stool permanently embedded in the floor from the constant weight ofNorm Peterson, it felt very reassur¬ ing to know that it was there. So it was with a touch of sadness that I considered our new establishment A coffeehouse. Well, that's definitely trendy. Every would-be college intellectual should be there discussing life's pressing questions and the I-can't-wait-till-I'm-a-yuppie crowd should be there drinking Butterfield's and complaining about Bill Clinton. Facing these prospects, I tried to keep an open mind. It didn't help that I'd only heard two students say anything good about the change. Everyone else was singing the "resurrect The Bucket" theme song. So, two weeks ago Wednesday, (I've been out of town, okay?), at about 5 p.m. I entered our new Cof¬ feehouse and Pub with two of my friends to check it out I have to tell you, I probably will-not go back. Let me give you a quick run down of our meal: As the menu said, I placed my order for dinner at the bar. It took about 10 minutes. There was one server who to be just a little overwhelmed by the crowd of ut 10 people that were there. We ordered three philly cheese steak sandwiches ($2.95), one without peppers, and three cokes. I took , our sodas to the table and we began to make polite dinner conversation while we waited. That was until [' my friend noticed something floating in her soda and that the glass was really dirty. Strike one. - So after she got a new coke, we waited for our food, which arrived at our table in a reasonable amount of time. Our sandwiches were up to typical Food Service standards — nothing to write home about — but instead of just one, all three were pepperless. Strike two. "^-' Although the sandwiches were fairly bland, I did enjoy my coleslaw; it was quite tasty. The pasta my friends got was not as good though, and one of them resorted to putting ketchup on it to give it some flavor. We decided that we would probably not be back, so we didn't spend the whole night complaining about it. After we finishedjour disappointing meal, we contin¬ ued our friendly chat, until the Gasp. You know the Gasp, which can only mean, "I just found something incredibly gross in my food." In this case, it was a small green bug crawling across one of our napkins. I guess it wasn't impressed by the food jjifaer. Strike three. Now before Food Services starts yelling slander at me, I will admit that the-bug could have come in on our clothes. Stranger things have happened, and it's also possible that the dihy glass was a fluke. They can't say anything about the pasta though. * Finally, I kn«* someone will point out that we didn't try the coffee or the beer; Frankly, I think it's over-priced. We are, after all, starving college students and $2 for a beer is just too much. What I'm trying to say is, I want The Bucket back. The University Coffeehouse and Pub took its turn at bat, but just like in baseball, three strikes and you're , Column Nixon goes to school By Richard Nixon THE COLLEGIAN If you have been paying attention to photo bylines the past few weeks, you would have notice that the new Collegian photo editor, myself, is Richard Nixon. Think of it, you can go home and tell everyone that Richard Nixon works as photo editor for the Colle¬ gian at, FSU. A few of you can even say that "Richard Nixon shared a class with me." Wow, totthink of all the innuendos and stories one could conceive. I'll be the, first to admit that it is awkward hearing a person introduce themself with a name similar to that of a celebrity. I have even come across another presi¬ dent, Jimmy Carter, while working here in Fresno. Back in San Diego, I met Michael Jordan. It's simplistic to think that with millions of people in this society, most of whom have access to mainstream media sources, that dupiication of a name is improbable. The prob¬ lem occurs when a person achieves notoriety. Not just Nhe typicaTmovie star or politician, but the news makers themselves, like business people and crimi¬ nals. The news media plasters their name on every medium, imprinting it on our'minds. Soon, that person is reduced to being known for that one act that got them on the news. *•' In my case, scandal ruinedan otherwise suc¬ cessful presidency. Men- SeeNIXi THE COLLEGIAN Keats Campus Building. Mail Slop 42, CSU Fresno, Fresno. CA 937404042 Published by Associated Students, Inc. , « XON, page 5 iJ-—n s Editor in Chief: Stephen Kellogg News Editor: Chris Branam Sports Editor: Robbie Miner Photo Editor: Richard Nixon Graphics Editor: Marc Matteo Copy Editors: Aimee L. Fisher, K. Amy Kaltman Production Manager: Alison J. McGowan Advertising Production Manager: Ofir Levy Graphics: Lori Ash, Jessica Pai Staff Writers: Lori Ash, Brent Batty, John D. Chavira, Andreas Eleftheriou, Adrienne Go, Sukhinder Jaaj, Ivan Landen, Erik Loyd, Dipan Mann, M. Cristina Medina, Nina Momjian, Jason Owen, Leah Pench, Mary Pivovaroff, Doug Stolhand Columnists: Chris Baxter, Celeste Cox, Gary R. Kesselring, David Mirhadi, Tim Springer . Sports Writers: Adam Brady, Mark Bryant, Chris Cocoles, Victor Hernandez, Brett Pape r Photographers: Jeremy Cloud, Ann Laiewski, Tommy Monreal, Aaron Riggs, Lars Peter Schmidt Advertising Representatives: Sara Gritton. Matt Kollmeyer, Jennifer Newman, Jason Peepgrass The opinions published on this page are not necessarily those of The Collegian or its staff. . Unsigned editorials, unkssnoted, are written by the Editor in Chief. The Collegian welcomes all letters to the editor. All letters must be typed and iro more than 500 words. Letters must be signed and include a telephone nuinber and rr^ be edited f« Waigm and grammar. |
