Student Life expresses all views neutrally
To the editor:
Student Life may not provide optimal and thorough coverage of events and issues at Washington University, but I hardly expect any college newspaper to do so. However, I have found the letters to the editor and opinion columns to be extremely insightful and informative. Wash U has the mixed blessing of three papers: Washington Witness for conservatives, Southpaw for liberals and Student Life as the “wild card.” The Witness is usually too much propaganda for a liberal like myself to stomach, while Southpaw has been nothing but empty complaints about Bush’s election and (most unfortunately) Ani Defranco reviews. Fortunately, I’ve found that Student Life tends to attract intelligent voices from both sides of many issues and print their ideas in a neutral literary environment. Anyways, I don’t think you’re particularly missing much if Student Life cannot give full coverage of the progress of the Olin renovation.
Oh, and Cadenza freakin’ rules.
Andrew Friedman
Arts and Sciences
Class of 2003
The importance of the Sandwich Artist
To the editor:
As we walked into Mallenkrodt one day, we had a difficult decision to make: Subway or Taco Bell? Upon entering the food court, we noticed the Subway line was much longer than the Taco Bell line, but that was not the deciding factor. A quick scan of the Subway counter revealed that two “Sandwich Artists” were working, however, neither was making the sandwiches. (One was bagging and the other was working “behind the scenes.”) This observation sent us straight to the Taco Bell Line.
So what actually makes a “Sandwich Artist?” This distinction is much more then an emblem on their royal purple shirt, it is an award and an honor. When we asked a “Sandwich Artist” about this distinction, she humbly shrugged us off and said, “I didn’t even know it was on my shirt.” But we know better.
The “Sandwich Artist” clearly makes a better sandwich. This is evident in the slicing of the bread. The “Sandwich Artist” cuts the bread the “old-fashioned” way instead of the pathetically simple “half-cut.” Not only this, but the consistency and proportions are unparalleled, the sandwich never gets soggy and holds together even in the most extreme eating situations, and the taste is nothing but exquisite.
Now compare this to the “other guys,'” who lack the 3 E’s (Education [on sandwich art], experience, and expertise). Imagine the inconsistent taste, uneven flow of vegetables, and Mayo splattering on your shirt on each bite.
Later that we week we noticed that Subway is at least in the process of training more “Sandwich Artists,” which is evident by the “Sandwich Artist” logo on the left sleeve rather than under the Subway emblem on the front of the shirt. However, a real “Sandwich Artist” should always be present in the sandwich creation process.
All this makes you wonder. Why is Subway wasting its “All-Stars” doing the simple, daily chores a Wash U art major could do? Because each time they fail to utilize their “Sandwich Artists,” they are losing not only our business, but that of countless others. So next time you are considering Subway for lunch, make sure an Artist is making the sandwiches!
Shawn Radovich
Business
Class of 2005
Amar Desai
Business
Class of 2005