VOL. XXII, NO. 1
SEPTEMBER 19, 1980

Lunchlines
High Prices, Schedules Signal Subtle Difference
BY SANDY LUDLOW

Hi! This year I've been assigned the task of talking about my adventures in and out of school. The first thing that came to my mind was my shock over the first day of school.

Not many people realize this, but a subtle upheaval has occurred to our school. The repetitiveness of the book sales led me to believe that West was going to be the same. Wrongo! In homeroom that first day I discovered not only was that familiar line of color gone from my ID, but my first and second semester schedules were printed separate! I wondered if the administration finally had become semi-efficient. My hopes were shot down in flames when I discovered I had to fill out cards containing drivel about my address, homeroom, and parent's name for every class. The efficiency of printing each semester's schedule separate ruined the school computer's capability to give out identifying drivel to the classroom teachers.
 When lunch period rolled around, I discovered that inflation had hit the cafeteria. I spent five minutes searching for an extra penny to pay for my $1.01 lunch that in June cost me only $.95. I had to pay $.06 extra for the same things. The price rise in milk really made me mad. You'd think that charging $.02 more would enable them to bring back whole milk. Typical of the authorities, not only do we pay more this year, but we still get two per cent milk, which has got to be one of the grossest beverages next to chocolate-flavored soda.

In the face of all this change, I am comforted by the fact that some things never change. Gym class, for example, is just as much a torture as last year. It just goes to show that the things needing change are never touched while the few things that are beneficial or at least easy to understand are usually messed up beyond recognition.

(Next time: Fun on the job.)