The on-campus pizzeria Topio's is being closed without so much as an email sent to students. Campuses across America everyday are making decisions that effect students, without their consent, or knowledge. Winthrop University is the latest to follow the trend. Students on the campus seemed virtually unaware that Topio's would be closing. School Aramark worker Tanya Barlow, supervisor, informed reporters that "the pizza place was losing the school money, and the company "higher-ups" want to put in something that would make us money." The first Topio's was put on a college campus in Philadelphia, PA Feb 15, 2010, and since then many have been launched to spread the love for "old world pizza". Aramark is the provider for over 600 campuses throughout North America, and Topio's is a creation that is successful on lots of campuses across these United States. Since Topio's is no longer effective according to sales and revenue, the consultants for Aramark have chosen to replace it, and that is where the problem in communication occurred. Jay Mrosek, a location manager at the Markley's site on campus stated that "there were rumors of the pizzeria being replaced by a salad bar, but the parts have yet to come in." Mrosek did not inform employees until a few weeks ago that Topio's would not be returning, and they would have to find new jobs if they were not chosen for rehire. Although the people managing food services for our campus often have good intentions, in this case their methods were quite flawed. Few new that the pizzeria was being replaced, and when the information leaked employees were panicked according to Topio's worker Sam Gallagher. Students are now faced with the same sense of panic. Those that went regularly, like Jessica Fernanders, "will miss it dearly". She speaks of difficulty finding food as a vegetarian, and her continual frustration with the dining services. She hopes things will improve, but until they do she says she is "forced to resort to the Thompson salad bar, until this mess is settled." Without fight or struggle, Topio's is going quietly, but its effects will not be seen until Christmas break ends. Students are sure to have their opinions, but the result is ultimately is not up to the student body. For more information on Topio's click the link below: http://www.aramark.com/PressReleases/PressRoom/ARAMARK-TOPIOS.aspx For more information on Winthrop's dining services click the link below: http://www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSSE/Winthrop/Locations/ topios - Word cloud - WordItOut

Topios is Closing

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Video 1 Power Of The People

Leads MCOM 226

1.     Last year Daniel J. Silverbach, named policeman of the department, was held at gunpoint during a robbery.  He is now facing a different type of stress, unemployment.  He was fired this morning at 7 a.m., when he reported for duty, because his facial hair was too long.

2.     Newlyweds Terri and Dale Snow of 3418 Hazel St. are now considering a divorce.  Not because they are reconsidering their love, but because state officials are advising it, because of financial reasons.  Dale was in a car accident three years ago that paralyzed his legs, and arms, and Terri was his nurse, and in order to keep up payments for his treatments and special diet exceed that of the couples new budget, without Dales $345 a month from the Department of Social Services.

3.     Ashes to ashes, but what happens when funeral homes run out of room to store the ashes.   Families fail to pick up their deceased relatives ashes, and funeral directors yesterday gathered to propose a bill suggesting a 90 day limit.

4.     Dorthy R> Elam of 2481 Santana Avenue was robbed of her belongings by a moving truck parked outside while she was away.  The total losses were estimated at $8000.

5.     George Riggs, husband of Gladys Anne Rigs has forced widow onto welfare.  The deceased’s social security check  was keeping Gladys financially stable, as a result of her own late check she is having financial trubbles.

Assignment 2: Leads

1.     Monday afternoon, Alan Franklin of 820 Apollo Drive found himself being taken into custody under suspicion of robbery charges.  The 23-year-old was found in a trash bin following a robbery that had been committed at the First Union Bank of Kohlar Boulevard.

2.     Judge Samuel McGregor recently married Sunni McGrath and Wallace A. Svec, but the wedding was untraditional to say the least.  Sunni is facing multiple charges subsequent to an addiction she has since kicked, and the only kisses exchanged were blown through the air, due to security reasons.

3.     Past postal worker Edward Beaumont, 40, was shot in the head this morning by longtime co-worker Michael Uosis.  Not in rage, but in fear, Uosis had recently been robbed and  believed it to be the robber returning because of the hour of Beaumont’s visit,  and since he has been charged on multiple accounts and is facing up to 15 years.

4.     Two teenagers committed a burglary in the city recently.  Janitor Steven Cowles reported their menacing to local police, after beating the duo with stale bread.

5.     8:30 am Tuesday Troy Dysart 21 decided to go for a joy ride, what he did not plan on was the two passengers he soon discovered in the back seat.  Lillian Sodergreen, the mother of the young children had parked her car out front of the supermarket in order to run in quickly, but that is a lesson learned.

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