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Attention milk lovers: the milk machine is coming back to FLIK
Kristine Duker
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News
Got milk?
For many Sacred Heart University students who returned to the campus in September 2006, they noticed that coffee brewers stood in place of where a milk machine once was. Instead of the milk machine, there was a refrigerator, which had plastic bottles and cartons of milk.
This replacement of the milk machine caused students to get upset, but the FLIK management listened to the students complaints. The milk machine is scheduled to be back in FLIK by the end of this week.
For those students who do not know what the milk machine is, it is basically a soda fountain, but instead of soda, it has different kinds of milk, such as soy, skim and chocolate.
Students were confused that out of nowhere the milk machine was missing. Petitions and emails were sent to the FLIK management and workers. Even a Facebook group was made, "Bring Back the Milk Machine."
"They replaced the machine with small cartons that they charged a lot for," said junior Brian Germain, creator of the Facebook group. "I quickly began to dislike this because it was so expensive and inconvenien."
Germain sent emails to the FLIK management to find out the reasons why the milk machine went missing. He was told that it was because it was unsanitary and that it was only there for a summer camp.
So why did the milk machine make a sudden disappearance?
Flik went under new management and they made some changes to reduce cost.
So now a year and half after the disappearance of the milk machine, it is back. After all the emails and petitions, FLIK heard the voices of the students.
According to Mark Tammone, the manger of FLIK, students wanted the cheap, cold milk from the milk machine. He heard what the students were saying. Instead of complaining, students did something and they got the attention of the FLIK management.
Along with Germain, junior Adam Cafarella also sent emails and petitions in order to get the milk machine back. Cafarella meet with the management and was able to speak to them about bringing back the milk machine.
"If I can make one change, the entire student body can make a change," said said Cafarella. "It's one small step."
According to Tammone, there could be lessons learned from this. Instead of complaining about issues involving FLIK, do something. Send emails and go talk to the management, because they will do something.
"Flik is here for you. Our goal is to make the students happy," said Tammone.
For students who are unhappy about situations in FLIK- like the missing milk machine- there are senate meetings every Thursday at 2 p.m. Students are allowed to attend these meetings and voice their opinions.
After a year and half of waiting, the milk machine is back. The cold milk will once again flow and students can enjoy that milk again.
For many Sacred Heart University students who returned to the campus in September 2006, they noticed that coffee brewers stood in place of where a milk machine once was. Instead of the milk machine, there was a refrigerator, which had plastic bottles and cartons of milk.
This replacement of the milk machine caused students to get upset, but the FLIK management listened to the students complaints. The milk machine is scheduled to be back in FLIK by the end of this week.
For those students who do not know what the milk machine is, it is basically a soda fountain, but instead of soda, it has different kinds of milk, such as soy, skim and chocolate.
Students were confused that out of nowhere the milk machine was missing. Petitions and emails were sent to the FLIK management and workers. Even a Facebook group was made, "Bring Back the Milk Machine."
"They replaced the machine with small cartons that they charged a lot for," said junior Brian Germain, creator of the Facebook group. "I quickly began to dislike this because it was so expensive and inconvenien."
Germain sent emails to the FLIK management to find out the reasons why the milk machine went missing. He was told that it was because it was unsanitary and that it was only there for a summer camp.
So why did the milk machine make a sudden disappearance?
Flik went under new management and they made some changes to reduce cost.
So now a year and half after the disappearance of the milk machine, it is back. After all the emails and petitions, FLIK heard the voices of the students.
According to Mark Tammone, the manger of FLIK, students wanted the cheap, cold milk from the milk machine. He heard what the students were saying. Instead of complaining, students did something and they got the attention of the FLIK management.
Along with Germain, junior Adam Cafarella also sent emails and petitions in order to get the milk machine back. Cafarella meet with the management and was able to speak to them about bringing back the milk machine.
"If I can make one change, the entire student body can make a change," said said Cafarella. "It's one small step."
According to Tammone, there could be lessons learned from this. Instead of complaining about issues involving FLIK, do something. Send emails and go talk to the management, because they will do something.
"Flik is here for you. Our goal is to make the students happy," said Tammone.
For students who are unhappy about situations in FLIK- like the missing milk machine- there are senate meetings every Thursday at 2 p.m. Students are allowed to attend these meetings and voice their opinions.
After a year and half of waiting, the milk machine is back. The cold milk will once again flow and students can enjoy that milk again.
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