{"id":1973,"date":"2015-12-02T13:12:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T18:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2015-12-02T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T21:25:28","slug":"chick-n-minis-to-come-to-gardner-webb-next-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=1973","title":{"rendered":"Chick-n-Minis to come to Gardner-Webb next semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Jennifer Ortiz<\/p>\n<p>Gardner-Webb&#8217;s Student Government Association (SGA) announced on Tuesday that Chick-fil-A\u2019s popular Chick-n-Minis will make their debut as a breakfast option on campus at the beginning of the spring, 2016 semester.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_6934.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1138 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_6934-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Hannah Haggerty. \" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_6934-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_6934-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chick Fil A Express is available for purchase through flexpoints in the DCC. Photo by Hannah Haggerty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Students have discussed a desire to have\u00a0the \u201cconsistently most popular breakfast item\u201d at Chick-fil-A Express since the beginning of this semester, according to sophomore David Cole, who serves as the chair of SGA\u2019s SLESH committee (Student Life, Expectation, Safety and Health). <a href=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=1136\" target=\"_blank\">The addition of a limited Chick-fil-A breakfast<\/a> in the fall of 2015 resulted in the loss of Sodexo\u2019s Simply to Go in the Dover Campus Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe introduction of an expanded menu at Chick-fil-A is meant to counterbalance the loss of that option. We made it known to Wayne Johnson, head of campus operations, that this was something that the menu should include since we lost Simply to Go and have [a] strong demand for it,\u201d said Cole. \u201cHe was able to channel the need to Sodexo representatives who realized that other Chick-fil-A\u00a0Express locations have minis. The process was very easy for the committee\u00a0overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SGA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GWUSGA\/photos\/a.10150506332414988.474433.89875829987\/10154597711414988\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">announcement on Facebook<\/a> yesterday has received 23 likes and 5 shares as of noon today, and the responses have been positive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great addition to the breakfast options here at GWU! I love having a biscuit in between classes, and now I can grab chicken minis to enjoy as well,&#8221; said Erick Hooker, senior Public Relations major.<\/p>\n<p>However, a quick swipe through the anonymous social media app, Yik Yak, shows that some students believe there to be much more important student concerns. The comment reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Who cares about a new menu item at chick-fil-a how about free printing in tucker, taking care of the poop smell, more meal exchange options and a place to get medical attention<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cole commented that SLESH, as well as the rest of SGA, tries to accurately evaluate student needs by taking note of student complaints and suggestions. The key to gauging what students want, said Cole, is receiving &#8220;good, specific feedback&#8221; from the student body. He added that SGA often struggles to get an accurate perception of what the majority of students want because what some students see as a gain, other see as a loss.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1976\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot_2015-12-02-00-18-57.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1976 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot_2015-12-02-00-18-57-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot_2015-12-02-00-18-57-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot_2015-12-02-00-18-57-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screenshot_2015-12-02-00-18-57.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from the anonymous social media app, YIk Yak, taken on Dec. 1. &#8220;People love to complain, and Yik Yak is a good forum for that,&#8221; said Cole. &#8220;However, it is also a great way to gauge the moods and needs of students on campus.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;[SGA] determines a hierarchy of action based on how closely and immediately the action will impact the student experience,&#8221; Cole said. &#8220;For instance, a health and safety concern would take precedence over an aesthetic concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cole adressed each of the anonymous Yakker&#8217;s concerns in an email. He said that one way SGA can limit the sewage smell is to schedule the truck that pumps out the buildup to come on weekends or evenings. A medical clinic on campus &#8220;didn&#8217;t seem necessary to justify a tuition raise, with Minute Clinic at CVS being a short walk away,&#8221; and SGA plans to discuss printing in Tucker next semester.<\/p>\n<p>Cole also added that there were also a lot of people on Yik Yak who like the idea of Chick-n-Minis. Despite a negative comment on an anonymous app, Chick-n-Minis will be another way for students to spend their flexpoints next semester, and SGA will continue to consider the voices of the student body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SLESH committee is full of great people this year that really have a passion for Gardner-Webb,\u201d said Cole. \u201cThis won\u2019t be the last time you\u2019ll see SLESH trying to get things improved on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By: Jennifer Ortiz Gardner-Webb&#8217;s Student Government Association (SGA) announced on Tuesday that Chick-fil-A\u2019s popular Chick-n-Minis will make their debut as a breakfast option on campus at the beginning of the spring, 2016 semester. 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