EDITORIAL: Catcalls

To the University for its poor handling of the vending situation. Though we agree that vending needs to be regulated, vendors should not have been blindsided by a controversial contract for the fresh air food plazas at the 11th hour. And the fact that the ordinance won't be in effect until next week just makes the issue drag on even longer. To Wharton School officials for their decision to ban non-Wharton students from their computer labs, which are some of the nicest and most convenient on campus. To the Political Science Department for managing not to significantly increase the size of its senior teaching staff before the start of the 1998-99 academic year. To the Provost's Office for its poor handling of the faculty master situation in the college houses. Political Science Professor Stephen Gale's departure leaves many important questions unanswered. To the University Student Services company for folding its QuarkerCard operation suddenly and without explanation. To everyone involved in the debilitating SEPTA strike, for leaving us without public transportation for over a month while it appeared that no one was making a significant effort to work out the problems.