Problems with Clemson dining halls

The video I watched talked about the problems with the dining halls here at Clemson. These included Harcombe and Schilleter. The argument of the video was how there were still problems with the dining halls even though they are nice and taken care of. The video first included the positives of the dining halls such as the good food, friendly staff, and cleanliness for the most part. The video then switched to the negative side this included the sometimes inconvenient hours of the dining halls. Also, how Schilleter is closed on weekends and how that inconveniences the students who live in the high rises. Another topic was when a lot of people go to the dining hall at the same time; the staff usually becomes lack luster and start to cut the cleanliness short. This was demonstrated by video show a dining hall with a large amount of food on the ground and a messy condiment stand. The video expands on how the dishes and counters are not always clean which can lead to health problems.

I noticed during the video that the authors did not really support their argument of the problems with the dining halls. They spent more time praising the dining halls and telling the positives. They even concluded by saying at the end of the video the dining halls are still a good place to eat. It was almost like the counter argument was stronger than the argument itself.

The authors did a good job at interviewing other students to get different perspectives on the topic. They did not only choose students who had the same opinion as they did. Some had no problem with the dining halls and did not mind them at all. Others had some problems with the dining and some did not like them at all.

I believe the target audiences were multiple groups of people. It targeted students, staff, and school officials. The authors were trying to inform each group of the flaws of the dining halls, but try not to shut down the dining halls saying that they are horrible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyakVf_bYTE