First Edition, the cafe
in the new College bookstore,
has already made a positive
impression. Attracting not only
students, faculty and staff but
also members of the general
public, the caf6 has impressed
its customers with its quality
service and interesting menu.
"We're trying to offer something
for everyone at very reasonable
prices," says manager, Ruth
Duncombe, "and we're definitely
a healthy alternative to the fare
served at the fast food restaurants
nearby."
 Clean and spacious, First
Edition provides a comfortable,
friendly atmosphere in its own
attractive surroundings within
the light and spacious setting of
the Chapter One bookstore. "We
want to allow customers to take a


drink and something to eat either
before or after they browse or
choose from among the offerings
on the shelves in the bookstore,"
adds Ms. Duncombe. "It's a sort
of Barnes and Noble idea with a
Bahamian flavour, especially in
the cakes and pastries on offer.
Although they cannot take food
and drinks into the bookstore
itself, they can certainly sit
here in the cafe and read their
new purchases with some light
refreshments."
 On the cold menu are
sandwiches and salads, while hot
items include pizza, lasagna and
patties. here are daily specials
and Ms Duncombe tells us
that the menu will be steadily
expanding during the coming
weeks. 0


 Another very useful facility
at First Edition is the power
connections for laptop computers
at some tables. As soon as Cable
Bahamas finishes the installation,
customers will be able to eat and
drink while working online.
 Ms. Duncombe is assisted
in the cafe by l.-. Denise Penn
and Ms. Genevieve McKenzie,
the cashier. Work-study students
make up the complement of staff
at this delightful and innovative
addition to the life of The College.


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At Kanaom
 The ninth edition of At
Random, a publication
of the School of English
Studies, is now available
at Chapter One Bookstore,
Thompson Boulevard and in
Room A-97 of The College of the
Bahamas Administration Block,
at the nominal cost of $10.
 At Random features fiction,
poetry and articles on a variety of
topics. This latest edition of the
magazine includes information
on the new bachelor's degree
in English and the Language
Resource Centre (a haven for
student writers). Other titles are
"Successful Parenting" (a


tongue-in-cheek look at the
topic), "Frontiers" (musings about
geographical and other frontiers
in the author's life), "Walking
and Me" (a lighthearted look on
the writer's favorite pastime),
"Harbour Island Odyssey"
(the journey of Anne and Jim
Lawlor as they wrote the story
of Harbour Island), "Junkanoo
and African Retention in the
Bahamas" (an analysis of the
significance ofJunkanoo in The
Bahamas and its roots in African
culture).
 Book reviews on Jean-
Robert Cadet's Restavec, Gail
Saunders' Bahamian Society after
Emancipation, and


Dionne Brand's Mon Chagrin,
Mon Heritage are part of the
magazine's offerings. Fictional
works include two short stories,
"De Cocoa Estate" and "That
Summer." Also featured is poetry
by Nicolette Bethel, Michelle
Bain, Randall Pinder, Glendenna
Lightbourne, Emile Hunt, Daria
Paul and Ward Minnis.
 The first edition of At
Random came out in 1990. It
was originally the brainchild
of Marjorie Cheetham, then
Head of the Journalism and
Communications Department of
the Humanities Division, which
at that time also included the
Department of English.


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