The college's first priority is not meeting the 50 percent law. It's meeting community needs.

The conscientious decisions we make to serve the community don't always serve the 50 percent law,

When they see the Spirit of Connecticut coming, they'll know they're going to get good food coming.

I need 2,000 pounds of rice, 1,000 pounds of beans, I need cooking oil, I need money for fuel -- I need everything.

I'm going to feed 'em with the food I get in Connecticut.

Fresh eggs, grits in the morning, red beans for lunch, smoked sausage we're getting.