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MIDDLETOWN—Five months
of work have gone into renovating
the Olmstead Building cafeteria at
Capitol Campus. As the commer
cial says, " ... and it shows."
The cafeteria - will be dedicated at
a ceremony September 24 at 9:30
a.m. The ceremony, open to the
community, will be followed by an
open house at which coffee, soft
drinks and snacks will be served.
The cafeteria will not be in opera
tion until after the 9:30 dedication,
and breakfast will not be served
that day.
Gone are the wall murals, the
cafeteria line, the plastic chairs
and broken tables. In fact, one
word describes what's left of the
old facility: nothing. The ceiling
and floor and everything in be
tween have been renovated, and
the new cafeteria has no resem
blance whatsoever to Vendorville.
Initial renovation plans for the
facility were for the lounge area
only, according to Joseph A. Kemp,
manager maintenance and utili
ties operations. However, the ap
propriation from University Park
for the project enabled renovation
of the serving area, too, he said.
Rough cut fir planking is used as
a wainscot and is topped by wall
paper that coordinates with the
flooring, table and counter tops.
Oak tables and chairs match the
color of the fir, which also was used
in the construction of booths and
room dividers that section off
different seating arrangements
throughout the lounge. Live plants
and Tiffany-style lamp shades
round out the decor.
The renovation dealt not only
with the aesthetics of the cafeteria
but also with the service character
istics.
Seating was designed for adapt
ability. Nine booths for four per
sons and five booths seating two
each are on the lounge perimeter.
Movable tables for two or four can
be clustered for larger groups. Con
Volume 15, No. 6 September 20, 1981
CA. reader
Published biweekly by the students of The Capitol Campus of The
Pennsylvania State University in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
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issues facing the campus community; [3] to serve as a forum for student poetry,
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mechanism for all students interested in the journalistic process. This includes
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Something Old
versation pits featuring bench
seating have been included.
A former vault now is a small
dining room separate from the
main lounge. With seating for 23,
the dining room is intended for
group usage and may be reserved
for meetings and luncheons, ac
cording to JoAnn Nesgoda, Super
visor of Dining Hall Services.
The serving area, located across
the hallway from the game room,
features a scramble system, which
eliminates the traditional cafeteria
serving line. In the scramble set
up, seven separate areas each serve
a different menu item, and a cus
tomer can go to any area without
having to pass by or wait in line at
the others. Customers can go direc
tly to the self-serve, soup/chili,
grill, deli, special of the day, mun
chies, or beverage area.
The only service eliminated from
the previous cafeteria set-up was
the salad bar. Ready-made salads,
Nesgoda said, will be available in
the sqlf-service area, along with
yogurt, desserts, fruit, and pre
pared sandwiches. The deli section
will feature a special daily sand
wich, such as corned beef or pas
trami. Potpourri or the special of
the day area will serve a different
item daily and, according to Nes
goda, if there is a demand for it, a
platter or full dinner might be of
fered. The munchie area will in
clude pretzels and freshly popped
popcorn.
Clean-up in the lounge is the res
ponsibility of each customer, Nes
goda said, and bins have been pro
vided for wastes. "The arrange
ment," she said "is exactly as you
find in most fast-food restaurants.
Disposable utensils allow us to
serve customers fast. Hoping that
customers will dispose of their own
waste, we will not need additional
staff to bus tables and can keep our
overhead and prices down."
While clean-up of the facility will
depend upon campus-wide pride in
Pennsylvania State University
Capitol Campus
Middletown, PA 17057
Office - W-129
Phone - (717) 944-4970
Co-Editors in Chief
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William J. Neil
Sports Editors - Darrell Reider
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September 20, 1981
Vendorville
Something New
the new cafeteria, the tone for cam
pus-wide cooperation in the project
was set during the renovation.
A special five-member commit
tee was established to set the tone
for the renovation. This commit
tee, consisting of students, faculty,
and representatives from adminis
tration, was responsible for iden
tifying color schemes, determining
the aesthetic quality for the facil
ity, and came up with ideas such as
the inclusion of live plants and
conversation areas. The commit
tee consisted,of Kemp; Dr. Barbara
L. Bleau, assistant professor of
mathematics; M. Jean Egenrieder,
senior accounting clerk in the Fi-
COBCSG
On August 23, 24 and 25 The
Capitol Campus hosted the annual
Leadership Conference sponsored
by the Council of Branch Campus
Student Governments (COBCSG).
The Council was formed to repre
sent all branch campuses of The
Pennsylvania State University
and to provide the opportunity for
interaction among campuses.
Each year, shortly before the
beginning of Fall Term classes,
leaders of student government,
clubs, and organizations from all
of the branch campuses are invited
to attend the Leadership Confer
ence. Roberta Bronson, SGA Presi
dent, Steve King, SGA Vice Presi
dent, Tish Whalen, SGA Secretary
and Darrell Reider, Chief Justice
represented The Capitol Campus.
Conference activities included
"Towers", a game designed to de
velop team building and group in
teraction skills, Leadership Work
shops, such as Conflict Manage
ment, Leadership Strategies and
Time Management and a session
on Leadership. Theories. Through
out the three day period, students
were encouraged to become ac
quainted with one another and to
develop an awareness of their in
dividual styles of leadership.
After a busy day of workshops
and meetings on Monday, stud
ents dressed up for a banquet in the
Dining Hall. Provost and Dean
Theodore Gross spoke to the stu
dents on "Reaching for Excel
lence". Afterwards, everyone en
joyed "New Giimes" with Bud
Smitley. Finally, after students
were instructed on relaxation
techniques and how to deal with
stress, Red Taylor & The Toppers
entertained a Student Center full
of square dancers and country
western music lovers.
When the participants left on
Tuesday for their own campuses,
the goals of the COBCSG Confer
ence unity and interaction
had a good chance of being real
ized. Students now have a better
understanding of their leadership
responsibilities, and everyone looks
forward to a successful year.
Engineers popular
Campus Dips, News Service
Starting salaries for engineers are eight to
ten percent higher this year than last year.
Petroleum engineers are in the highest de
mand. Starting salaries for petroleum
engineers is $26,244 per year.
nance Office; and former students
Sandy Shirk and Rosanne Rosen
berger, who was then president of
the Student Government Associa
tion.
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Comm INgeg Nexs Service
In households with incomes of $35,000 and
over, 84 percent of the adults read a
newspaper daily. In households with , incomes
between $25,000 and 835,000, 79 percent are
daily newspaper readers.
Counseling
Center News
Welcome to all new students and
welcome back all returning stu
dents. The Counseling Center staff
is looking forward to meeting with
all you new students at 8:00 a.m.,
Monday morning at the Student
Affairs Divising meeting at which
time we will be announcing ex
panding programs and services.
Two upcoming "Directions 'Bl
- workshops are Study Effec
tiveness Training Workshop
(S.E.T.) and the Graduate School
Preparation Seminars. Both are
free and open to all students.
S.E.T. is a 4-session workshop
devoted to learning 1) test taking
techniques and strategies, 2) time
management, 3) note-taking skills,
4) improving .reading and reten
tion skills as well as other topics of
interest to help improve a student's
coping with academic life here.
S.E.T. begins October 14 and runs
4 consecutive Wednesday after
noons from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Ad
vanced pre-registration is request
ed, so pick up your form from the
Counseling Center.
Two sessions of the Graduate
School Preparation seminar - one
for day and one for evening stu
dents - will be held on Monday,
October 5, 1981 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
and Wednesday, October 7, 1981
from 1:30-3:00 p.m. both in the
Gallery Lounge. These sessions
will be devoted to developing strat
egies for choosing and applying to
graduate and professional schools.
Marian Krieger and Ed Beck are
the staff Counselors and Joanne
Meinsler is the Secretary. We are
located in the Main Building in
Room W-117 (next to the Gallery
Lounge). Information on all of our
services, programs and resources,
which include personal, education
al and career counseling as well
as testing and skill building pro
grams is available from two bro
chures, "The Counseling Center,
More Than a Place to Talk, .." and
the exciting schedule of "Direc
tions 'Bl-'B2" workshops free to all
students. Be sure to look for more
news in this regular column.
Again welcome, to Capitol Cam
pus and here's to a good year for all
of us!
Female roommate wanted to share
expenses in nearby apartment.
Contact Karen at 944-7929 or call
the SGA office at 948-6137.
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