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court in a mall, but "more
upscale," Holtzman said. In
addition, Coleman is planning a
coffee shop for the entrance that
can be open longer hours than
the entire food services opera
tion. The coffee shop will also
present a welcoming appearance
to the Olmsted building for the
campus community and visitors.
An outside patio eating area
on the front of the Olmsted
building is also on the wish list
for the new plan.
Photo by Cathie McCormick Musser
A patio cafe could be included
on the front of Olmsted.
According to Holtzman, the
second accepted proposal came
from Coordinator of Student
Activities, Dr. Janet Widoff.
Widoff proposed moving student
organization offices to a central
location adjacent to the food
court.
The working title of "Town
Square" is being used to describe
a perimeter of the food court
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area housing the offices of the
SGA, radio station WPSH, the
photo club lab and campus news
paper The Capital Times.
Holtzman said the designers
of the overall plan hope the com
bination of food court and Town
Square will "become a gathering
spot" for students. "There will be
Photo by Cathie McCormick Musser
Computers with Internet access
have been added to the Student
Lounge on the first floor of
Olmsted.
areas that can be reserved for
meetings," Coleman added.
There will also be a "big wide
open space," Holtzman said.
Holtzman glowed in describ
ing the vision, but cautioned that
the design is anything but final.
Store front glass may permit
food court visitors to watch
WPSH disc jockeys in the con
trol booth of the radio station.
An adjacent stage area could
be used to present live entertain
ment during the busy meal times.
Students would no longer have to
choose between eating and
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watching an event in another
area of Olmsted.
As a first step toward the plan,
Student Government Association
offices and the student lounge
formerly in room 216 have
already been moved into a tem
porary space beside the former
library.
According to SGA President
Roderick Lee, the student lounge
will be open anytime Olmsted is
open. In addition, the lounge
now houses two computers with
Internet connections and a copi
er.
Campus groups have been
meeting with architects
Crowner-King of Erie over the
last several weeks. The first draft
of a design schematic is due
from the architects at the end of
March.
Crowner-King also designed
the Behrand campus food ser
vices area which is named
Bruno's after Mr. Behrand's dog.
Once the draft is received,
Holtzman wants to gather input
on the proposed plan from all
sides before the end of the spring
semester. Holtzman added that
it's important the design be
workable for everyone involved.
"We're only going to get one bite
at this apple," Holtzman said.
According to Holtzman fund
ing for the two components of
the construction come from com
pletely different sources, . The
food court will be funded by
Housing and Food Services
which is a self-funded not-for
profit entity. Coleman estimates
a budget of $1.2 million for the
construction of the food court.
The university, on the other
hand, is funding the Town
Square portion of the project.
Holtzman did not have an esti
mate of approximate costs.
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