University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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After 2 1 2 years, $5.7 million To commemorate past history, the Union has named many of its restaurants and meeting rooms after UT tra- ditions. Eeyore ' s, the Union ' s sweet shop, is named after that Great Grey Donkey in Winnie-the-Pooh. The Quadrangle, a large meeting room, can be sec- tioned off into four parts. Each of the smaller meeting areas refer to past student publications, The Ranger, The Norther, The Coyote and Maverick. In dining areas such as the Cactus Cafe, the Forty Acres Room, Adds and Drops, Dillingham ' s Pasture and Steer Here, stu- dents can feast upon pizza, burgers, sandwiches, Mexi- can, Oriental and Greek dishes, soups, salads, steaks and bacon and eggs. As an attempt to keep dining costs low, students are asked to cooperate in cleaning their own tables to avoid the expense of hiring busper- sons. The Texas Tavern, formerly located in the Union South, features a 47-foot long bar with a foot rail, sports a teakwood dance floor and offers a variety of liquors with electronically-controlled on e ounce shots. Drinks are provided and mixed from the 102 gallons of stock liquor stored in the basement. The liquor storage set-up contains a carbon dioxide compressor backup system in case the primary compressor breaks down. A selec- tion of beer is on tap, and available wines include the usual chablis, roses and burgundies. The third level houses numerous meeting rooms, the Union ballroom and the main entrance to the Union building. A Student Activities area on the fourth level provides banking services, mailboxes, typewriters and duplicating services for the more than 400 campus organizations. New office locations for Students ' Asso- ciation, the Union Program Council, GDE and Alpha Phi Omega service organizations, Senior Cabinet, the Women ' s Coordinating Committee and the Texas Cul- ture Rooms complete the activities section. I ' Ed Cisler serves hot pizza during lunch at the new Pizzadeli 232 Texas Union Reopening

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The Union was ' home ' again When the restored Texas Union building opened on March 21 , students streamed through the corridors admiring the newly-decorated interior. After a three- year renovation period and expenditures totaling $5.7 million, students welcomed the opening as though they had rediscovered a familiar home. With the exception of a few shops and dining facilities, the remodeling work was completed as planned. To allow graduating seniors to see and to use the facilities, the Union opened. However, formal ceremonies and rededication were scheduled for fall, 1977 when all areas would be completed. Although the building ' s external structure remained essentially the same during the renovation, the interior of the Union underwent substantial alteration. Much of the work is handcrafted, and a great deal of natural wood detail contributes to a rough-hewn appearance. The Union ' s old furniture was taken from storage, re- upholstered, and installed in the new building. Recrea- tional centers on the first level include a dozen of the Union ' s original pool tables with leather pockets. Snooker, table tennis, bowling, foosball and an assort- ment of pinball machines and electronic games com- plete the recreational area. Continued The Garden Room of the Tavern, complete with skylights, gives students a refuge from the classroom. Texas Union Reopening 23 1

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Texas Tavern offers cold be er on tap any hot afternoon. BELOW: Rick Marshall tries out one of the 1 6 new Union bowling lanes in the recreation area.