Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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Fast, Free Delivery Penn State's Newest Tradition i M any things have become es- tablished traditions for Penn State stu- dents . . . tailgating, all-nighters, waiting in lines . . . but recently a new tradition has been added-having, a Domino's Pizza delivered. Whether it was during finals week or during a party, you could always count on Domino's filling those hunger pains. The story of Domino's began in Ann Arbor Michigan, known originally as Dominick's established in 1960 by Thomas Monaghan and his brother. By 1965, Thomas bought out his brother's Share of the company, took out the sit- ting area in the restaurant, making it either take out or delivery, and limited the menu to pizza and drinks. After this period, Domino's began spreading in college towns across the country. They began in that manner because that is how Thomas Monaghan met his wife. He met her while he was delivering a pizza to her dorm room. Later of course they got married, and he established Domino's on many college campuses. He thought this concept would thrive, and indeed it did. As of 1983, Domino's was the second largest pizza delivery g Kathleen Prince company in the world, and celebrated its 1000th store, according to Mr. Greg Fuller, the Administrative Officer for Domino's in State College. As far as Penn State and Domino's were concerned, the Domino's on West Beaver Ave. was the first Domino's es- tablished in Pennsylvania. A year later another one came to Happy Valley, and both have served the community well. According to Mr. Fuller, being part of the community is our philosophy which has been exemplified by our involve- ment with Sigma Alpha Epsilon for Homecoming and Alpha Chi Rho's haunted house. Football weekends brought Domino's to the height of its community involve- ment. Since their business is delivery, Domino's has become organized chaos with phones ringing like a telethon, ten cars continuously rotating-an environ- ment containing the hustle and bustle of a satellite of Grand Central Station. Debbie, a driver for the Beaver store, said she liked the people at Domino's, especially during the rush periods, Its a challenge. She also said, We have fun when we are under pressure. From the Kllhlccn Prince drivers point of view, Lynn, John, and Mark said, On the whole delivering is alright except for drunk people who walk in front of the cars, or set their clocks 15 minutes fast, they try to tell us that we are late. Other than the Domino's plastic cups that are a constant reminder to the public, our radio advertisements, said Mr. Fuller, set us apart from the other food establishments; We have so many ads, which are alternated and are repeated so much so that we have become an automatic source for piz- za. According to Restaurant Busi- ness Magazine, Domino's only adver- tises by radio, and not by television. But when football season, ends, does the business for Domino's end? Not 50, said Mr. Fuller, When the football season ends, the bad weather begins, people stay in more, and they hear that old familiar temptation on the radio. . .Domino's Pizza deliversh Article by-Robert Howarth Layout by-Robert Howarth Mark sliced the pizza in the labeled boxes so that delivery was correct and on time. Doing the most Important part of the Dominos process was Debbie and Julie. who took the calls and placed the orders for delivery. Domino's Feature 19

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-.ryi Manager Mary Ann Bussey and her team. wboch used the assembly line method to create the Dominos pizza. Ron, pulling the pin. out of the oven after ten minutes of production, so it could be placed in a box and delivered. Kllhleen Prince 18 uDominos Feature

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Any Style You Want PSU Living-A-ny Which Way You Can F O nce upon a time. there was a Penn State student named Joe. A iltypical Penn State studentelistlessly wandering around campus in search of a major. But this particular Penn Stater was also in search of something elseethe ideal life while attending dear oli State. ldeal life? One might ask, uWhatever do you mean? And this was the question of Joe-to discover the ultimate form of PSU living . . . Joe started his journey by checking out the dorm life. Living in one room was a real trial for him. There definitely were advantages, such as not having to cook and or go grocery shopping, but there were also disadvantages such as lack of privacy and living space. Well, the dorms did provide a concentrated area in which a lot of stu- dents lived, studied and partied, which cre- ated close-knit relationships. Joe enjoyed it so much that he decided to try living in each respective dorm area in order to ex- perimentally test his hypothesis about dorm living, being the ultimate in PSU liv- ing. North, South, East, West, Center and PollockeJoe had done it all. But he did not like all of the areas, for one reason or another. So off Joe went. He sold his dorm con- tract and made a deal with good old A.W. and Son's. uBoy, those guys are just terrif- ic, Joe thought, lla great apartment with such fast and friendly service. all at such a low price. I think live finally found the ideal form of living! Time would only tell. Joe started run- ning to U-Save and to Suds Yer Duds ritu- ally, or semi-ritually at least. He tried juggling all of his studies and his chores, and became f'lustered by his lack of ability to budget his time. Well, although Joe liked the apartments he wanted to try living farther off campus in a house in order to pull himself away from too many distractions. And once again, Joe liked the house, but he had come across some difficulties which pre- vented him from honoring uhouse living as the best form of PSU living. Joe soon became depressed. He could not believe that there was no one place that seemed to be the best to live. He started to not show up to his classes and his meetings, and simple responsibilities, such as water- ing the plants, became neglected. His friends became worried. They could not get in touch with him, so they put an ad in the lost and found section of the Collegian. uAnyone seeing a typical Penn State student Iistlessly wandering around cam- pus answering to the name Joe-Please call 234-0000? Within notime. Joe was found sitting on the Wall, surrounded by all his worldly possessions. His friends tried talking to him, but Joe was irresponsive. ln despera- tion. his friends asked the crowd for their help. They all started telling Joe about their views of PSU living. Angie DeFrank said, living in a house, to me, is the best. Apartments are too much like dorms, and dorms are dorms. lim a mile off campus, and once I get home, I am home! Campus is still close but I can get away from the hassle of school while Iim home. I do not feel locked up like in a dorm, or like 1m in a hotel, as in apartments. Living here, though. you have to make more ofan effort to meet people. but you still have classes and friends to meet new people-it is up to you! Mike Williams rebuted, ill like the apartments because you are free to do what you want and there is always some- thing going on. And when there is note- well, that is the time you squeeze in chores, like laundry at Suds Yer Duds. After hearing all of those people, Joe turned to his friends and said, lsnlt Penn State great? There are so many different places and ways to live on campus to suit each individual's needs and wants. And no place is perfect, so you make the best of life by surrounding yourself with good friends and good times. That is what makes PSU living so great! And suddenly, Joe picked up his bags and headed into the sunset, with the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders. Joeis quest was completed-the most ideal form of PSU living was the way liyou wanted to-because there are so many choices and you have the freedom to make your own decision. And after realiz- ing this, Joe lived happily ever after in his remaining semesters at Penn Stateo Article by-JIII Leitlmer Layout by-Robert Howarth In the contines of the dorm, there were always ways to make things I71 for life's pleasures. Dnvc Shclikoff 20 PSU Living