University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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BURGER KING OPENING SOON BURGER K OPINIIG I NG SOON progress B LUGOLD BECOMES BURGER KING , A» the slogan goes, this is a Burger King Town”. As ol February 20. this is also a Burger King campus. Alter years ol service, the Blu-gold cafeteria in Davies Center closed down to make room lor the popular last food franchise. Upon arrival at the December meeting of the UWEC Board of Regents, plans for the transformation were put into action. The franchise itself hired the contractors who began working in early January. During the weeks of construction, Professional Food Management set up a makeshift mini-Blugold which offered a limited menu, comprised largely of cold items as well as soda, milk and coffee. Some warm items, such as the popular taco salads, were ol fered in the Little Niagra Room. Because the Blugoid cafeteria offered such a wide range of food choices, some students expressed dismay toward a limited fast food menu. “I like Blugold's taco salads, said senior Kathy Schuelcr. “I’m not too happy to see them go Freshman Julie Hoi men said she, too, worried about having a limited food selection. “But, she added, Burger King’s food isn't bad! Rich Reynolds, Associate Director of Business and Operations for the University Centers, said that loss of variety will only be noticeable in breakfast items. Part of our contract with Burger King includes retaining a number of items from the l atin Quarter, such as burritos and tacos, as well as the hard ice cream and the baked potatoes, Reynolds said. However, the breakfast items will be the ones offered in their other stores. Reynolds said one of the advantages of having Burger King in Blugoid is that Pills-bury, who owns the franchise, plans to use UWEC as a test market for some of Burger King’s new items — things only offered to a limited market. Reynolds also addressed another concern expressed over the opening of a commercial restaurant — the loss of students jobs provided by PFM's Blugoid cafeteria. Over one hundred UWEC students were interviewed for positions with Burger King, he said, Sixty-two were selected. We have a large student workforce. A grand-opening of Ihe franchise is scheduled for the evening of February 19. Because it is the first Burger King to be part of a college campus, Reynolds hope to see state representatives attend the ceremony. Franchise owner Mike DeRosa, Chancellor Larry Schnack and other university administrators, student leaders. and selected members of the community will also be invited to celebrate the opening of Ihe very first Burger King Campus. I ori Knope 30 campus events The makeshift Blugoid ottered B the comfort of the origins!. in a little more primitive setting.

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The new pedestrian mall hatonly conviiKrd more people that UW-Eau Claire is actually Wisconsin's most beautiful campus. Constructed in the center ol the mall, this circular brick riser al-k ws students to sit and relax and occasionally enioy some outside entertainment. modifications i NEW PEDESTRIAN MALL As a result oi a few less trees and more green. UW-Eau Claire's central campus gave the 11,000 students returning for the fall semester a pleasant surprise. Construction ol the new campus pedestrian mall which began in May was finished just in time lor the returning students. According to Jim Bollinger, assistant chancellor for administrative services, the SI35,000 project was designed to beautify the 333-acre campus, reduce vehicular traffic at Schofield parking lot and provide lor smooth flows of pedestrian traffic to central campus for those using the footbridge. Hl think the project has re- Thc gate , donated by the classes of 1928 - 1932, still stand as a reminder of where the road to the old Schofield parking lot once was. 32 pedestrian mall suited in a major improvement for the campus and I think most faculty and students will agree, Bollinger said. But in addition to providing a landscaped area on central campus, Bollinger said, It will substantially reduce major pedestrian and vehicular conflicts — both in front of Hibbard and by the former Schofield parking lot.” Because of the engineering design, which links the footbridge to a system of restructured walkways. we're losing some beautiful trees, Bollinger explained. But those 15 trees will be replaced by about 50 varieties other trees that will begin to make a dramatic impact on central campus within the next 5 to 10 years. Bollinger describes the mall as “aesthetically much more pleasing than the gray concrete of a parking lot. He feels the mall will add the L’WEC’s reputation as Wisconsin’s most beautiful campus. Monica Milz