Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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DOWN UNDER MIDNIGHT By FRED WHITE Photos by KATHY em OR RS SW 1S lr 26 Unicorn Pizza IF WAS PAE at night and a student sat in his room studying. ‘Suddenly, a serious case of the munchies struck. Without a car and without cash, what was a starving college student to do? His trembling fingers dialed the number of Unicorn Pizza. He placed his order and it would be here soon. Everything was OK now. Unicorn Pizza was a university-owned pizza parlor that offered pizza, submarine sandwiches, a salad bar and snacks. It offered students the opportunity to use cash or their Super Cards. Operating from the basement of Gilbert Hall, Unicorn served nearly 2000 students each week. In a typical week, the restaurant employees made 600 pizzas and 300 sandwiches. It offered dine-in as well as a carry-out service. Glenda Gabhart, daytime supervisor, said that Uni- corn offered “good quality products” and saw the place “growing more and more” in the future. “We are pleased with the growth but we are look- ing for ways to promote it more,” Gabhart said. Unicorn added new equipment that would improve service. “We've gotten a new oven and new re- frigerator that will make performance more efficient.” More improvements were the additions of a daily sandwich special and four new sandwiches to the menu. Mrs. Grissom's salad spreads were added to the salad bar. “In cold weather, we are going to have chilt every day,” Gabhart said. They also added a bread shelf which offered a variety of sandwich breads. The busiest time for the Unicorn was at night. Jane Dams headed the larger nighttime staff that was necessary to accommodate the business of students taking a break from studying, Dams said. The on- campus location and Super Card were what made Unicorn Pizza convenient for students. Three-fourths of the students who went to Unicorn used their Super Cards, Dams said. Dede McCarthy, a Louisville senior, and Dilissa Anderson, a Henderson senior, said that they came to Unicorn because, “It’s close” and the food was good. Unicorn also offered a personal-size pizza that was popular among many students. “This personal pizza is a good deal for $2.50,” said Daisley Gordon, a Louisville senior. Gordon said he came to Unicorn once every two weeks. “I came after studying and to talk toa friend,” Gordon said. Carla Hale, a Harrodsburg senior, said that she used her Super Card at Unicorn two or three times a week. She usually got a personal pizza. “I work at Gilbert and it’s real handy.” Michael Corbett, an Elizabethtown freshman, said the Unicorn Sub was “one hell of a sandwich.” He ate at Unicorn about twice a week. Often customers took advantage of the Unicorn’s free delivery for on-campus orders, which began at 6 p.m. Deliveries made up 75 percent of the nighttime sales. Unicorn driver Chris Wright, a Whitesville soph- omore, said, “I keep busy, and since I can’t deliver off campus, I’ve met people on street corners at the edge of campus to deliver food.” Despite one comment that the food was “too slow,” Unicorn seemed to be scoring a big success. Whether it was the food, prices and service, or the warm atmosphere with tapestries of Unicorns on every wall and a juke box in the corner, Unicorn Pizza was, as Ft. Mitchell sophomore Meredith Monohan said, “the place to be. ) AS PART of the busier nighttime staff, Santos B. Lopez, a Caracas, Venezuela, junior.removes pizza from the oven. The pizzeria offered both eat-in and carry-out services.

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THE YOUNGEST member of the ver- nacular architecture class watches her mother Luanne Glynn, a Sharon Grove graduate student, take notes. Katie had been going to class since she was 6 days old. KATIE ACCOMPANIES her mother in the cafeteria line at Garrett Conference Center’s Hilltopper Inn. Katie could not be left at home because she was breastfed. GLYNN TALKS with Sandy Pom- erantz, a graduate student from Philadelphia, outside the Fine Arts Center. Glynn’s other children have also attended classes with their mother. yn) Child tn the classroom

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