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Thursday, July 19, 1984
Lenoir Hall to have 'first-class renovation'
By ART WOODRUFF
Tar Heel Staff Writer
The Lenoir Hall dining facil
ities are getting a first class
renovation, said Doris Sorrell,
supervisor of interior design for
UNC.
The dining hall, which will
reopen in August, will be fur-,
nished with "the very best that
can be bought," said Sorrell, an
interior designer for 42 years with
the last 14 at UNC.
Sorrell, surrounded by
hundreds of fabric samples in her
office at 440 VV. Franklin St.,
described the plans for the new
decor of Lenoir Hall in an inter
view Monday.
The first floor of Lenoir will
have three dining rooms, she said.
The Central Dining Room will
run the length of the west side
of the building and there will be
two smaller dining room at the
northeast and southeast corners
of the building, she said.
The South Dining Room,
which will seat 140, will be the
most formal, she said. "It will be
like a nice hotel dining room."
It will be furnished with linen
table cloths and upholstered
chairs, she said. It will also have
a separate serving line with a
slightly different menu, she said.
"The South Dining Room will
be prettier than any restaurant in
Chapel Hill," she said. It will be
a place to take parents or guests
for a good meal in a nice atmos
phere for a low price, she said.
The North Dining Room will
be open for lunch but will be
available to groups for private
dinners and receptions, Sorrell
said.
The room, which will seat 233,
will have a movable partition and
easily movable tables so the room
can be opened up for a reception
or party, she said
The room will also have access
to the kitchen so that served
dinners can be held in it, she said.
The Central Dining Room will
seat 300 and will be adjacent to
the main serving area, Sorrell
said. It will be decorated with
framed posters and a lot of plants,
she said.
The room will have new tables
with a natural wood covering and
vinyl covered Breuer chairs, she
said. The chairs are made in
Germany and, while very hand
some, are almost indestructible,
she said.
The furnishings for the upper
floor dining rooms will cost a
total of $297,000, Sorrell
said. In January 1985 the down
stairs of Lenoir Hall will open,
Sorrell said. It will have a pizza
parlor, a fast food restaurant and
an ice cream parlor, she said.
The dark paneling will be kept
in the pizza parlor which will have
an Italian decor, but the walls in
the rest of the downstairs will be
painted a light color to brighten
up the dining area, she said.
James Cansler, associate vice
chancellor of student affairs said
the renovated dining hall will be
a good place to promote stu
dent faculty interaction outside
of the classroom.
"It ought to be possible now
to set up some kind of luncheon
forums," he said. "There can be
some structured encouragement
of faculty and students to go to
lunch together."
Student Body President Paul
Parker said, "One of the recom
mendations from "An Evening
With the Profs" was that we need
a place on campus to meet with
faculty."
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During "An Evening With the
Profs" students went to faculty
members' homes for informal
discussion.
Construction on Lenoir Hall
must be completed by August 6
in order for workers to have time
to install the furnshing in time for "
the opening of school, Sorrell
said.
The construction is about six .
weeks behind now, she said, but
the contractor is pushing eve
ryone to do anything they have
to do to meet the deadline;
If the work is completed on
schedule, the dining hall can open
in time for Orientation Week
which begins August 19, Sorrell
said.
The plan for the renovation
took three years to get approval,
he said.
Originally the plan included a
mandatory meal plan for stu
dents, Cansler said; but that was
vehemently opposed by students.
There has never been a man-,
datory. meal plan at UNC, but
some kind of plan is necessary for
a good food service, He said.
Now the food service plan calls
for a mandatory $100 meal plan
for all residence hall students to
start the fall semester of 1985,
when both floors of Lenoir Hall
and Chase Hall are open, he said.
"That amount will be increased
if necessary to maintain a good
food service," Cansler said.
To pay for the renovations
students are being charged a $10
a semester Food Service Facilities
Fee Cansler said.
The renovations of Lenoir Hall
are costing $3.27 million, said
Charles Antle, associate vice
chancellor of business.
Dining to be 'delicious and varied'
By MARY RIDGILL
Tar Heel Staff Writer
ARA food service will move to Lenoir Hall
this August and will offer new menus in addition
to new facilities, Phyllis Smith, ARA dietician
said Tuesday.
In addition to the regular menu, students can
choose from a selection of vegetarian meals, low
calorie foods and gourmet meals, she said.
The Central Dining Room will have a cafeteria
line, a deli bar, a salad bar, a grill and a hot
sandwiches bar in addition to the line for entrees,
vegetables and desserts.
The South Dining Room will have a separate
cafeteria line offering the Specialty Menu which
includes gourmet foods, Smith said.
A separate banquet room will be available for
groups that want to reserve a private dining room
for special functions
A pizza parlor, an ice cream parlor, a bakery,
a grill and a chicken and fish sandwich line will
be located in the basement of Lenoir Hall where
the Pine Room was located. '
"I think we've comcup with some good ideas,"
Smith said.
The menus will rotate on a 22-day schedule
and will offer from 13 to 23 different entrees
on a daily basis, Smith said.
The Central Dining Room will also have a
specialty night menu every night except Saturday
night, Smith said. These meals will include items
such as an Italian night, a taco night and a
Mexican Texas night.
The average cost of a meal in the Central
Dining Room will be about $3, Smith said.
The South Dining Room will offer specialty
items such as chicken cordon bleu and fish
almondine.
Meals in the South Dining Room will cost
a little more, Smith said, but they will not be
out of a student's price range.
Students can use their meal cards or cash in
any of the dining rooms in Lenoir Hall.
The pizza parlor in the basement of Lenoir
Hall will not open until January, 1985, but ARA
will offer pizza delivery serices on the UNC
campus beginning in August, Smith said.
Students can use their meal cards for the pizza
delivery, she added.
The Central Dining Room will offer a
breakfast menu along with an omelet bar and
a pancake bar.
The Fast Break will remain open for a few
months, but will close when the new dining rooms
are in full operation.
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Lenoir Dining Hall features a full service cafeteria offering a wide
variety of hot entrees & vegetables, freshly baked desserts and
breads; also including salad bar, deli bar, specialty line, grill and
campus pizza delivery service.
Other campus dining service facilities include the Fastbreak located
in Carolina Union featuring fast food items, with a deli bar and salad
bar.
In addition, four snack bars located in dormitories offer a variety of
grocery and personal items.