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Lost grill part of
a larger problem
By Will Dodson
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Many students found the
Underground to be a comfortable
social spot where they could en
joy Ricki Lake and a juicy burger.
Now, however, their Ricki Lake
is tainted with the taste of
microwaved broccoli. What re
ally happened to the Under
ground grill? Was it, as claimed
in an official college letter, sim
ply a matter "out of our control?'
Or was it something more, part
of a widespread trend of ineffi
ciency that plagues the campus?
Is this all in all just another brick
in the wall?
Cafeteria director Brad
McNeely bore the brunt of the
that facilities overall in Founders
Hall needed to be brought up to
standard. Notations such as
"minimal progress has been
noted in upgrading equipment"
recur in each inspection report.
Each of those notations has fo
cused on the grill hoods as the
primary culprits.
were in such dire need of repair
three years ago, were they not
repaired? The physical plant is
responsible for maintenance
needs on campus. Why were they
unable to complete the upgrad
ing? McNeely noted financial con
straints as a possibility, but also
stated that "Constant notations
from the Guilford County Health
Department about the status of
equipment in food service areas
needing to be improved were not
met in a timely manner."
Although time was allotted
to renovate working restrooms to
include new tile and facilities, as
well as automatic flushing sen
sors in the urinals and toilets,
time apparently was not available
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Center behind schedule
Completion Expected in March 2000
By Daniel Fleishman
STAZT WRITER
The Frank Family
Science Center will be
open for classes in
March 2000, at least
nine weeks behind
schedule.
During the spring
and summer, when the
building contractors
applied to the city of
Greensboro for per
mits, they were con
tinually delayed. At
each successive step of
the building process,
the city took six to
eight weeks to process
the required permits.
Every time the construction is to
proceed a step further, permits
must be requested from the city,
and no work can be done until
they have been received.
"Greensboro is a booming
city with a lot of construction, so
Britta McNemar suffers heart attack
Will be released from hospital this weekend
On Sat., Sept. 4, Britta
McNemar, the president's wife,
suffered a heart attack result
ing from an arterial blockage.
McNemar went to Pitts
burgh last weekend with Don to
celebrate her mother's 90th
birthday. She was with her
brother, who is an ear, nose and
throat doctor, when she had the
attack.
"She was very lucky," said
Bobby Wayne Clark, vice-presi
dent. "She has been in capable
medical hands from the instant
of the attack."
Britta underwent coronary
bypass surgery in Pittsburgh on
Monday. The operation went
well and doctors expect a rapid
and complete recovery.
"This has been relatively
minor as these things go," said
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NEWS EDITOR
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there were delays getting the per
mits from City Hall," said Thomas
Yang, the Director of Campus Fa
cility Services, who is overseeing
the architect and the contractor
and attempting to keep the build
ing as close to originally sched
uled as possible.
Clark. "The operation was suc
cessful and she is now in good
shape."
The president will stay in
Pittsburgh until this weekend
and will be handling school busi
ness through fax and e-mail.
Britta will most likely be re
leased from the hospital some
time this weekend and will stay
with her family in Pittsburgh for
ten days to two weeks.
Britta McNemar has been
an active member of the
Guilford community since her
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SEPTEMBER 10,1999
A majority of the structure of
the Science Center has been as
sembled at this time. As of the
last week of August, the brick
walls have all been completed
with the exception of the east
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husband's inauguration in 1996
and many students and faculty
have had the opportunity to
work with her in some capacity.
As Britta is still in inten
sive care, flowers cannot be sent.
McNemar will provide an ad
dress for those wishing to ex
press their support after Britta
is released from the hospital.
The McNemars express
their gratitude for the outpour
ing of sympathy and support
from all corners of the Guilford
community.