Thursday, September 16. 1999
The University Daily Kansan
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Renovations add homey aspect to dining hall
By Becky Lake
Special to the Kansan
The dining hall of Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall is using a little inductive reasoning in an effort to make eating more homey.
A $200,000 attempt to transform residence hall cafeterias into more comfortable settings began a year ago at GSP-Corbin and will continue throughout the year at Oliver Hall, said Nona Golledge, assistant director for dining services.
"Before, the cafeteria had a pretty institutional, cafeteria
style," Golledge said. "We wanted it to have a restaurant or home feel."
One of the alterations made that already is in service is an induction cooking center, named for the induction heat which cooks food quickly. The cooking center is a place where dishes like stir-fry or pasta can be prepared directly in front of each student.
Phil Garito, associate director for student housing, said that the students could choose the toppings that they wanted on a particular dish.
"The student can walk up to the center and the person serving will cook it on the spot." Garito said.
Golledge said that the induction cooking service was popular at other universities and that it allowed customers to have more control in creating their own meals.
Melissa Green, Overland Park freshman, said that she liked how the induction cooking center differed from pre-prepared foods.
"The food is more like homemade instead of stuff that been
sitting out." she said.
In addition to the induction cooking center, there is a new series of food bars, including a cereal bar, salad bar, dessert bar and hot bar. These bars replace the two horseshoe-shaped serving lines that used to characterize GSP-Corbin's dining hall.
"It was a typical-type serving line," Garito said of the former serving lines.
The new hot bar offers two to four entrees daily, plus the induction cooking center, compared with the two entrees GSP-Corbin used to offer. The new
bars are in the dining area instead of the kitchen, a separation Garito said would be repeated in Oliver.
Garito said that since each bar took about a month to put together, he hoped to have Oliver's drink bar, cereal bar and induction cooking center installed during winter break. GSP-Corbin also will be receiving new carpet, tables and chairs in the seating area. Garito said he also hoped to have these additions to GSP-Corbin installed by winter break.
Oliver's dining hall now sports
new carpeting and new chairs. Garito said that new tables for the hall would be coming any day. This summer, the fluorescent lights in the hall were dropped lower from the ceiling and acoustical panels were installed.
"It makes the room look smaller, warmer and more inviting," Golledge said.
Garito said eventually he hoped to install cubby holes for students' backpacks in GSP-Corbin and Oliver, similar to the ones already installed at Ekdahl Dining Commons on Daisy Hill.
Police back in classroom for FBI training seminar
By Michael Terry writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The men and women who keep Lawrence streets safe played a different role this week.
The Lawrence Police Department in conjunction with the KU Public Safety Office co-sponsored the Ninth Annual Central States Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day this week at the Alumni Center.
Lt. David Cobb of the Lawrence Police Department said that this seminar was one of only nine that would be held throughout the country this year for departments in smaller towns. Police departments in larger cities are eligible to attend seminars at the FBI training center in Quantico, Va. but smaller departments can not attend.
"We have agents from the FBI training center in Quantico, Va. here to train police chiefs, captains and sheriffs from a five-state area from how to deal with the media to the management of a crisis situation," Cobb said. "The training they will receive here this week is one of the only places where it's available in this area."
Officers from police departments in Colorado, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas were eligible to attend the Lawrence seminar.
Sgt. Troy Mailen of the KU Public Safety Office said that during the nine years that the seminar has taken place, it has continued to grow.
"We've had people come from as far away as Wyoming to attend this training seminar, and we
always have more applicants than spots available." Mallen said.
Cobb said that 35 spots were available for this year's seminar, and they received four times as many applications as there were openings.
Cobb said his department did not choose who got to attend the seminar. The FBI looks at the applications, and then decides who should attend, he said.
"The seminar co-sponsored by the LPD and KUPSO has become known as one of the top training programs that's available." Cobb said. "This seminar has graduated over 300 police chiefs, captains and sheriffs over the nine years, and once they leave they know they have received training that will help them in the future."
Capt. Rob Weber of the Leawood Police Department said that he had really enjoyed the training and the hospitality he had received on campus.
"I've learned a lot about leadership, ethics and legal issues that will help me down the road to better understand why certain things take place in the department," Weber said.
"With Allen coming from a small-town background like most of the people attending this seminar we thought he would be able to relate to their experiences," Cobb said.
Cobb said that tonight Kansas football coach Terry Allen would be speaking at their Banquet seminar about leadership, motivation and organizational skills.
-Edited by Chris Hutchison
Sand, sun, students
The sand volleyball court outside of Robinson Center was filled with students eager to enjoy the cool fall weather. Today will cool off and become mostly cloudy with a high in the upper 60's. Photo by Eric Sahrmann/KANSAN
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