Put in on the plastic. With trusty ID cards in hand and hungry looks on their faces, senior Amy Blankenship from Cape Girardeau, MO, and sophomore Doni Nastasi, from Nashville, TN, prepare to soak up some of Patti Cobb's atmosphere and aroma along with their evening meal. - photo by Bill Tripp. Food served approach "The new cafeteria service is pretty good. They offer a great deal of variety and the people who work in the cafeteria are really nice." - Lorri Wayne S igning a ~ontract with Automated Retailers of America as the new campus food service was one of the many changes President David Burks initiated. ARA's services included a Mexican bar, Grille Works, deli corner, salad garden, desserts, beverages and cafe features. Other selections were found at the gourmet center and pasta stop. All food choices were available at both Patti Cobb and American Heritage cafeterias during the fall semester and the first month of the spring semester. On Sunday, January 31, Patti Cobb dining hall served its last meal after evening worship services. The cafeteria held many memories for present and former students. Some of the closing night's events included the reading of a poem dedicated to Patti Cobb and the presentation of certificates to each person present. The meal represented the end of a historical cafeteria that had served Harding and the community for 60 years. In order to better serve the students who usually ate at Patti Cobb, the Olen HenJust the way Mom fixes it. Kiwanis Harvey, a senior from St. Petersburg, FL, takes advantage of the meals offered in the Olen Hendrix building after the closing of Pattie Cobb cafeteria. - photo by Bill Tripp. So much for conversation. Grad student Randy Dodson from Longview, TX, is engrossed in the sports section as Tony Gentry, a junior from Troy, IL, seems to be in a daze and Johnny Dunigan, aMagnolia , AR, sophomore studies the classifieds. - photo by Chris Lasley . • In a drix building was temporarily arranged to accommodate approximately 80 students at a time. The plans for the new addition to Heritage cafeteria were to accommodate the entire student body at once. The new sections were projected to be open for the 1988 fall semester. An added feature of ARA's services appeared in the form of a Bison Express Card. A computer code on the back of the card served as a meal ticket. The computers allowed for quicker service and could be used at the College Inn, Gretel's Bake Shop and Itza Pizza. The eight board plans available to oncampus students allowed for the option of either 16 or 21 meals per week. Also, seven of the plans included a declining balance, ranging from $40 to $Z75 per semester. The basic cost of the new meal plans was the same as the traditional cafeteria services for the previous school year. Students also enjoyed having pizza delivered to their dorms, Yarnell's specialty ice cream at the College Inn, and the variety in meal selections that ARA offered. Thanks to ARA, students could be heard saying "Bison Express - don't leave home without it!" - Sheila Gaskin 1#""" ~A-i~ it! The new cafeteria system is really great. The declining balance is a big advantage because now I don't have to c;arry cash with me. I also ljke the variety of food in the cafeteria and the special meals that they sometimes serve. ,~\J ·[' . JJ-, (,1( () . )\ '--V ,J.. C A I J/I( U -' l/ 1-ztCafeteria in g 7 Student Life
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