Campus Center Extension Opens
1994 October 18
Campus Center Extension opens with ribbon cutting, tee shirts and cash prizes. University President H. Patrick Swygert cut the ribbon. The Extension cost $8 million with University Auxiliary Services (UAS) paying $3.5 million and New York State absorbing the rest of the cost. The design model was the "food court" according to Norb Zahm, UAS general manager. The initial stores included a 15,000 sq. ft. Barnes & Noble bookstore which held its grand opening on November 17, an increase in space from the old Campus Center book store's 9,000 sq. ft., a convenience store, Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, McDuff's hot food stand, and Zepps Sandwich Shoppe. Also included is a hair salon, banking and check cashing facilities, and a video game room.
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Sidebar, Update, October 26, 1994, p. [1]; "In Brief: The Bookstore's Grand Opening," Update, November 16, 1994, p. [2]; Mary Fiess, "The Campus Center Extension scores an aesthetic and financial hit," Update, March 22, 1995, p. 3