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University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special The akD ota Student Collections 3-14-2014 March 14, 2014 The akD ota Student Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/dakota-student Recommended Citation The akD ota Student, "March 14, 2014" (2014). The Dakota Student. 29. https://commons.und.edu/dakota-student/29 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The akD ota Student by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 131 | Issue 40 Friday March 14, 2014 THEDAKOTASTUDENT Reaching the students, faculty and staff of the University of North Dakota since 1888 | www.dakotastudent.com Wilkerson renovations revealed A sketch of the proposed renovations to Wilkerson dining center that was recently released. Rendering courtesy of JLG Architects. By Emmy Erbes Rosaasen and the rest of the committee said Rosaasen. “That will go through late The Dakota Student have solidified the function of every space summer when we start construction for the and the layout of all parts of the building. new addition.” Students eating in Wilkerson Hall may They are still deciding on furniture and inte- Construction will be completed in two have noticed a display of renovation blue- riors, such as colors, ceilings and lights. separate phases so that parts of the complex prints near the dining center enterance. While the committee does not have any can still be utilized by students. The designs are from the renovation new public informational meetings planned, The first phase will include a new addi- committee, which has made progress since it will be asking for students’ input on the in- tion, lower level and one-third of the upper the conceptual updates last October. terior sometime before the end of the semes- level. The other two-thirds of the upper level “The designs are very close to being fi- ter. The input is needed before construction will still be used for breakfast, lunch and nal, but not yet,” Director of Dining Servic- starts this summer. dinner while that takes place. When the first es Orlynn Rosaasen said. “We are at about “We will be closing Wilkerson at the end 50 percent progress with the design details.” of the spring semester to start demolition,” WILKERSON page 3 Flight school Activist visits campus contract renewed By Ashley Marquis The Dakota Student By Megan Hoffman Katsumi Hiraoka, Chairman of The Dakota Student Aviation Keiji Shibata, Satomi The UND Center for Hu- Omori of Academic Affairs and man Rights and Genocide An agreement between UND graduate and aviation Studies hosted a three day long Spring Visiting Fellow. UND and Tokai University in staff member Daisaku Noma. Federal prosecutor and hu- Japan to bring Japanese aviation “It is a very great privilege man rights activist Melissa students to UND will continue for me to welcome visitors from Schraiban was one of the special for another four years. Tokai University,” Kelley said. guests that held presentations On Monday, UND Presi- “We are very, very proud of the and panels during the three days. dent Robert Kelley, Dean of relationship that has developed The theme for the events Aerospace Sciences Bruce Smith over many years between To- was Human Rights in Albania: and Executive Vice President kai University and the Odegard Global and Local. The events be- of the UND Aerospace Foun- School of Aerospace Sciences.” gan Monday with a panel titled dation Chuck Pineo welcomed “Corruption as a Violation of representatives from Tokai Uni- Human Rights.” Melissa Schrailbman, a human rights activist, versity to sign a new contract. FLIGHT page 6 speaks during her visit to UND. 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As a non-profit business working for the university, EERC earns its funding on its own. THEDAKOTASTUDENT Now hiring: — Multimedia Editor — Features Editor — News Reporters — Opinion Writers Apply online at: WWW.DAKOTASTUDENT.COM THEDAKOTASTUDENT NEWS| 3 WILKERSON FROM PAGE 1 phase is completed, a new dish room and three serving plat- forms will be available for use while the second phase is con- structed on the remaining two- thirds of the upper level. The committee is still decid- ing exactly how to run services during construction. “We are still finalizing every- thing, but, this summer, our ser- vices will be moved to Squires,” Rosaasen said. “Next fall, late- night and weekend services will probably be at Squires. This is to avoid troubles when there are power outages or other issues when we’re there constructing." Another factor subject to change with the project is the price. The committee has been given $29 million for the reno- vations, but it does not plan to use all of it. Rosaasen assures Blueprints for the Wilkerson dining center renovations. Photo Courtesy of JLG Architects. students the money is secured for the project and prices for carpet and chandeliers,” he said. space in the current facility, and variety of foods will be available it will be really cool,” Dickman meal plans will not have to in- “They need to renovate the look we will no longer have that,” she in the dining center: Brazilian said. “It seems like Wilkerson crease to cover the costs. because it is meant for an older said. churrasco BBQ grill, rotisserie, will be a mini-Union, which will Most students are eagerly generation. Also, everything is Many of the plans that were a large salad bar, international be great for students.” awaiting the renovations be- so spread out — they should simply ideas last fall are now food, pasta, home cooking and cause Wilkerson, built in 1969, close it up a little.” being finalized. There will be more. Existing services like mail is outdated. They hope to see Orlynn Rosaasen explained new additions to please stu- and to-go food will remain, but a more modern style similar to the new seating layout will elim- dents, including a coffee shop, will be revamped along with ev- Squires Dining Hall. inate wasted space, while still counseling offices, a stage and erything else. Emmy Erbes is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. “Wilkerson is boring. accommodating the amount of sound system for events, gam- “I think the upstairs area She can be reached at Squires is much more visually seats needed. ing stations and glass windows with a stage and glass windows [email protected] pleasing,” said UND freshman “There is a lot of wasted for natural light. A much wider for seeing outside sounds like Christian Feldmann, who lives in Brannon Hall within the Wilkerson Complex. Chance Dickman, a fresh- man who also lives in Brannon Hall, appreciates Wilkerson's convenient location near his SUBS SO dorm, but agrees that changes are needed.