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The Calendar Pg. 12 New staff g. 6-7. Sports Pg. 9-10-11 The Alpena Community College newspaper. &&& Johnson Steel. Alpena. Ml 49707 Oetoher 18, 1995 Volume S Issue 1 Jeannie Cousineau, proprietress of "Jeannie's Soup-N- Such," ladles out some nourishment to a hungry ACC stu- dent. Her snack bar is the only place on campus where hot food is served. PHOTO Bv POLEMIC STAFF Center project • IS • progressing ----------- · the architect, the State of BY HOLLY MACE Michigan's inspector, and STAFF WRITER De Vere Construction,·the gen- According to Alpena eral contractor. Community College President According to Lyngos, the Dr. Don Newport, construe- construction is really progress- tion of the new facilities, ing. The masons expect to be located behind Besser Tech done by the end of October. Center,. will be complete by "The goal is now to get the September 1996. roof on before the snow flies," The Center project began said Lyngos. six years ago when a meeting Lyngos believes that the was held with a cross-section Center construction "is a beau- of ACC staff to determine tiful project. The what was needed to better workmanship is good, and it's serve the students and make a wonderful addition to the ACC more effective as a col- campus." lege. Out of this needs The project will cost $8.2 analysis, Newport said, came million. Half of this amount the kinds of things this project is state funded, and the other represents. half comes from local re- Henry Lyngos, an inde- sources. Besser Foundation pendent consultant and started things off with a $1.25 contractor, represents the col- million challenge grant right lege in this project. He up front. Over 500 people coordinates questions, com- have made donations to this ments, and problems between project from as small as five J eallnie serves than a snack more BY LYNLY and goods. Her shop opened for business on September 5, STAFF WRITER when classes started. The snack bar that now After the Boosters houses "Jeannie's Soup-N- pulled out, ACC considered Such" in Van Lare Hall was putting in machines for coffee run by the Alpena Commu- and sandwiches. Everyone nity College Boosters Club. In this reporter questioned said the spring of 1995, the Boost- they preferred the food at ers · pulled out. Jeannie had . Jeannie's over vending ma- worked there since 1988. chine food. "I was a little devastated, "This is the only place on Jeannie said. "Not only did I campus that you can get a not know what I was going to fresh cup of brewed coffee, do with my life after the sum- and a sandwich n:iade daily," mer, "Jeannie said, "but there Jeannie said. would be nothing here for the students, faculty, or staff." So, in July, Jeannie's hus- band, Loran Cousineau, met with Dr, Newport, President of ACC, to propose that Jeannie take over the space. Newport liked the idea, and at the next monthly Board meeting, the idea was ap- proved. Jeannie rents the space, and supplies the equipment Jeannie gets to work ev- ery morning by 6 a.m. and starts making her soups for the day. When she opens the door at 7:30 a.m. everything is ready. "You can order any- thing from the menu including the soup, at the time I open," Jeannie sai.d. The snack bar opens Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m., closes at 4 p.m. I' ' Monday-Thursday, and at 2 p.m. on Fridays. As to the new building going up, and how it will ef- fect Jeannie's, she said, "I asked Dr. Newport about that and he said 'Well, Jean, · we have to have something over here,' so I am taking it as he said it!" There is a soup and half sandwich special everyday for $2.39, including tax. The soups change every day and there are two kinds of soups offered. She alternates the soups so that everyone gets a chance to try all ten varieties, no matter what day of the week they are at school. Jeannie cuts her grill off one hour before closing, so the equipment can cool before clean-up. But she will fix a grilled sandwich late in the day, if you call her ahead of time. Stop in or call "Jeannie's Soup-N-Such" at Ext. 315. PHOTO Bv POLEMIC STAFF crew lowers material for construction workers finishing work on the roof of the ew Center Project behind BTC. The$ .8.2 million expansion is targeted for comple- tion fall 1996, according to ACC President Dr. Don Newport. dollars to as large as $150,000. "The project is well within budget," stated. New- port. Newport believes the Center construction will ex- and the presence in the community tremendously. To serve the students more effec- tively, the size of the library will be doubled, and the buildings will be open longer hours "The new facilities im- prove the efficiency of what is open and available for the students," 'said Newport "It also allows for new and more adequately equipped facilities for the students, rather than doing something not at the "Center" continued on page 2 ACC goes on-line with high-tech upgrades BY JOEL POTRYKUS STAFF WRITER ACC is currently under- ing a technology upgrade which wHl vastly improve communications between the faculty and staff. Three major upgradings are taking place. First, GT is installing wires for connection of a Local Area Network (LAN) in all ... trLAN"' continued on page 2