Piazza Dining Center

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#	Title	Date	Summary
1	The Refinery brings allergy-friendly options to Piazza Northern Iowan 119:53, p.5	04/24/2023	The Wok has been replaced by the new allergen-free station in the Piazza Dining Center. This allergen-free station will have meals for students that are conscious of the top nine most common allergens; photo.
2	Dining hall disaster Northern Iowan 119:24, p.1	11/17/2022	On Wednesday November 16th, a fan in Rialto Dining Hall malfunctioned which emitted smoke and caused the sprinklers to turn on throughout the dining hall. Students were turned away during the lunch rush but the dining hall was able to reopen at 5pm the same day; photo.
3	International Education Week kicks off Northern Iowan 119:23, p.1	11/14/2022	International Education Week, November 14-18, will celebrate the stories of international students, faculty, and departments across UNI's campus. Caroline Christensen lists out the different events that will be held throughout the week.
4	Changes underway in UNI Dining Northern Iowan 119:5, p.1	09/12/2022	Bailey Klinkhammer looks at some of the issues the dining department is dealing with such as supply chain shortages and low staff support. Some of the better changes are that dining centers are now serving hot breakfast due to student popular demands. Maucker Union now holds Godfather's Pizza and Kachin's Sushi; photo.
5	Places to study on campus Northern Iowan 119:1, p.6	08/25/2022	Various students share their favorite spots to study on campus including the basement of Rod Library, the adirondack chairs, and Maucker Union; photo.
6	Dining halls introduce latest in dishware saga: ZooPals Northern Iowan 118:45, p.5	03/31/2022	Written by Malibu Schmootz, Former Infant, the satire article says that the dining halls have replaced normal tableware with ZooPals paper plates; photo.
7	Panther Problems: Best food on campus Northern Iowan 118:35, p.7	02/17/2022	The article includes a list of some Panther food favorites; photos.
8	Behind the empty lunch counter Northern Iowan 118:28, p.1	01/24/2022	Both Rialto and Piazza dining centers struggle with staffing shortages; photo.
9	Dining centers struggle to find employees for new semester Northern Iowan 118:3, p.2	09/02/2021	Annie Karr discusses the changes made in the UNI dining centers due to COVID-19 employment shortages; photo.
10	Food Court, Schindigs close for semester Northern Iowan 117:28, p.1	01/28/2021	The Maucker Union food court and Schindigs in Schindler Education Center close for the semester due to the pandemic and reduced sales. Additionally, TC's Takeout from the 23rd Street Market will no longer be offered. The food court will hopefully reopen in Fall 2021. Dining locations remaining open include Chat, Essentials, 23rd Street Market, Biscotti's, and Book Bistro; photo.
11	Dining centers continue to adapt Northern Iowan 117:18, p.1	10/19/2020	Piazza and Rialto adapt to COVID-19 and social distancing; photos.
12	DOR preps for recontracting, updates Northern Iowan 116:31, p.2	01/30/2020	The Department of Residence announced a number of changes to student housing, including starting the recontracting process in the spring instead of fall, the institution of a mixed community option for different classes of students, the reopening of Dancer Hall. Additionally, student dining will see changes including continuous hours for Piazza and Rialto dining centers and a new meal plan option. Prices will not be increasing; photo.
13	DOR preps for recontracting, updates Northern Iowan 116:31, p.2	12/30/2019	Department of Residence (DOR) has announced a number of changes and enhancements to campus living effective beginning in the fall 2020 semester. One adjustment students may have already noticed is that the recontracting process processed has been moved from November to February. By waiting until spring to start the recontracting process, it allow new students time in the fall to get adjusted to college and focus on their academics and get a better feel for where they might want to live the following year. The DOR will be adding a "mixed community" option combining first-year and upper-class students. Another notable update is the reopening of Dancer Hall.
14	Late meals and weekend hours return Northern Iowan 116:14, p.1	10/17/2019	Rialto dining center is once again offering late breakfast and lunch hours after eliminating late breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the beginning of the fall 2019 semester. In addition to the reinstated hours at Rialto, the UNI Dining Services reveled that they would open Piazza and Rialto all weekend long at the start of the spring 2020 semester this January; photo.
15	DOR makes changes, looks ahead Northern Iowan 116:2, p.2	09/05/2019	Changes made by the Department of Residence (DOR) include closing Dancer Hall and the first floor of Campbell Hall as well as changing the hours of Rialto Dining Center and Piazza Dining Center for the academic school year. These changes were made to conserve resources to make future improvements to the housing and dining programs; photo.
16	DOR explains 2019-20 dining changes Northern Iowan 115:53, p.1	04/29/2019	The Department of Residence describes changes to dining services for the 2019-2020 year; photo.
17	'Nightmare in Piazza' spooks lunchgoers Northern Iowan 115:20, p.5	11/01/2018	Kerry Hopkins, food supervisor at Piazza Dining Center, makes and donates Halloween decorations for the annual "Nightmare in Piazza" event; photos.
18	A wonderful week of homecoming events Northern Iowan 115:16, p.4	10/18/2018	There are many events and activities taking place during this year's homecoming week, including sports, performances, pep rallies, campaniling, the parade, and the football game; photo.
19	Eating healthy at the dining centers Northern Iowan 114:8, p.3	09/21/2017	Columnist Cristian Ortiz, discusses how to eat healthy in the dining centers; photo.
20	Student employment on the rise Northern Iowan 112:1, p.1	08/27/2015	Many students work at the dining centers due to the flexible schedules and their ease of access from the dorms; photo.
21	Pi Sigma Epsilon, UNI Dining Centers, local food bank to help families in need Public Relations News Release 2014:117, p.1	11/12/2014	Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) has teamed up with UNI Dining Services and the Food Bank to help families in need this holiday season. Families can sign up to enjoy a meal on the UNI campus November 17, 18, and 20.
22	Check out what's new at the dining centers Northern Iowan 110:55, p.	05/01/2014	Gives the new features offered by both dining centers; photo.
23	Let's get physical Northern Iowan 110:55, p.	05/01/2014	To avoid the dreaded "freshman 15", new and current students should maintain their health by going to the Wellness and Recreation Center; photo.
24	Challenging university costs Northern Iowan 110:45, p.5	03/27/2014	Gives the facts of the two-year advantage plan offered by the Department of Residence. Says that the plan does not save money in the long run.
25	Dining centers extend breakfast hours Northern Iowan 110:33, p.1	02/03/2014	In response to the fall customer satisfaction survey, the Department of Residence has extended the dining centers' breakfast hours. They hope this will cut some of their costs in the long run; photo.
26	Redeker Center reopened Northern Iowan 110:13, p.7	10/11/2013	The official grand reopening of the University of Northern Iowa's Redeker Cent and the Panther Village Phase II dedication was held inside the Piazza Dining Center on Wednesday, October 9.
27	UNI to celebrate renovated living and dining spaces Public Relations News Release 2013:70, p.1	09/26/2013	UNI has added on more than 128,000 square feet onto living, dining, and lounge space. The renovations took place in the Redeker Center as well as Panther Village. There will be a dedication celebration with tours and refreshments to follow.
28	Silver-Where? Missing utensils cost dining centers $9 thousand Northern Iowan 110:5, p.1	09/13/2013	Eating utensils in both the Rialto and Piazza Dining Centers are slowly diminishing. Each year about nine thousand dollars is spent on replacements. This is directly paid for by the students through price increases; photo.
29	Redeker Center gets face lift Northern Iowan 110:2, p.2	08/30/2013	The renovations to the Redeker Center were completed just in time for the new school year. About $5.5 million was spent on the renovations. More seating was added to the Redeker Center, and Biscotti's was also expanded; photo.
30	Biscotti's temporarily relocated to Shull Hall Northern Iowan 109:28, p.1	01/18/2013	Biscotti's moved to the basement of Shull Hall because of construction to expand the dining and office complex. When construction is complete, a larger Piazza dining center with additional seating and student lounges will be available; photo
31	New dining options available Northern Iowan 109:7, p.5	09/18/2012	Piazza now allows students to use to-go containers. These changes have saved money and food waste has been reduced. Hours have been extended. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night entrees are available; photo.
32	Construction on Redeker Center begins Northern Iowan 109:3, p.1	08/31/2012	With the opening of Panther Village, more space was needed in Redeker Center. The expansion will include a new student lounge and more study spaces. Dining services will also be enlarged. Completion is set for August 2013; photo.
33	Corky cooks up smiles Northern Iowan 108:44, p.7	03/23/2012	Corleen Counsell is a food service manager at Piazza. She is very outgoing and on the go. She handles any situation that presents itself. She enjoys working with the students.
34	Board of Regents approves schematic designs for Redeker Center expansion Northern Iowan 108:36, p.1	02/14/2012	Department of Residence is hoping that the design phase for the Redeker expansion is completed by late April. Planning is under way to inconvenience students as little as possible.
35	DOR eyes Redeker expansion Northern Iowan 108:29, p.1	01/20/2012	With the addition of Panther Village, the dining facilities in Redeker Center need to be enlarged to handle additional students; photo.
36	Eatin' your way across the USA Northern Iowan 108:21, p.7	11/08/2011	The Piazza shared foods from across the country for patrons; photo.
37	Piazza turns 10 Northern Iowan 108:7, p.1	09/20/2011	Piazza featured birthday games and special menu items during their tenth anniversary celebration.
38	Panther Portraits Northern Iowan 108:7, p.2	09/20/2011	Alex Holm and Katie Pins eat cupcakes during the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Piazza; photo.