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i 84$: The Battalion STATE & LOCAL 3 Friday, August 31,1990 nsignia not a sacred seal deaths n the tii «s, it i s Hidden mosaic concerns student dents art "'(aspe e bet thi eat (the us of i the esident ly TROY HALL )fThe Battalion Staff ponsibili, friends, I ^ student, 'H The decision to place a round onference table over a Texas A&M ieal in the Coke Building concerned i recent BATTIPS calier who be- ieved it was wrong to cover the in aid insignia. The A&M emblem, on the first t Boor in the Coke Building f oyer, was al -AndilJ idded in the early 1950s when the wilding was constructed. The building houses the fiscal of- Ice and Office of the Provost. Dr. Jerry Gaston, associate pro- ost, made the decision to place the able in the foyer to improve the wilding’s surroundings. That area is terribly drab, and a loral arrangement on the table vould cheer up the place,” he said. In the past, the environment was inenjoyable to walk into, he said, wthe hopes this addition will make leople feel better. "There has been no dedication of he insignia to my knowledge, and I lid not intend to offend anyone,” he aid. "To my knowledge, ihe insignia is not a sacred seal. “Unlike the Academic Building, where we would form human links oprotect it, the Coke Building does lot contain the same historical sig- lificance.” The Coke Building eventually will be demolished, he said, because it does not fit into the University mas terplan. This most likely will not oc cur for several years. The Coke Building was com pleted in January 1952 and origi nally housed the registrar and fiscal offices. It was dedicated in honor of Rich ard Coke, the Texas governor who wshed a legislative act to establish Texas A&M College. Coke is considered the “father” of the A&M College of Texas. He also ,*11 served as president of the first A&M I | A |board of airectors. 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Lunch Special Single Topping personal pan pizza & med. drink ONLY $1.89 Offer Good M-F 11 am-4pm One coupon per person per visit expires 12-31-90 AEROBICS Kali Buhariwalla, a computer science graduate student from Bombay, India, gathers his belong- Photo by Jay Janner ings while running an errand inside the Coke Building Monday. t ihe te and well ler's louldbe id to bs.in bout What ■k for a staff nr, the lism ■ Balt, tefor i red in liable 391 he lion is A&M creamery processes, sells milk products By KATHERINE COFFEY Of The Battalion Staff Only four places in the United States process a rare German low fat dieese, and the Texas A&M Dairy Products Laboratory Plant happens to be one of them. Known as the Creamery, this small plant has been processing mauy of A&M’s richest milk prod ucts for almost 35 years. In recent years it has produced Quarg German cheese, one of the most popular cheeses in Europe. “We manufacture all our products from milk we receive from the Dairy Cattle Center into pasteurized-ho- mogenized milk, ice cream and other varieties of cheeses,” said Pro duction Superintendent Frank Chase. The Creamery also processes but ter and recently started making fro zen yogurt, he said. Chase, Class of ’83, said about 3,000 or 4,000 gallons of milk proc essed a week are supplied to campus dining halls. And with its two full-time employ ees, one part-time employee and three student workers, this plant also is able to sell products such as ice cream and cheese to student organi zations, restaurants and retailers, he added. Most products are sold at the re tail store in the Rosenthal Meat Sci ence and Technology Center, he said. The various cheeses include Quarg German, Aggie Cheddar, ja- lapeno and bacon cheddar cheese spread. Chase said all cheese is sold in two-pound blocks and wrapped in wax with the A&M seal. During the Christmas season, about 3,500 pieces of cheese are or dered by and sold in great numbers to A&M alumni, he said. “This is a good way to promote the Department of Dairy Science and also A&M,” he said. “And the cheeses all sell for less than $10.” Ninety-nine percent of the ice cream the plant produces goes to the retail store on the west side of cam pus next to Kleburg in the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Cen ter. The center is open to everyone. “Everyone gets confused where the creamery plant is,” he said. “(It) is on Spence Street next to the Pavil ion.” He said confusion comes into play because many think the plant is where the retail store is, near the Meat Science and Technology Cen ter next to Kleburg. The plant also serves as a teaching research and extension service for students. Student worker Scott Blackery, a range science major, said he needed a job to keep himself busy and found work at the Creamery to be helpful in his field of study. “The Creamery gives me good work experience and has helped me expand (my knowledge of) the agri culture industry,” Blackery said. The plant was built to be func tional and easy for students learning its various operations, Chase said. Also, the Creamery gives about 3,000 tours a year. Those interested in orders can contact 845-5652 for retail sales and 845-4828 for wholesale orders. 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