Photo story by Emily Branson / Collegian Photo Editor
While construction carries on inside and outside Parker Student Union, the cafeteria re-opened Thursday morning.
Students and others who wanted to eat on campus since the school year began had to walk over to the Sports Arena. For dorm students, that was three jaunts to the arena a day, more than double the normal walk from the dorms to the union.
Thursday, HutchCC alumnus and former college president Ed Berger, who is now a Kansas state senator, was the first in line and first to be served. Berger was a student when the previous cafeteria was finished, and was the third student in line to be served then.
Hot meals cafeteria style will continue to be served by workers. Thursday’s breakfast included eggs, bacon, pancakes and more. There was also a wide variety of pastries and other baked good, plus fresh fruit and cereal.
Seating is updated and modern, including tables where plugging in electronics is possible.

HutchCC President Carter File opens the gate to the new cafeteria 
HutchCC alumnus and former college president Ed Berger is the first to be served a meal 
Students are being served breakfast at the union cafeteria 
The first of many lines in the new cafeteria 
Students help themselves to breakfast 
A photo of the original student union, from an old yearbook

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