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Question: What are some ways the food service has changed since the renovation?
Tina Landis: They
gave us more room out in the serving area. The bakery's
ovens are now in the serving area. You get the smell of
cookies and breads baking as you enter the dining room.
And the Mongolian Grill is new. Made-to-order stir fry
is usually available. There are different salad items,
including made-to-order entrée salads. Sushi just
started. I never tried it -- I don't know if I'd like
it -- but it's very popular.
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Q: Do you cook at home?
TL: Yes I do. In fact, I am making pork and sauerkraut tonight for dinner and I have it in my slow cooker right now. I also make homemade pot pie. It's my mom's recipe. My kids love pot pie.
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Q: How many children do you have?
TL: Two -- Tony is nine and Katie is seven. Tony wrestles and Katie is involved in cheerleading. In fact, after getting married in 1991, my husband and I wanted to have children but could not; a student, Amanda Hancock ('97 Hummel), gave me the number for Children and Youth Services. In 1999, we began the process to adopt both Tony and Katie.
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Q: What do you enjoy most about your job?
TL: I enjoy being around students and faculty and meeting new students. I still keep in touch with some alumni though letters and Christmas cards. There's one woman that I can't get in contact with. Her name is Stacey Jerrold ('85); I remember one year, she wasn't going to go home for Christmas, so she stayed with my family.
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Q: What's your favorite campus event?
TL: I cannot wait for Homecoming Reunion Weekend. I am always excited to see who actually attends. Some alumni were back for their 25th reunion, and they said, "We hope to see you in another 25 years." So, I'm hoping to be here for their 50th reunion.
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Bonus Question:
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Q: Some alumni know you as Blanche. How did that nickname come about?
TL: I don't
even really know how I got the nickname. In the early
'80s, some students just gave me that name. The nickname
only lasted a few years, but when alumni from those years
come back to campus for reunions, I hear, "Blanche!"
a lot.
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