New food retailers will soon replace the old

University students will never go hungry again. An abundance of construction throughout the remaining summer months will prepare the University community for a higher quality of food service next year according to Associate Treasurer Chris Mason. The Unimart on the corner of 40th and Locust, for example, was closed due to construction last week. Mason said the building is currently undergoing renovations that are scheduled to completed by late August. "An improved convenience store should be open and ready for students in the fall," Mason explained. "I know a lot of people depend on Unimart for daily groceries -- the renovations should further improve the store." Another construction site during the summer will be the Stouffer Triangle where a new restaurant called Salad Works should be open for business by August or September, Mason said. Plans for the inside of Salad Works are being finalized this month and construction will follow immediately. College Pizza, which had difficulties recovering profits after a fire last year, has decided to return to their original place of business between Baskin Robbins and Cinemagic 3. Mason said the smaller site is more suited to the restaurant's mostly take-out business. The University has also decided to reopen La-Terrasse, a French restaurant located on 35th and Sansom. It is scheduled to be finished during the early part of 1997, according to Mason. "I really think the community will enjoy the reopening of this fine French restaurant," Mason said. "It will add to the atmosphere of the University." The former College Pizza building and nearby Mega Video, which was also struck by fire, could both be replaced by one new store, Mason said. He added that the University will continue negotiations concerning the space throughout the summer. Mega Video did not return to campus after the fire because of "business concerns," he said. Mason added that he is "satisfied with the University's retail situation." One restaurant in the University area recently closed. The Pizza House, commonly known as "the pizza-chicken place," on the corner of 39th and Walnut shut down earlier this month and has no plans for reopening.