Campus Briefs: Friday, May 15, 1998

Auntie Anne's set to move into 3401 Walnut Houston Hall will close for renovations at the end of May, forcing the relocation. The planned construction is part of the Perelman Quadrangle project, which will create a student center in the heart of campus encompassing five neighboring buildings. The project is scheduled to be completed by 1999. University City Associates -- Penn's for-profit real estate arm -- has decided not to renew Cinnabon's lease, citing the need to revitalize the complex's retail mix. That opened up room for Auntie Anne's. Franchising issues had been one factor delaying Auntie Anne's signing of the letter -- a non-binding agreement on the key points of a lease. Recently, though, Dick Root, the store's owner, said those issues had been resolved. According to Root, who is moving ahead with hiring an architect for the new site, the lease should be signed soon after he receives it from UCA. -- Binyamin Appelbaum Eat at Joe's diner won't open until at least June It looks like the return of the 1950s to the Penn campus may be delayed by a couple of weeks. Officials at Eat at Joe's -- the '50s-style, 24-hour, American diner under construction next to Cinemagic-3 on the 3900 block of Walnut Street -- say the restaurant will open during the "first weeks of June" at the earliest. Andy Cosenza, chief executive of Cozco Management, the parent company of Eat at Joe's, had told The Daily Pennsylvanian two months ago that the diner would open in time for graduation. But Steve Malamut, director of operations for the chain, which currently runs an Eat at Joe's Express in the 3401 Walnut Street food court, said this week that the new date did not reflect a change in the company's construction schedule for the location. He called the earlier deadline a "guesstimate," and stressed that no new factors had delayed construction. The timetables for construction projects are notoriously unpredictable and minor delays often occur. The 24-hour diner, long demanded by Penn students, has already been delayed several times. It was originally scheduled to open last New Year's Eve. -- B.A. Penn women honored with assoc. awards Four female University students ended their academic year on a high note last week as they were honored with awards from the Penn Association of Alumnae. The Continuing Education Award was given to College of General Studies senior Eileen Radetich for a "high level of commitment to her studies" in CGS's Continuing Education Program, according to Binne Donald, chairperson of the Association's Recognition Awards Committee. Radetich, a former housewife and mother of six, came to Penn in 1995, more than two decades after her high school graduation. She will graduate with honors next week with a degree in English. Wharton senior Kathleen Gunn is the recipient of the 54th annual Father's Trophy, given to the University's top senior scholar-athlete. In her four years of gymnastics competition, Gunn has won one all-round title as the best female gymnast in the Ivy League and has led Penn to two team titles. Two College juniors, Jennifer Kavran and Priya Pujara, were also recognized with the Association of Alumnae Scholars Awards. Kavran, an Ohio native, will graduate next May with a B.A. from the College and a master's degree in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from the Medical School. She was recognized for both her extensive undergraduate research experience and for being a "model Penn citizen." Alabama native Pujara, who is pursuing a double major in history and economics, is president of the West Philadelphia Improvement Corps. The award will enable her to pursue a summer internship at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, India. -- Edward Sherwin