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[[Category:Building]][[Image:Paresky Sep 11 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The Paresky Center under construction, as of 11 Sep 2006]]{{Outdated}}
The Paresky Center is the new student center to replace [[Baxter HallCategory:Building]]. It is expected to open in January 2007, after two years of construction. It will house many important [[:Category:Resources|resourcesDining]] and services that have been homeless while it was under construction.
==Opening==From a February 2, 2007 e-mail from Nancy Roseman, Dean of the College::Come 7 a.m. on [February] 16th the building is all ours. On that Friday and Saturday the [[Snack Bar]] will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Market Place servery from Image:Paresky Sep 11 a2006.m. to 3 p.m. Both will offer free samplings jpg|thumb|right|The Paresky Center under construction, as of food and drink on those two days. Both will begin regular operations that Sunday.11 Sep 2006]]
:The Paresky Center is the new student center, replacing [[Winter CarnivalBaxter Hall]] official opening event will take place Friday evening . It opened in front January 2007, after two years of the fireplace in Baxter Great Hallconstruction. It houses many important resources and services.
:[[Grab & Go]] will move to Paresky Feb. 19th, the new '82 Grill will open on the 26th, and student [[SU box|mailboxes]] will be activated at the end of Spring Break. Get excited. But don't go into the building, as it isn't approved for occupation yet. ==What it will look looks like==
[[Image:Paresky Nov 15 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The Paresky Center under construction, as of 15 Nov 2006]]
[[Image:Paresky drawing.png]]
Above: an architect's rendering of what the Paresky Center will would look like when it is completed, created before Baxter came down.
Below: a photograph of the same view, the day before the Paresky Center opened.
[[Image:Paresky15Feb07.JPG]]
==Snack Bar==The Paresky Center will have a [[Snack Bar]] reminiscent of the old snack bar in [[Baxter Hall|Baxter]], with curved walls and wooden booths. Here are [http://wwwweb.williamsrecordwilliams.comedu/resources/paresky/wropening/?view=article&section=news&id=8309 According to thepictures] November 15, 2006 ''[[The Williams Record|Record]]''::Equivalency for students on of the meal plan who do not eat dinner will also rise to $8, from its current value at $6.75. The new Snack Bar in Paresky, will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Sundayopening.
==MarketplaceWhitman's==According to the November 15, 2006 ''[[The Williams RecordWhitman's Marketplace|RecordWhitman's]]'', [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=news&id=8309 the Marketplace will be as follows]::The Marketplace will feature more commonly called "Paresky," features a deli, a cereal station, a carving station for rotisserie chicken, Teppanyaki grills with a vegetarian and vegan focus and , a salad station, and a pasta stationsstation. =='82 Grill==Serves personal-sized pizza, hot sandwiches, nachos, several flavors of wings, soup and salad for lunch, dinner, and will be open late night (which is 8:30PM to 1AM). Pizza toppings are abundant. In addition, on Monday through Thursday Friday there are pasta bowls with sauces and toppings available from 11 a.m. 8:30PM to 2 p.m10PM.  Meal points can be used here for lunch, dinner, and 4 pexcess points can be used at late night.m. to 8 p.mRegrettably, guesting is not allowed.  ==Snack Bar (SNAR)==The Paresky Center has a snack bar reminiscent of the old snack bar in [[Baxter Hall|Baxter]], with curved walls and 4 p.mwooden booths. This is [[Lee Snack Bar]], which is open every day from 8:30 am to 8 p.m. on Sunday. .4 pm. You can use cash or Eph Points here, but '''not''' the meal plan.:“It’ll be more of ‘a la carte’ – no longer ‘all you can eat.’ It’s going to be a different situationHowever, when most people say [[Snack Bar]], and it will take a while or SNAR for everything short, they mean the late night snack bar, which operates out of [[Whitman's Marketplace|Whitman's]] from 9 pm to settle1 am. If you have missed any meal during the current week,” said Heidi Duncan, a cook at Missionyou can use those meal points here.
==Facilities==
:The largest Meeting Room (220) offers 20 chairs at a conference table. It is A/V equipped, has a blackboard, and has a wonderful view to the north and east (especially of [[Chapin Hall]] and of [[Baxter Lawn]]).
 
Although not included in Doug's email, it's worth noting that Paresky has fantastic water fountains that fill up water bottles in a jiffy.
==See also==
*[http://www.williams.edu/goresources/studentcenter/webcam.php Live webcam of construction progress]*[http://www.williams.edu/go/studentcenterparesky/ Paresky Center main page]
*[http://wso.williams.edu/PhotoShare/album?id=316 Photos of interior as of March 15, 2006]
*[http://wso.williams.edu/PhotoShare/album?id=341 Photos of interior as of May 21, 2006]
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