An Architectural Anomaly
By Natalie Andreoletti | October 10, 2002The legend goes like this: A long time ago, an architect at the University got a little confused.
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The legend goes like this: A long time ago, an architect at the University got a little confused.
I t's Sunday night. The absence of car and foot traffic on Grounds is almost surreal. Then, all of a sudden, 10 robust tow trucks with flashing lights dappling the night sky come tearing down McCormick Road.
Rob Archer came rushing in through the newspaper-covered doors of Arch's Frozen Yogurt. The restaurant - known throughout the University as the place for study-break indulgence - has gotten a facelift. "We've done it all ourselves," Rob, the store's owner, said of the work he and his wife Sandy have done. The Arch's on the Corner has undergone renovation for four months and will reopen tomorrow with a whole new taste. "You should just see how excited I get," Rob said, adding ingredients into his new espresso machine to make the first-ever Arch's vanilla latte.
Catherine Mason wore cowboy boots for the first time this summer. The second-year College student had only known the wilds of Richmond before deciding to fly out to Wyoming and work on a ranch. "I never really considered myself a 'Western' person, but I loved "Hey Dude" as a child, and I thought it was a good summer for that kind of experience," Mason said. While only about 260 University undergraduates are native West Coasters, ranging from Arizona to the Dakotas, others who have been eastbound their whole lives want to know what it could be like to work in a fly-fishing store or on a barren ranch. "The people in Montana made so much fun of me at first," said third-year College student Jaime Cattano, who worked on a ranch this summer.
