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New WMU Dining Hall Opens

Andy Robins
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WMUK

Western Michigan University unveils its newest student cafeteria Thursday, September 1.

The $36 million Valley Dining Center can serve up to a thousand people at a time and includes five restaurants. It opens to students and the general public on Friday.

Western President John Dunn and other officials will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m.

The new dining hall is near the Goldsworth Valley complex of dorms where many of the university's first-year students live.

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Andy Robins has been WMUK's News Director since 1998 and a broadcast journalist for over 24 years. He joined WMUK's staff in 1985. Under his direction, WMUK has received numerous awards for news reporting.