CU’s new C4C more than a great place to eat

The Center for Community has quickly been gaining a reputation as a prime place to eat on campus.

“The C4C is awesome because there are tons of options and the food is good,” said Dianne Callaghan, an 18-year-old freshman physics major.

Joe Vandeven, a 22 year-old senior philosophy major, said the food offered at the center is an improvement.

“The food is of a far higher quality,” Vandeven said. “I feel like it’s not nearly as greasy as food we have had in the past and they use good ingredients.”

According to a CU news release, the C4C has seating for 900 students and the dining hall is by far the largest on campus.

In addition to the nine culinary features in the dining hall and a grab-n-go, the C4C has a bakery and a late-night eatery where students can use their Munch Money to buy pizza, coffee, ice cream and more.

Philip Simpson, assistant director of CU-Boulder’s Facilities Planning office, said both of the restaurants as well as the grab-n-go upstairs will have a bike-up/walk-up service in the future so students can get their orders through a window on the go.

“Students will also be able to place their orders via text message,” Simpson said.

Students said the restaurants downstairs offer comfortable environments as well as a large seating area where students can eat, study, or just hang out.

“It’s a really new and upbeat atmosphere,” said Jessica Mc Laughlin, a senior English major who works at the C4C.

According to the news release, the C4C has 183,000 gross square feet of program space and 140,000 gross square feet of parking space.

The C4C is becoming home the offices of many campus organizations, such as Housing and Dining Services, the BuffOne Card office, Disability Services, Career Services, International Education, Multicultural Affairs, Victim Assistance and Parent Relations.

Since most of these offices now reside in either Hallet Hall or Willard Hall, the additional space in those buildings will be converted into student housing with enough room for more than 360 beds, according to the news release.

According to the news release, the revenue from the recovered dorm rooms will help pay off the cost of building the C4C over the next 25 years. The $84.4 million project is also being paid off through bonds that are being repaid through private funding, parking fees, and housing and dining revenue.

Simpson said the C4C was designed to provide a one-stop shop for student services and dining.

He said, “What’s different about the C4C is that it is one of the few projects that I have worked on on campus that is a true place for students.”

Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Kevin Stockton at Kevin.stockton@colorado.edu.