The remodeling of Pollock Dining Commons may slightly inconvenience students now, but the result next fall will be dining halls with modern, high-tech designs.

The renovation, which began Monday, will upgrade the decor and food services at Pollock, Pollock Dining Commons Manager Jim Hopey said. The new commons will be more modern than Redifer and Waring, he said.

Hopey said the commons has not changed since 1959 when it was built. "Some students' parents ate there," he said.

The remodeling is for the students, Hopey said, and will entail some minor inconveniences, including closing one dining hall. Usually two Pollock dining rooms are open for dinner, but only Dining Room C will be open for dinner for the rest of the semester.

But Hopey said he has not received any complaints from students over the changes or the remodeling.

Demolition Dinners -- served while construction goes on in the dining room above, additional seats in Dining Room C and extended hours have kept the food lines down, Hopey said.

The Demolition Dinners are available Monday through Friday near the Pollock post office and consist of one entree -- either a hoagie or salad -- and four additional items, such as chips, cookies, candy bars and drinks.

Hopey said the dinners, which cost the same as a dining hall dinner, have taken the pressure off Dining Room C. On Tuesday night, 51 percent of students ate Demolition Dinners, and 49 percent ate in Dining Room C, Hopey said.

These dinners are convenient for students in a hurry or for those too busy to eat in the dining hall, Hopey said. "Students love this," he said.

Jennifer Fletcher (sophomore-exercise science) said it resembles R.C. Proffitt's, the evening snack shop in the Pollock Union Building.

Hopey said another change is that 45 seats were added to Dining Room C by moving the food bars.

Dining Room C's hours have been extended 30 minutes to 7 p.m. Demolition Dinners are open regular dinner hours from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Most Pollock students agree that the commons needs renovation and that the minor inconveniences are worth it.

Sheri Abrams (sophomore-elementary education) said she can weather the longer lines and bigger crowds if "it's going to be like South."

Robert Irlan (freshman-accounting) said everything is a "little hectic right now," but people will get used to it.

But Laura Antonak (senior-accounting) said she is not interested in the remodeling because she is a senior and will not reap the benefits. She said while the renovations are necessary, they should be postponed until summer.

Hopey said full construction will begin when the semester ends. The commons will be closed all summer for the remodeling. The goal is for the commons to be ready by Aug. 17 when students begin arriving for Fall Semester, Hopey said.