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Show Friday, y Feb. ,29,; 200 features@statesman. usu.edu i By DEBRA HAWKINS news senior writer Sometimes between the cold and the snow, USU can seem a dreary place, but it does have its hidden gems. Some of the unique places of beauty on campus include the O.C. Tanner Lounge, The Hatch Room and The Caine Room. The O.C. Tanner Lounge The ninth floor of the Business building holds the O.C. Tanner Lounge, a room quite unlike any other room on campus. Around 1969, right as the Business building was nearing completion, O.C. Tanner came to visit. Standing at the bottom of the building and looking up, he asked what the top of the building was used for. When he was told it would just be used for mechanical storage, he decided to pay to have the space changed into something different, said Alta Markeson, executive development director for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. f i "He knew the views from the space were unparalleled, that to have no public windows would be wasting the space," Markeson said. "He paid to have the brick removed and the room remodeled." Markeson said after Tanner gave the initial money to remodel the room, he has continued to give money to maintain the room and update it with new features. Tanner dedicated the room to the "young people of the West" in memory of his three sons, with the desire of making one of the most beautiful rooms in the West, Markeson. "1 think the room is special," Markeson said. "The views are hard to beat. We work to keep the room a beautiful, wonderful room that would be worthy of Mr. Tanner." Markeson said the room is frequently used for meetings and classes, but the room is not readily available for students to visit whenever the)' would like because the elevator opens right into the room. However, if students do get the opportunity to visit the room, Markeson said their first reaction will be awe. "People are always first amazed by the spectacular views of the valley," Markeson said. "This is an extraordinary room." TOP LEFT PICTURE IS A VIEW OF OLD M A I N from the O.C. Tanner Lounge in the Business building. Bottom left shows chairs that furnish the room. Bottom right showcases art hung on a wall.This room is typically used for meetings and private luncheons. O. C.Tanner dedicated this room to the "young people of the West" in memory of his three sons, with the desire of making it one of the most beautiful rooms in the THE CAINE ROOM IS LOCATED IN the Family Life Building on campus and is used for things like master classes and university receptions. Photo courtesy of Bzabeth Rogers West. DEBRA HAWKINS photos The Caine Room A room containing Waterford lamps, chandeliers, Victorian chairs and a grand piano doesn't sound like it could be found on a college campus, but USU's Caine Room contains all of this and more. The renovation of the room to what it is today was provided Kathryn Caine Wanlass, who suggested the general theme and name for the room, but the actual design was left up to the interior design department, said Elizabeth Rogers, interior designer of the room and retired interior design professor. ; • •< ./••;- . . . . , ,,. . ... .. : ' "(Wanlass) suggested the general style and colors to be used, and she also requested that the room be named for members of the Caine family. Her grandfather and father had been active in the growth of USU in the areas of administration and dairy science," Rogers said, . .:_•••-,. .J'••'•'-.-•;'• Rogers said the dean of interior design at the time of the renovation, Bonita Wyse, stipulated the room had to be used for certain objectives, including a teaching laboratory for interior design students, a reception place for university events and a place to house some of the collections from the college of family life. Wanlass requested French furniture be used, and the color be celadon, which is a pale tint of green. The original molding on the walls and ceilings were retained, and the original flooring was exposed and refinished. "The Caine Room has been used for many "7\J.; elegant university events, including graduation teas," Rogers said. "The room continues to be used today as a teaching laboratory for interior design students." [MSce ROOMS, page 6 The trade of pawn shop owners, the 'Wal-Mart of used stuff By Dl LEWIS assistant features editor R A N D A N D N O R R H E N D R I C K S OF Fast Cache Pawn in Logan look at a wrench to decide if it is priced correctly. Rand said the pawn shop he and his father Norr Hendricks coown is basically a business that gives small loans. People can bring in items they own, and the pawn shop will give them money for them, while charging a fee for interest He said the store also just buys items people are looking to sell. TYLER LARSON photo From diamond rings to new guitars, Rand Hendricks sees it all. As co-owner of Fast Cache Pawn, Rand handles the wide variety of items people bring in to trade for cash. Rand said the pawn shop he and his father Norr Hendricks co-own is basically a business that gives small loans. People can bring in items they own, and the pawn shop will give them money for them, while charging a fee for interest. He said the store also just buys items people are looking to sell. Rand said his typical fee for the pawn loan is around $10. The items are then stored until either the person comes and pays the loan or the item is not picked up. Rand said if the item is not claimed after 30 days, he puts it up for sale in the store. "It's fun sometimes to help people out," Rand said. "This money could help people keep their heat on." He said the interest he charges is lower than a bounced check fee or the interest on a payday loan. Because pawn shops accept a wider variety of items than an antique store and offer money in return, unlike a thrift store, Rand said he sees a lot of unique items. The most unusual thing he said he remembers is an old working foot-pedal organ. However, one look at the walls and shelves of the store filled with CDs, snowboards, electronics, instruments, action figures, guns, jewelry, china, bicycles, tools and an even wider variety of miscellaneous items makes it easy to believe Rand has seen his share of interesting things. "1 do everything," he said, laughing. "I'm kind of like the Wal-Mart of used stuff." But it is not the things he sees that are his favorite part of the job. "I enjoy the hours. It gives me time to go to my daughter's basketball eames and coach mv son's team," he said. "I can get the family stuff done." Rand said he opens the store at 9:30 a.m., making sure there is enough money to cover the loans needed for the day. He said a computer program tells him which items in the basement are past their reclaim date, and he brings them up to the shop to go on sale. One of the difficult parts of the job is gun sales because it must be done correctly, Rand said. In order to sell guns, Norr said all the buyers have to pass a background check through the Bureau of Criminal Identification. To buy a long gun, he said the buyer must be at least 18 years old. Restrictions for hand guns are tighter, and a buyer must be at least 21 years old and a Utah resident, he said. Rand said another difficult aspect of the job is staying up •\M See PAWN, page 8 |