"We didn't want it to look like an old boys club," Randall explains, noting that the color scheme and carpeting cannot be "typed."
The statue of the veiled Kronos and the clock sit in the room, as do some of the massive oil paintings that dominated the walls. A new addition is a portrait of Helen Keller that once hung in University Hall.
The massive stone fireplaces that sat on either side of the dining area have been incoporated into the two smaller rooms. They are both still operable, though cleaner than orginally planned due to damage to the stone.
The busts of John Harvard and George Washington remain on their respective mantles, and the two continue to stare out at each other.
The center of the room has become an airy staircase, and the southern light once absorbed by dark panelling reflects brightly off polished floors.
The still-recognizable Rotunda, once packed with large, round tables, is now a more intimate cafe run by C'est Bon.
Randall says that thus far, the comment cards have been largely positive, although Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr., chair of the Afro-American Studies Department, has requested that the cafe serve ribs.