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Dining Hall Renovations Debut in Lowell, Winthrop

Even when all is running smoothly, Lowell will have a more stringent interhouse policy than it has had in the past--residents may bring only one guest to weekday lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.

Despite the restrictions, students continue to flock to the gleaming new dining halls.

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Alexandra E. McNitt, a Harvard University Dining Services project manager who oversaw the process, said the renovations completely gutted the old serveries and started from scratch.

The renovations were overdue, she said.

"The cooks could hardly move around, and the facilities were old," McNitt said.

Three years ago, all dining hall managers and staff went on retreat to discuss how they envisioned the dining halls in 10 years, including what kind of meals would be served and what the dining halls would look like.

"This is the culmination of the realization of our vision," she said. "The idea was to create a space in which people feel like they're walking into their own kitchen."

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