As a result of the demolition of Harden Dining Hall, formerly located in North Area, some changes have been made to accommodate students’ dining needs during the fall semester.

A new dining hall, Lakeside, is currently under construction.

Lakeside Dining Hall will be attached to Moseley Center adjacent to Lake Mary Nell. Its construction is slated for completion this coming January. It will hold a high-ceilinged, large complex with similar seating capacity and size to Colonnades Dining Hall.

Junior Jacob Grady expressed surprise at the news of another dining hall under construction.

“I didn’t know there was one,” Grady said about Lakeside. “Living off campus I don’t know too much.”

Grady, who is currently living in the Station at Mill Point, also said he was pleased of the prospects of Lakeside.  Freshman Claire Fox displayed similar enthusiasm.

“I’m super excited about the new dining hall. This will offer more options for our friends that have different meal plans,” she said.

Katie Fitzgerald, another freshman, agreed Lakeside’s completion would create a fun alternative.

Until the completion of Lakeside, Colonnades Dining Hall will be temporarily expanded, according to Kate Nelson, marketing manager for Elon Dining Services.

“1889 has been converted into part of Colonnades Dining Hall for this semester only,” Nelson said. “This was done to accommodate additional patrons.”

But once Lakeside is operational in the spring, the restaurant will return to its full service capacity, she said.

Nelson also spoke of two other new dining accommodations.

“We have created a new concept named ‘McGo,’ located in Downstairs McEwen near Elon Chicken Strips, where students can utilize the reusable to-go container program to take a dining hall meal to-go,” Nelson said.

McEwen is the sole location for the reusable to-go container program. This is an effort to streamline the program so students have a dedicated spot to seek out to-go meals, Nelson said.

The Danieley Center will also experience changes concerning dining facilities. The Danieley Deli will be converted into one of Aramark Food Service’s Provisions on Demand markets, a concept that Aramark debuted in 2009 at nearly 600 colleges and universities in the United States.

According to Nelson, returning students should see a nearly indiscernible difference of food options provided within the new Danieley setup.