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The Rambler
Wesleyan alumna becomes new owner of Scampi's Italian Cafe
Scam pi's Italian Cafe on Magnolia Street has Welseyan alumna as
new owner.
Photo By Rachel Stevens
By Christy Awad/ Features Editor
The Rambler
Finals are almost upon us. II
you're looking for a place to
break away from the books for a
lew minutes, consider Scampi's
Italian Cafe on 1057 W.
Magnolia in Fort Worth.
You might even receive
some sympathy from new owner
Ann Diakis, a 1MK7 Wesleyan
graduate.
Scampi's offers primarily
Italian food. Diakis said that she
is from Greece and has incorpo-
rated some Greek entrees into
the m.enu since becoming the
owner on Sept. 15.
. The restaurant is small, but
with an open atmosphere.
Watercolor paintings cover the
walls and live pansies decorate
each table.
"I'm trying to enhance it a
little," she said. "I'm trying to
give the , atmosphere a
Mediterranean flare."
Diakis said the business is
small and her menu is composed
of mainly 10 items. Prices range
from $3.95 for a spaghetti entree
to $5.65 for a lasagna entree.
Entrees come with a fresh
salad and garlic bread. The daily
special costs $4.59, while the
Greek lunch special every Friday
is $5.25.
The shell and meatballs is a
delicious manicotti-filled shell
with meatballs and spaghetti.
It's a blend of oregano spices,
parsely and ricotta cheese.
"You get not just a delicious
meal, but a lot of food. It's
pasta, so you get your food fast,"
said Diakis.
Indeed, the service is both
speedy and friendly. Customers
order at the register and receive
drinks and salads immediately,
and an entree is brought out
shortly after it has been ordered.
Diakis said she manages a
staff of four people, including
her father who is the chef.
"It's a lot more personal
than my past managing experi-
ences," said Diakis. "I'm at the
register, in the kitchen, answer-
ing phones ... I do everything.
It's a lot different because I have
to manage myself."
Diakis said that it is also a
learning experience to work w ith
family. "I work with my Dad,
and he works for me, but I come
in and I feel like I'm back in
high school," she said laughing-
ly
While she was a
mass communication
major at Wesleyan,
Diakis took a few
marketing classes
that she said have
helped her business
ventures.
"Dr. (Sandra)
Hart made ' an
absolutely huge
impression on me. 1
don't have the bud-
get to hire someone
to.do my advertising,
so 1 have to do it
myself. I really feel
like my education at
Wesleyan helped
me," she said.
Scampi's has a
good Wesleyan
clientele, according
to Diakis. "1 kefcp in
touch with a lot of
Wesleyan alumni that were there
when I graduated," she said.
Diakis said she is waiting
for Dave Voskuil, vice president
of enrollment and student ser-
vices, to eat at Scampi's. She
said that his secretary Frannie
Sanders dines there regularly.
"Being at Wesleyan was
probably some of the best times
I've had," said Diakis. "1 made
friends there that stayed with me
10 years later. Six of us that
graduated in '87 still hang out
together. We have an annual
Christmas party,
. "1 think about Wesleyan all
the time," said Diakis.
Senior Kelly Holze and junior Tony Sanchez tell Santa (Dr. Toni Smith, marketing
professor) what they want for Christmas.
Photo by Khampha Bouaphanh
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Senior pledges honor friends,
contribute to annual fund
By Herman McKissic
The Rambler
Gift-giving can be tricky
sometimes, but one trick is to
choose a gift that continues to
give. The senior class gift is like
that.
A graduating senior can make
a pledge to the annual fund at
Texas Wesleyan. The pledge can
be made now or for the 1996-97
annual fund.
The annual fund, established
in the early 1980s, helps fund the
operating needs of the University.
Wesleyan receives 85 percent of
its funding from tuition but that
does not cover the cost of educat-
ing each student. The annual fund
contributes five percent of the cost
of education.
In the 1993-94 school year,
the annual fund became a program
in which individual students con-
tributed at their discretion.
Director of annual giving Julie
MacMillan said the individual
project received a better response.
A pledge for $25 or more
enables a graduating senior to
acknowledge two people who
have impacted their college
careers. The advancement office
forwards a certificate to the hon-
orees when they receive the
pledge.
This makes an official "thank
you." A pledge of $100 or more
enables the student to honor two
* people with certificates and also to
'receive a personalized brickf for
the donor walkway in front of the
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In the 1994-95 school year,
when the senior brick offer was
introduced, 36 students signed up.
Despite getting a late start for the
school year, the response has been
positive.
According to MacMillan,' the
goal is to double last year's
amount to 20 percent. In order to
do that MacMillan said they
would have to raise $850,000.
Through October they have
raised $155,980. This surpassed
last year's contributions in the
same time frame, which was
$102,318. Senior^ contributions
are added to that total.
The Phone-a-Thon has helped
raise contributions for the annual
fund since it has changed from a
volunteer system. The new sys-
tem uses paid callers who work
three hours a night. They have
almost doubled the pledges from
320 last year to 616 this year.
They have also receive two $1,000
pledges from people who never
gave before.
The Phone-a-Thon will end
tomorrow. MacMillan said the
goal is to surpass 750 pledges.
MacMillan said she encour-
ages students to contribute to the
apnual fund because "it is a way
for students to be introduced to
supporting their school." The
contributions to the annual fund
also help keep tuition down by
underwriting the cost of educating
students.
MacMillan also stressed that
"it is not the size of the gift that
matters, but the gift itself." She
added that even $5 will be appre-
ciated and She said wants to thank
everyone who gives to the annual
fund, including Wesleyan employ-
ees.
Graduating seniors can con-
tribute to the annual fund during
the span of the program, which
begins June 1 and ends On May 31
of the next year. Seniors interest-
ed in contributing to the annual
fund can call MacMillan at exten-
sion 4200.
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or "Recipe for Happiness, " is sponsored by the
Salvation Army and work's in conjunction with Angel
Tree, a Channel 5 media-sponsored drive to provide
clothing for children with parents in prison.
According to Joanne Cor, Salvation Army volun-
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placed in every Kroger and Winn Dixie grocery store
in the metroplex. Shoppers may pick up a box as they
enter a store, fill it with the ingredients listed on the
outside and either leave it with the store or bring it to
the Salvation Army shelter located at 1855 E.
Lancaster Ave., she said. The boxes are distributed to
Angel Tree recipients and leftovers are given to other
needy families, Cor said. •
Another avenue for giving this holiday season is
through Meals on Wheels, an organization which pro-
vides 1,800 meals per day for senior citizens and
people who are unable to prepare food for themselves.
Roger Partridge, director of marketing, said the orga-
nization does not distribute any extra food at
Christmas, but it does have a need for items such as
blankets, gloves or other items that provide warmth.
He said each meal costs $3.25 and can be pur-
chased at any time... If money is tight, Meals on
Wheels will also accept volunteers. The organization
runs 135 volunteer routes per day, each route taking
about one hour to complete, and volunteers in the
Texas Wesleyan area are definitely needed, Partridge
said.
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