They also attended two orientations on cross-cultural awareness and safety basics to prepare for the trip, and were required to obtain a passport and immunizations. Each night during the trip, students will meet with instructors in a group setting to discuss the day's events. At noon on any given weekday, the corner of Neil and West 17th avenues is alive with activity. Professors toting briefcases walk briskly by. Students shouldering backpacks amble along in groups of twos and threes.
Classmates breeze past on bikes or rollerblades.
Buses and cars nudge their way through the congestion. Joe Palcsak witnessed and participated in this scene for 24 years. He stood in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, wielding his spatula and sharing his wit as he served up lunches of hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches and beef fajitas to the hungry that lined up in front of his cart. Last week was Palcsak's last as owner of Boss Doggs, the small company that operates the three hot dog stands on main campus. Palcsak has sold his half of the company to his brother, David, and moved to Colorado to start a personal chef business.