Last year Tuesday night was study night at the Mainstay, and there were regular jazz performances. It was an alternative for the non-Greek students. Senate discussed options to keep the Mainstay open but decided instead to put a snack shop and lounge in Olmsted. Anderson said she is not happy with the replacement. Recently there has been an addition to the Olmsted Lounge - arcade games.
Students can now hang out with friends and play a game of air hockey.
This addition has brought traffic to the lounge. Michael R. Ferrari, former president, agreed, and the school bought the plumbing-supply building and renovated it. The Kennel, later to become the Mainstay, was born. The Kennel was a nonalcoholic dance club. It lasted only a year.