The "Main Street effect" is something planners prepared for from the start by incorporating an escalator system to carry people through the atrium that cuts through the building and connects the upper and lower portions of the campus. This design feature earned the facility mention in a 2006 Association of College Unions International book as a best practice. Located on the fourth floor of Baker University Center, The Front Room Coffeehouse serves students, staff, and community members. Known to the community as simply, "Front Room," this coffee shop serves Starbucks coffee and espresso, Teavana teas, as well as food products made by the university's Culinary Services. Baker University Center also features dining venues including Latitude 39 Casual Dining and West 82 Food Court. The addition of new menu options as well as revised marketing efforts have made these venues a popular destination on campus. The venues are operated by Ohio University Culinary Services and they accept Flex Points and Bobcat Cash as well as most major credit cards. Architecture and features The design of the facility has garnered several honors. In 2007, Baker University Center won two Golden Trowel awards from the International Masonry Institute, including the grand prize of Best Project in Ohio for its terrazzo floor art and another prize for its distinctive interior masonry features. In 2008, Baker University Center was awarded the grand prize with honors from Learning by Design, an organization that recognizes excellence in educational facilities. The building literally connects the historic College Green with the more contemporary parts of campus. The facility also earned the 2008 Facility Design Award from the Association of College Unions International, which annually distinguishes excellence in the design of student unions and other student-centered building on college campuses. Baker University Center has a variety of spaces that can be reserved by students, student organizations, university affiliates and external users through Baker University Center's Event Services office. These facilities include the Baker Ballroom, The formal '1804 Lounge', The 'Bobcat Student Lounge', The Honors Collegium, multipurpose and conference rooms, lounges, promotional tables and display spaces. Additionally, the Wall of Presidents, featuring portraits of the university's past presidents, is located in the Grand Hallway adjacent to the Baker Center Ballroom. A novel acoustical quality of the baker 'rotunda' upon entering from the Park Place entrance, is that an individual standing at the center of the hall can create an echo effect,