Iowa State students living in Friley Hall no longer have to brave the weather elements and dodge cars traveling on Lincoln Way to have a convenience store experience.

The C-Store in Friley Hall provides the high-voltage fluorescent lighting with the typical convenience store first aisle selection of candy bars and gum.

The C-Store, which is located across from the Union Drive Depot opened its doors to residents living in the Union Drive Association late last semester.

Not until recently has it maintained regular full-time hours.

The store will also undergo a name change later this semester by eliminating its temporary name of C-Store.

A contest is currently being conducted to help find a new name for the store.

People can enter the contest at the store, with the winner receiving a portable CD player.

Anthony Davis, C-Store employee and a junior in hotel, restaurant and institution management, said he has seen a lot of students frequent the store since he started this semester.

“What I’ve heard is a lot of people come in right before we close,” Davis said.

The C-Store is open daily from 9:30 a.m. until 11 p.m.

The C-Store is stocked with ice, pop, juice, hot and cold coffee, cappuccino, frozen pizza, fresh-baked cookies and pastries, cooked slices of pizza and ice cream.

Sanitary items, such as Kleenex, paper towels, maxi pads, bleach and laundry detergent, also are available.

“It’s got a lot of good stuff,” said Gary Walters, senior in statistics, during his first visit to the store to buy an ice cream sandwich.

“I was surprised,” Walters said.

Davis said the store will be getting new things every day.

Since its opening, Davis said a suggestion list has been made for items students want that are not available at the store.

He said the list is almost two pages long.

An item heavily requested since the start of the new semester has been milk.

Davis said the store is expected to carry milk within the next few weeks.

The prices are competitive and mostly reasonable, with candy bars costing only 50 cents.

Davis said everything in the store is tax exempt, except for the bottle deposit charge on selected beverages.

People can pay by credit card, cash, check, ATM checking card and ISU debit card.

Business seems to be going well so far, he said.

An empty spot on the shelf Monday, once was stocked with Keebler’s Soft Batch chocolate chip cookies.

“People come in and buy a variety of stuff, but the thing I see leave out of here most is coffee and cappuccino,” Davis said.