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Eagan graduate, students shine light on India’s issues

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by Jessica Harper

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Viroopa Volla, a junior paul at Harvard University in jarvis Massachusetts, has spent the past two years worknews ing to solve societal problems in India, her birthApple Valley couple place. invents toy that Volla, who grew up in it is hoped will Eagan, serves as executive capture the president of the school’s imagination of U.S.-India Initiative, children across the which aims to address country. jessica social, economic, envi5A friedman ronmental and political issues in India with help news from college students in India and the United Coodinator of States. Armful of Love Photo submitted Now the 20-year-old campaign has a is bringing the program Viroopa Volla, a student at Harvard University, has expanded the college’s U.S.-India Initiative to her alma mater, wealth of Eagan High School, as well as Rosemount, Eastview and Eden Prairie high schools. About 25 students have joined to her alma mater, Eaexperience gan High School, as well the new program, which was created earlier this month. running the local as Rosemount, Eastview organization. global health policy at distributed at the high sue and Eden Prairie high schools. Harvard, and said she schools and on Har7A anderson Volla said the move was inhopes to promote invard’s campus, is exspired by her younger brother, novative solutions for pected to be published dakota arts Sylesh, who is a senior at Eagan global health. in late January. An onHigh School and took an interest The group of 25 line version will be creTonic Sol-Fa this week news in the initiative. high school students ated around the same Code Type: UPC Version A will perform at Stats: 0 Customer: 3242-ECM Publishers “I found it interesting that the Burnsville will address these time, Volla said. Order #: P34915-017 MAG: 1.00 P.O. #: BWA: 0.0020 there is all this talent in the high Performing Arts issues on “The greatest Ordered By: Symbol Width: 1.4690 Polarity: Positive Up Symbol Height: 1.0200 school that is underCenter after its gig smaller scale challenge will be get- Date Run: 05/29/2002 Flexo Width: 0.0000 utilized,” she said. at Orchestra Hall by creating a ting everything submit Like Volla and her was cancelled. semi-annual Viroopa Volla ted and making it look shaun brother, all the students They connect with college stumagazine, professional,” she said. Back Page johnson involved in the high school program dents in India through social media published by Harvard, that focuses Volla said she hopes the proso far are of Indian descent and are throughout the year and attend two on India’s ills and solutions to those gram will build confidence among interested in their roots. summer conferences in India. problems. the teens and reassure them that “Many go back to visit family Volla was inspired to join the Topics in the first edition will student too can bring about change. and don’t do much,” Volla said. “I group by a Harvard class that chal- include U.S.-India relations, so- The students will also be able to think this is a good way for them to lenged students to develop solutions cial entrepreneurship and social apply to attend the U.S-India Inigive back.” to a problem in Southeast Asia. The issues in India, said Volla, who tiative’s two summer conferences in Students involved in the Har- top two projects, including Volla’s, plans to keep in contact with the India. 8 34493 00023 6 vard program work together to spur received funding and were imple- students via email and occasional “It will be a great opportunity social entrepreneurship and to solve mented abroad. Volla’s initiate pro- meetings. for high school and college stuwater quality, transit congestion vided a digital library in rural India. “This isn’t just a high school ac- dents to connect,” Volla said. and limited access to health care She hoped to continue her work tivity,” she said. “It’s something they General 952-894-1111 in India. Social entrepreneurship in India and soon connected with can take ownership in and make a Jessica Harper is at jessica.harper@ Distribution 952-846-2070 includes projects or businesses that the U.S.-India Initiative program. Advertising 952-846-2011 ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sundifference.” aim to create social change. Volla is studying economics and The first issue, which will be thisweek.

Saks Fifth off 5th to be Eagan outlet anchor by Jessica Harper

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Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th will be the anchor of an upscale outlet mall planned for Eagan. Paragon Outlet Partners, a Balitmore-based real estate development firm, announced on Monday the

upscale clothing store will open a 28,000-square-foot store at its newest outlet center, which is slated to open in November 2014 in the Cedar Grove Redevelopment District. “We recognized the opportunity and growth potential in the Paragon Outlets

Twin Cities in Eagan,” said Robert Wallstrom, president of Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th in a Dec. 3 news release. “This location will enable us to continue to deliver our distinct merchandise offerings and service to area residents and visitors in the Minneapolis-St. Paul mar-

ketplace.” Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th is a tenant at several Paragon outlet malls throughout the nation. “Many tenants follow us from one project to another,” Development Partner for Paragon Kelvin Antill said at a Nov. 21 council meeting.

“We feel the key to our outlet projects is in strong tenant relationships.” Plans for the $100 million center calls for an outdoor complex that includes a mix of large and small retail stores. Paragon envisions the 408,000-square-foot mall

will have 100 different upscale stores. “As we create a dominant outlet center in the Twin Cities market, the addition of Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th represents our steadfast commitment to offer customers convenient access to a collecSee Saks, Page 5A


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