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25 2011
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Biofuels grant to make changes in University, nation College of Natural Resources receives $4 million grant to change biofuels landscape. Jessie Halpern Staff Writer
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A new two-story Chick-fil-A will be opening in the Spring of 2012 at Cameron Village.
Landmark Chick-fil-A coming Spring 2012 Popular fast food chain picks Raleigh for two-story concept store. Andrew Branch Deputy News Editor
Chick-fil-A is coming to Cameron Village on Groundhog Day 2012 after 25 years of trying—and it will be in a two-story building. John Pharr, senior vice president of Regency, Cameron Village’s operator, said Chick-fil-A is preparing to grow into heavy urban centers and selected Raleigh over its own hometown, Atlanta, for its test store. Featuring two drive-thrus, as well as an elevator and
Pharr said Cameron Village made second-f loor outdoor seating, the building, which will be the first-ever an offer too good for Chick-fil-A to refuse. two-story restaurant “They felt that Camfor the food chain, will eron has had such a be a radical change for long and storied hisChick-fil-A, according tory in the retail world to Pharr. that…certainly when The current location this block was offered has been in the works to them, it was in their for five to six years, acterms kind of a nocording to Pharr. brainer,” Pharr said. “It’s complicated,” “This is absolutely Pharr said. “WhenevJohn Pharr, senior vice where they wanted to er you have a company president of Regency do the first concept that’s doing something store.” that they’ve never done Chick-fil-A was given the plot due to before, it takes exponentially longer because everything has to be re-in- their professionalism and willingness to work with the shopping center’s devented.”
“This is absolutely where they wanted to do the first concept store.”
mands. “We would never have offered the location that they are doing to [any other fast food restaurant].” Seating 200 people on the inside alone, Pharr said the store is poised to become a destination. “They will do probably triple in revenue what a normal Chick-fil-A does and they are prepared to accommodate that demand,” Pharr said. Pharr said the company’s work on the project was second to none. “I’ve been in the real estate business for 30 years, and I have never seen one entity go to this level of
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The College of Natural Resources has received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to further their research in biofuels. The College of Natural Resources is a member of the Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems and will be using the grant, along with several other universities, to conduct research and field work on deriving biofuels in a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly manner. Steve Kelley department head and professor in forest biomaterials, is serving as the primary investigator for N.C. State’s use of the grant. The grant will be used to fund research on how to create biofuels from trees, and harvesting residues with the goal of eliminating the need to use corn to generate biofuels. Although use of corn-based biofuels results in a slight decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, Kelley said there are negative aspects of using a food item as a fuel source. “Corn for ethanol is grown on agricultural quality land, and if we want to make a fuel out of our corn, at some point that will impact the price of food. But we have to do better, in particular where we don’t compete with food,” Kelley said. Dan Robison, co-investigator on the
Bakery, gelato bar may come to Cameron Village Sugarland bakery excited to make its way over to new Raleigh location in Cameron Village. Sruthi Mohan Staff Writer
Sugarland, currently located on East Franklin Street near UNC-Chapel Hill, is planning on opening up a new store in Cameron Village around Valentine’s Day 2012. If the lease is resigned on Franklin Street, the Raleigh location will be an expansionary store; if not, Sugarland will be moving to Raleigh. They are known mostly for their cupcakes, gelato and a full-service bar that incorporates the 24 daily gelato flavors into various frozen martinis. Katrina Ryan, who serves as coowner along with her husband, said the lease negotiations for the store location in Cameron Village are underway. Ryan said there are no disagreements regarding the leasing contract and it is simply the final formalities
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Blood Orange - Blood Orange gelato, Cointreau, Mandarine Napoleon and premium vodka Nutty Irishman - Hazelnut gelato, Bailey’s Irish Cream and premium vodka Gelato Colada - Pina Colada Gelato with Malibu Coconut and pineapple rum Sugarita- Lemon gelato, fresh lime, Madarine Napoleon and Sauza tequila
Building a better ‘Paranormal Activity’
Source: Katrina Ryan & SugarlandChapelHill.com
that are being worked out. “It is an old building and various things have to be paid for before the actual handing over of the keys,” Ryan said. After three and a half years of success, the owners are looking forward to expanding and making their services and products more accessible to the greater North Carolina community. Sugarland has been featured on Food
Latest entry in ‘Paranormal Activity’ series brings some of the best scares yet. See page 5.
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A favorite among students and visitors to Chapel Hill, Sugarland is a locallyowned bakery and dessert cafe located on historic Franklin Street.
Network, the Martha Stewart Show and has done cakes for First Lady Michelle Obama. They were invited to participate in Food Network’s Cup-
cake Wars in July, but were unable to do so because of scheduling con-
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State Fair brings public awareness to University organizations Every year, N.C. State extends its community to the public at the fair. Sarah Dashow Staff Writer
For many people, the State Fair is a fun time for friends, family, rides, fried foods and candied apples, but for N.C. State, it’s much more. The 2011 State Fair lasted 11 days, from Oct. 13-23, and had 1,009,173 visitors. For some professors and students, the State Fair is an opportunity to extend their research and education to the general public. Walt Wolfram,
associate professor in the English department and director of the North Carolina Language and Life project, had a booth on North Carolina dialects, and David Tarpy, associate professor in the entomology department, had a booth on bees and beekeeping. “As a land grant institution, I think it helps us connect with the public in a really concrete way. So people come up, they tell us dialect stories. They sit down, and they tell us words that they know,” Wolfram said. “In one respect, we can’t show you the record-breaking pumpkin, but we can sort of demonstrate how culturally rich North Carolina is in terms of its dialect heritage.” Wolfram had student volunteers
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working the booth and said most are very enthusiastic about being there and having a chance to talk to many different people. He said this excitement brings back a public energy to campus and inspires people to do more public education programs. Tarpy’s beekeeping booth worked as part of a larger community display with apiary (bee yard) inspection division services. “This is a great collaborative venture that we have to volunteer and educate the mass public about bees and beekeeping, so our component is relatively small. We, in essence, support the apiary inspection service in their effort to put all that on,” Tarpy
said. “I think it’s this collaborative relationship with the Department of Agriculture, and working in tandem on bettering beekeeping in the state on many different levels... so it’s a central and important annual event.” Tarpy also had students volunteer at the booth, and members of the N.C. State Entomology Department helped judge the honey and hive products in the State Fair competitions. Through faculty-run booths and student volunteers, N.C. State is able to extend its research and
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College of Design dean displays drawings
Library exhibit encourages visitors to start drawing. See page 6.
Women’s rugby continues domination
NCSU WRFC takes down UNC-A and Tennessee. See page 8.
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