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BLUE OWL
swoops into Campustown
Miranda Cantrell/Iowa State Daily
Patrons check out the Blue Owl Bar in Campustown on its opening night. The bar occupies the space formerly filled by Golden Wok. The bar also will be a breakfast diner in the mornings.
Bar, restaurant fills vacancy left by Golden Wok By Jared.Raney @iowastatedaily.com A new bar, called Blue Owl Bar, has joined Welch Avenue in the building where the restaurant Golden Wok used to be.
Along with the new bar will be a breakfast diner called Dinky Diner. Michael Roberts and Jason Crimmins, owners of Charlie Yoke’s, created the two new businesses. “What’s unique about it is that it’s been Golden Wok for a long time,” Crimmins said. “I don’t believe a lot of people have been in the building. I kind of think of it as kind of a hidden gem on Welch. It’s a nice space ... [and
with] the work we’ve done, we’ve made it nice — it’s a clean, com fortable environment.” The pair hopes to create a more relaxed atmosphere for college students in contrast with the lively atmosphere of Charlie Yoke’s. “We’ve had Charlie Yoke’s for a little over a year, and that’s a good-time party — kind of a crazy party,” Crimmins said. “[At Blue Owl] we’re looking for more
of a more relaxed [place to] come out with your buddies, your girl friends, whatever … to Welch, and you have someplace qui eter to hang out or to start your evening.” This development is com ing at an interesting time for Campustown, since the building Charlie Yoke’s currently occupies may be torn down in the near future by Kingland Systems to make room for office space.
The two owners are still in the process of finding Charlie Yoke’s a new home, Crimmins said, but they are excited about the new additions to Campustown. “I’m all for revitaliza tion to the Campustown area,” Roberts said. “The Blue Owl Bar will be a great addition to the Campustown area. It will be more of a chill-out bar that’s off the
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Dining to open Global Cafe as part of Harl Commons Venue offers coffee made with beans from Uganda By Michelle.Schoening @iowastatedaily.com
Photo courtesy of Dylan Clark
ISU Global Programs works to enhance food security and education for families in Uganda.
Iowa regents approve independent service learning program in Uganda Board establishes office as part of the university By Danielle.Ferguson @iowastatedaily.com ISU Global Programs has been ap proved to establish an office in Uganda as a nongovernmental organization. The Board of Regents unanimously, with the exception of absent Regent Ruth
Harkin, approved making the program in dependent at its June 5 meeting. “Registering as an independent entity would allow us to do research as Iowa State University,” said David Acker, associate dean of academic and global programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “We could operate our own education programs. We use [the] expertise of the university to help people in a rural part of Uganda.”
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Nearly 8,000 miles separate Uganda from Ames, but with the help of the Global Cafe, Uganda is Riley Eveleth/Iowa State Daily closer than ever. ISU Dining is sched The Global Cafe will be the only cafe on campus from which stuuled to open the Global dents can order a cup of coffee made with beans from Uganda. Cafe Tuesday in Harl Commons in Curtiss Hall. vice students work with the campus have contributed The cafe is significant as people of Uganda on agri to the program as well. “If there is one thing we the only cafe on campus culture, education, energy have learned from working from which students can and micro financing. “The partnership start in Uganda, it is that you receive a cup of coffee made with Ugandan beans. ed when one of our alums can’t just fix one thing,” “This will be the sixth came to us and said … Acker said. “You can’t go in type of coffee offered on we want Iowa State to go and say, ‘OK, if we fix ag campus,” said Brittney find a place in the world riculture, everything will Rutherford, ISU Dining that could use our help … be fine,’ but agriculture is marketing coordinator. “It be successful and a place connected to the economy, will be the first kiosk cafe where Iowa State could nutrition, schools and ev with plenty of space for work and make a contribu erything else.” Fifty percent of the tion,” said David Acker, as gathering.” The College of sociate dean of academic profit made by the Global Agriculture and Life Sci and global programs in the Cafe will go directly to the Center of Sustainable Rural ences, the Center for Sus College of Agriculture. The college leads the Livelihoods, which is a pro tainable Rural Livelihoods, Volunteer Efforts in Devel partnership with Uganda gram helping farmers and opment Cooperation and on behalf of the university, Makerere University ser but nearly all colleges on CAFE p8 >>
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