6 I WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2003 New, larger Creamery location offers same taste By Josh Pontrolli FOR THE COLLEGIAN Beginning in March 2004, construction for a new University Creamery will take place at the comer of Bigler Road and Curtin Road. The Creamery will move from its current home id Borland Lab to a new food science building, and officials hope it will be opened by January 2006. “Curtin and Shortlidge is like Boardwalk and Park Place it’s a wonderful location,” said Tom Palehak, manager of the Creameiy. “We’re seeing and eventually, [the will be central to cam- Creamei pus.” PSU’s 150th anniversary Soon University Creamery cus tomers will have another flavor of ice cream to choose from. To celebrate Penn State’s sesqui centennial or 150th anniversary in 2005, the Creamery will develop a new flavor dreamed up by customers. Some students have already started to think of potential entries to add to the 110 current flavors. “I would name it Nittany ‘Nana,” said Sarah Lewing (freshman-hotel and restaurant management). “It would be banana ice cream with banana chunks and a ribbon of chocolate.” N< ' 500 suggestions have already been 1,000 are anticipat ed, said Eston Martz, a sesquicentennial commit tee member. The committee oversees the contest, as well as events for the anniversary celebration. Anyone can suggest a flavor name and ingredi ents until December 31 by sending an e-mail mes sage or visiting the official entry Web site. Once the committee chooses a winner, he or she will receive a-complimentary half-gallon of ice cream and a copy of a commemorative sesquicentennial book. “It’s tradition that the Creamery will develop a new ice cream for certain special events and a good way to call attention to the upcoming sesqui- Palchak said before the move, the Creamery would produce extra ice cream until the new facilities are fully operational During a transitional peri od, both locations will be open. Paul Ruskin, manager of Office of Physical Plant (OPP) said an upgrade in facilities is needed because of new ce cream By Josh Pontrelli FOR THE COLLEGIAN technology and more space for employees and customers. The building will be four stories, with the Creameiy located on the ground floor. OPP will be overseeing the design and hopes to have the building complete by December 2005. Ruskin said the new facility will have more indoor and outdoor space with expanded parking, but further details about parking were unavailable. Although floor plans have not been finalized, the new Creamery will be 22,740 square feet, 40 per cent larger than its current location. The area where customers can purchase ice cream and other Creamery products will be nearly three times the current size. Officials hope to attract football fans by relocat ing closer to Beaver Stadium. “The new location will be more convenient for stadium-goers,” Ruskin said. “Depending on your walking speed, it is about five minutes closer.” Borland Lab has housed the Creamery since 1932. Despite rumors, the Creamery is not moving due to a safety violation. “That’s another urban legend, like our ice cream’s high fat content,” Palchak said. “It’s time to move out of the building, but there are no con cerns about the present structure.” Many students believe the ice cream is not sold off campus because it is not approved by the Fbod and Drug Administration. Creamery employees flavor to mark Voting for new flavor ■ Cheese the next Creamery ice cream flavor, e-mail icecream@psu.edu ■ Creamery Website: www.cas.psu.edu/icream.html centennial,” said Mike Bezilla, sesquicentennial committee member. The winner will be chosen and notified in spring 2004. The winning flavor will be introduced on July 4,2004, and sold until July 2005. “I envision that the Penn State faithful will sub mit suggestions in droves,” said Tom Palchak, Creameiy manager. Palchak said previous contests, such as the naming of the popular flavor Peachy Patemo, pro duced lots of feedback from ice-cream craving cus tomers. Some of the wackier entries will also be acknowledged when the winning flavor is announced. “How about a Birch Beer flavor?” asked Andy Adams (freshman-engineering). “Or Caramel Apple minus the stick?” Other students had more traditional sugges tions. “I would pick coffee ice cream with raspberry swirls and chocolate chips,” said Natalie Wiest, a LOCAL have discredited that myth, saying that it’s sim ply impossible to meet production demands. The new Creamery will be called the Berkey Creameiy. Jeanne and Earl Berkey, 1948 Penn State graduates, donated $3 million to the $22 mil lion project Other money will be drawn from state funds and donations, Palchak said. “Nearly all of the money has been raised,” Palchak said. “Private donors have really stepped up to the plate.” The current location has a lot of history behind it fans and many famous celebrities have stopped for a scoop. In fact, former President Bill Clinton was the first person to mix flavors. “The history is embedded in the ice cream itself,” Ruskin said. Employees are looking forward to the move. “The move is a good thing. We’re very popular, but it’s too small,” employee Alicia Roman said. Students seemed to be in favor of the move. Megan Lighty (freshman-animal science) said, Kate Paraska (senior - business logistics) enjoys some Creamery ice cream with her mother, Diane. Bucknell University student “I’d call my ice cream Keep Me Up at Night. It’d give me palpitations.” Some ideas were even more exotic. “Mine would be Brazilian Dreams and have expertise and efficiency in it,” said Paul Ruskin, coconut ice cream with sweetened condensed manager of Office of Physical Plant. “I don’t know milk,” Emily Volpini (freshman-hotel and restau- what it would taste like, but it would taste good.” rant, management) said. *. The OPP is constructing a new food science Jenasar gFlanagan- (firesfaman-premedicine) - budding, which will house the new Berkey Cream thought studies, a popular cinnamon-flavored local eiy. 'to be completed in December 2005. Borland Lab LlI . Green Houses E ■o CO a? Proposed Food Science Curtin Road “As long as it’s still in walking distance, it’s all right with me.” Palchak said the move and growth of the Creamery would be monitored to determine the need for additional staff members. The College of Arts and Architecture will reno vate Borland Lab to include a student gallery and study space after the Creamery moves out, said Dave Will, facility coordinator for the College of Arts and Architecture. “We’re really excited about the opportunities the new space will present to us,” he said. dessert, would taste great in ice cream. Even university officials offered suggestions. “I can see it now ... OPP Ice Cream. It has THE DAILY COLLEGIAN nl 1 East *“pL_ Hafts Ja Proposed Parking Deck Katie Van Fleet/Collegian -ittle/Collegian
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