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Penn State Blocks Chick-fil-A From Imposing Its Values on Students; White Dog Cafe in Wayne Exacerbates Parking Shortages

• Penn State says the Chick-fil-A on campus is controlled mostly by the university and there have been no efforts by the corporation to “impose any of their values” on students. [Inquirer]

• With 174 seats, 28 employees and booming business White Dog Cafe’s Wayne outpost is exacerbating parking shortages in the Main Line community. [Inquirer]

• A blogger in Kuwait is being sued and slapped with $18,000 in fines for writing a poor review of Benihana. If that were the policy in this country, we bet there’d be a lot of bloggers in jail. [Fast Company]

• File under “cruel ironies”: A recent study has linked food assistance programs to obesity. [Clinton News]

• Speaking of obesity, Dunkin’ Donuts had a really good year in 2010, with a 50 percent increase in development deals like multi-store outlets. [NRN]

• In case you’re in the market, discount grocer BJ’s Wholesale Club has put itself up for sale. [USAT]

• Two women have sued the Safeway grocery store chain for failing to notify its club members about recalled foods. [San Francisco Chronicle]

• Nearly one-third of Somalian children face severe malnutrition because of a recent drought. [Guardian UK]

• Not a bad idea for roach coaches: Food trucks in Los Angeles County are receiving letter grades. [ABC 7]

Penn State Blocks Chick-fil-A From Imposing Its Values on Students; White Dog