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Sonic won’t be in the SUB after the end of the semester.
In the SUB Board meeting Wednesday afternoon, Associate Vice President for Student Life Walter Miller said the board has already received confirmation from the owner of the restaurant.
“We did receive notice this past week that Sonic is going to be leaving the institution this summer,” he said. “So that is another responsibility that we will come back to deciding.”
Miller said the board plans to replace Sonic with another restaurant by the fall. He said that by summer, the board will identify how much the replacement process will cost.
Miller said the SUB expects to begin construction as soon as specific costs are identified. He said he expects Sonic’s spot in the SUB to be closed all summer.
“We’re trying to stretch it out at least through the academic year, and then we’ll get to construction soon after we get everything done,” he said.
According to the board’s presentation at the meeting, a SUB Board survey identified Sonic as the third-most popular restaurant in the SUB, following Saggio’s and Satellite.
On Wednesday afternoon, the SUB posted a poll to its Facebook page asking students which restaurant they prefer to replace Sonic. As of Wednesday evening, Blake’s Lotaburger is leading in the poll, followed by Chipotle and Dion’s.
Miller said the board will discuss prospective replacements for Sonic at its next meeting next month.
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