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Across the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, one quaint home on Park Point invited the community in for an early afternoon party.

This was just one of many houses that recently held parties through-out Minnesota to spark conver-sation about the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex mar-riage.

“Our government is by the people, for the people,” said Laura Wedge, host of the party on Park Point. “The only way to fight this is with people talking to other people, standing up for what they believe and getting informed.”

The amendment, which would define marriage in the state con-stitution as between a man and a woman, will be on the ballot for Minnesota and three other states in November.

Minnesota United for All Fami-lies, a coalition of organizations as well as community and business leaders working to defeat the mar-riage amendment, held its third and final One Day United cam-paign and fundraiser.

Minnesota United set a goal of opening 300 houses to the public

to talk about voting “no” on the marriage amendment. Together, the One Day United parties hoped to attract thousands of Minneso-tans, and Wedge’s gathering was just one among many.

On One Day United, families gathered alongside other families, spreading Minnesota United’s mission that marriage belongs to all people.

“We want this equality,” said Taylor Moore, a junior at the Uni-versity of Minnesota Duluth. “This is truly important and best for everyone.”

Moore attended another One Day United party in Duluth, shar-ing with community members her story of being an ally. Even though she was the only student attending the party, she was happy to make the connection with others voting “no.”

“It was really nerve-racking being the youngest one there,” Moore said. “But it was nice to close the generation gap.”

To see where other parties were held throughout Minnesota on One Day United, or to find out more information about the Min-nesota United campaign, go to: MnUnited.org.


The streets of Duluth are full of color this time of year, and not sim-ply because of leaf pigments chang-ing.

Political yard signs varying in color, candidate and party are widespread; you see them every-where on every street. Some find common ground with others, see-ing they have the same sign in their yard as someone else, and some-times others see differences.

“One night somebody drew some figures on it,” said John Weiske, liv-ing right off of College Street. “So, my wife just cut them out and we put it back out.”

A neighbor to the UMD campus, Weiske has had the same “Vote Yes” sign in his yard this whole campaign. Despite the threat of damage, he continues to exercise his first amendment right by show-ing his support for the marriage amendment.

“It’s on the ballot as an amend-ment so that the people would decide if marriage is between a man and a woman,” said Weiske. “Not a judge, not the Legislature. It really does put the freedom in the people’s hands to make that deci-sion.”

Asking Legislature to place the amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot for the people to make that deci-sion is Minnesota for Marriage, a coalition of leaders, both in and outside the religious community, who support the Minnesota mar-riage amendment.

“Right now it’s state law,” Weiske said. “Marriage is between one man and one woman. So it (the amendment) is to protect that.”

Currently, gay marriage is illegal in Minnesota. This is also the case in 38 other states that have statu-tory laws and/or constitutional provisions limiting marriage to one man and one woman, accord-ing to the National Conference of State Legislature.

“My hope is that the amendment passes,” Weiske said. “But the thing is, with the amendment being on the ballot, if you don’t vote ‘yes’ it’s a ‘no’ vote.”

Minnesota law requires any changes made to the Constitution have to surpass a majority of all ballots cast. This means that if a voter doesn’t answer the marriage amendment question when voting, they are counted as voting “no.”

The proposed constitutional amendment will continue to gain supporters like Weiske, who hopes to still have the same “Vote Yes” yard sign come Nov. 6.

His strategy is simple:“We put it away at night,” Weiske

said. For more information on Min-

nesota for Marriage and voting “yes” go to:MinnesotaForMarriage.com.

BY JOSHUA [email protected]

With parking permits sold out,

UMD student Ian Lundquist plugs the parking meter. What he doesn’t know: he’s paying part of the funds for other students to ride the bus.

UMD Parking Services funds part of the U-PASS, a collabora-tive effort between the University and the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) that enables students to use public-trans free of charge.

But it’s not free. For the 2011 academic year,

UMD paid the DTA $360,000 to cover student, faculty and staff bus fares. Parking services covered $125,000 of that—more than a third of the total price. This year, the price jumps to $400,000, and parking services will cover the same amount.

Translation: those who park on campus partly subsidize the Public Trans for those who don’t.

“I don’t live on a bus line, and I’m far from school,” said Lundquist. “Why am I paying the toll to ride a bus I don’t ride?”

“We know not all students can take the bus,” said Patrick Keen-an, Director of Student Life. “The funding isn’t to penalize them, but rather to encourage those who don’t need cars to use the transpor-tation available to them.”

And the DTA provides that transportation. They’re “contrac-tually obligated through the spring semester of 2017,” wrote Tom Elwell, DTA Marketing Director. “It’s UMD’s strategy to encourage use of public transportation and restrict cheap parking on campus.”

As U-PASS ridership reached a record 569,361—as much as 20% of all DTA ridership in the academ-

ic year—the program has proved itself a large player in both student and community life.

“Riding the bus not only relieves congestion on campus,” said Keen-an. “It also contributes to a reduc-tion in energy use, environmental impact, and the costs associated with the use of personal vehicles.”

Yet the student response to its funding is mixed.

“You’re paying to park at the Duluth campus,” said UMD stu-

dent Warren Olinger. “The money going to funding transportation for other students is a good allocation of revenue.”

“I agree with the idea that we should encourage students to use other means of getting to school,” said Christian Pezzutto, a junior at UMD. “I’m just not entirely sure about the means by which we’re encouraging it.”


The battle over the marriage amendment has come a long way, but with less than six weeks left till Election Day, it’s still a toss-up whether the proposed marriage amendment will be added to Minnesota’s constitution or not.

Currently, the state is split between supporters and opponents, according to a recent Star Tribune Minne-sota poll. Of 800 likely Minnesota voters surveyed in that poll, 49 percent were in favor of the amendment, 47 percent against and 4 percent undecided.

Age and political party seem to be the two greatest demographic factors generating these percentages. Young people, ages 18-34, and Democrats are more likely to vote “no” than Republicans and those in older age groups, according to the recent Star Tribune poll.

The debate can be looked at in terms of percentage, but numbers only say so much.

One man’s “Vote Yes” yard sign and another wom-an’s “Vote No” house party gives a personal perspec-tive to the marriage amendment. Stepping away from the big picture, such efforts of everyday people reflect what’s going on all across Minnesota.

BY ANNE KUNKEL [email protected]

Spread out on a blanket in the middle of the floor by the lower lev-el bookstore, Rachael Jutsen can’t wait for 10am.

“I’ve been sitting here for fif-teen…fifteen and a half hours,” said Justesen, a freshman at UMD.

She is just one of hundreds of students who lined up Tuesday morning for Timeflies concert tick-ets. An even put on by the Kirby Program Board.

Students line up for free tickets

UMD Parking partially funds ‘free’ bus transit program

see FREE CONCERT, A3 see UMD PARKING, A3

‘Yes’ voter’s sign vandalized ‘No’ voters rally together

“That is kind of weird. I feel that if you’re going to use something you should pay

for it... There should be a

flat fee.”- John Quiring,

Sophomore

“It’s pretty sweet. I ride the bus. I’m free riding

off the system.”- Garret Copeland,

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Minnesota divided by marriage amendmentOpposing sides stand strong as poll gap narrows

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“This is not something we usu-ally see,” Amanda Taylor, Student Commissions Manager, said in regard to the length of the line.

Taylor suggests that the line, stretching from the lower book-store past the Life Science build-ing, is so long because the concert is free to UMD students.

‘We aren’t selling them to non-UMD students because we don’t think there will be any left,” Tay-lor said. “We’re giving each stu-dent two tickets, so they can bring a friend from home if they want.”

With eight-hundred tickets to give away, and two tickets given to each student, “we’re expecting

Continued from A1Free concert:


For the first time, UMD’s Funk Soul Patrol will host an event where breakdancing is not the main event.

“We realized we do things bet-ter when we have passion about them,” said Paul Yager, president of Funk Soul Patrol (FSP). “So we picked something we were pas-sionate about, which started as the marriage amendment, which got the conversation rolling about the voter ID amendment.”

Each year, FSP holds fundrais-ers for Hip-Hop Education and Awareness Week (April 9-13) and teaches at-risk youth in the com-munity how to breakdance.

But this year, FSP members wanted to do something more.

The members of FSP decided they wanted to create a non-par-tisan event dedicated to discuss-

ing the realities people will face on Election Day. So they teamed up with UMD’s Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) to inform, while FSP will provide the entertainment.

“‘The Reality Slam’ is bringing about the opportunity for people in the community to educate themselves on what is going on in the upcoming election,” said Kelly Czech, senior and secretary of FSP.

A spin-off of a poetry slam, the event will also feature live R&B music, vocal performances and various guest speakers while infor-mational booths from the universi-ty and community will be the main focus.

The goal of FSP is education and communication. They hope those who attend will walk away with the education necessary to make an informed vote on Nov. 6 and to pass that information on to family and friends.

UMD breakdancers promote political perspective “When people say knowledge is

power, they truly mean it,” Yager said. “Anyone can be like, ‘I want to vote.’ Well, great. What do you want to vote for? Who do you want to vote for?”

Those who want to learn more about the candidates and issues can attend one of the FSP events. Both events are free and open to the public and will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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to sell out within the hour,” Taylor said.

Some students however, had no previous notion of the indie band before getting in line. They just thought camping out looked like fun.

Tylor Dobey, another UMD freshman, got in line at 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, just a few hours behind Justesen.

“I actually have no clue who Timeflies are. I listened to them this morning, and they’re pretty cool, but I just needed something to do,” Dobey said.

Timeflies will present their “One Night Tour” concert next Thursday, Oct.11 in the UMD Ballroom. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Even though the event is free, stu-dents must have a ticket to attend.

BY ERIC [email protected]

Over the weekend a total of six underage consumption tickets were issued, one student was sent to detox and one student was sent to the hospital.

On Saturday night, a student was sent to the hospital after he fell about 10 feet over a railing. The student was reportedly drink-ing heavily and was running down the hall when he attempted to stop himself on the railing of a stair-

case. Instead, the student flipped over the railing and fell about 10 feet. The student was bleeding from a gash on his head and was uncooperative with authorities. He was sent to St. Luke’s hospital.

An intoxicated male was stopped in the Griggs K-N hall-way, where he admitted to drink-ing and smoking something ear-lier in the night and thought he needed to go to detox.

A male student was found walk-ing down Maplewood Court very intoxicated. Officers were told that he had been kicked off the bus earlier in the night. He was issued an underage consumption ticket.

Late Sunday night, the ticket house at Glensheen Mansion was broken into. Forceful entry was used to gain access to the build-ing.

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“The contract fee will remain the same through the 2015-16 year, so any increase in UMD parking costs will not be due to the agree-ment with the DTA,” said Keenan.

But that’s not always going to be the case. At the DTA-UMD negotiations scheduled in 2016, the amount Parking Services pays may change. Whether this is an increase or decrease will depend on financial analysis as they see fit.

Right now, though, the local bus service webpage of the University states that students with a UMD photo I.D. can ride the DTA free of charge. “It doesn’t show up as a charge on your school financial account,” said Keenan.

Pezzutto isn’t convinced. “Even if it doesn’t show up, stu-

dents should be informed that the U-PASS service isn’t free,” he said. “It brings up a question of ethics, and maybe an asterisk under the free sign saying ‘funded in part by…’ would be better.”

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September is the exciting month when school resumes, the leaves on the trees start changing col-ors, and (most importantly) our favorite TV shows start airing their season premieres. Now that the cool, autumn air is upon us, we have more time to relax indoors and watch TV. After waiting for months in patient agony, loyal viewers can finally rest easy as the thrilling outcomes of nail-biting cliffhangers are revealed.

The first season continuation of “Switched at Birth” premiered on Sept. 3 (airs Mondays at 7 p.m.). The premiere was good and filled with a lot of drama as usual; how-ever, sometimes it can be too much to follow at once because it is easy to forget things that have hap-pened, especially after taking a break for a few months. The show was stimulating and this season looks to be favorable. I wish the show focused on Bay and Emmett more but it will be exciting to see if they can work things out and get back together again. The unfore-seen surprise ending of Regina and Angelo getting married was very shocking and it will be inter-esting to see how it pans out.

The season-four debut of “The Middle” aired on Sept. 26. As usual, the show was funny and entertaining by taking a wacky family and placing them in every-day situations with a twist. I really like how this show can relate to anybody. Sometimes characters in other shows will drastically change their appearance at the beginning

of a new season, however, season after season the characters in “The Middle” remain their same unique selves. My favorite character is Sue because it is inspiring to see some-one who is always so optimistic. Frankie is another well-created character. Patricia Heaton does a wonderful job of escaping her hype cast as Debra Barone on the hit TV show “Everybody Loves Raymond.” This is a great show to take a short, well-deserved break from endless papers and studying. “The Middle” airs every Wednes-day at 7 p.m.

The second season of “Once Upon a Time” premiered Sept. 30, available to be watched on Sun-days at 7 p.m. The intricate plot line of the first season picks up right where it left off commencing season two, which makes it easier to keep up. Now that the curse is broken, Snow White and Prince Charming have a somewhat awk-ward reunion with Emma, which is a let-down after anticipating it for so long. The reunion is short lived when Snow White and Emma get pulled into the kingdom. It is ago-nizing and maddening to watch Snow White and Prince Charm-ing always getting separated by an unfortunate twist of fate. The emotional and anxiety-ridden nature of this show always leaves me wanting more at the edge of my seat with only five minutes left to see what image I am going to be left with until the next episode. This season looks like it’s going to be very promising to deliver another fun and creative hour of enjoyment each week.

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Two men will take the stage in the first of three debates on Oct. 3 to try and persuade the pub-lic why they should be president of the United States. Those men are incumbent President Barack Obama and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. Those who follow politics already know both men well and have decided whom they will vote for. But for others who are undecided or are leaning a certain way but are still unsure, the debates can be a major component of their decision of whom they should vote for.

Even for voters who have already made up their minds on whom they plan to vote for, seeing which candidate looks the most presiden-tial or if one perhaps makes a mis-take like the recent gaffes that have been grabbing headlines recently, can make a difference in who they ultimately vote for.

Debates are an important part of the election process. Histori-cally, debates have been known to sway voters but this is not an elec-tion with a lot of undecided vot-ers. With only about a month until Election Day, most people have

already made up their minds. But the debates will go on. After

months of preparation, the little time that each candidate has to spend debating their opponent on stage with people all over the coun-try watching is very important to them. This is one of the few times the people really get to compare and contrast the candidates and their stance on issues, as long as the right questions are asked.

The economy, job loss/growth, unemployment level, the deficit, and social issues are all points of discussion. Whatever questions get asked, the American people want solutions, not more excuses. They want to know what the can-didates are going to do about the issues the country faces. Obama and Romney need to be strategic, tactful, and above all, look presi-dential when answering the ques-tions.

Romney has a slight advan-tage. He has been debating for past months when he was seek-ing the republican nomination for president, and mostly he was pretty successful. But taking on an incumbent is a very different ball game. If Romney comes out attacking rather than providing his solutions to the problems America

faces, people will tune out and not take him seriously. He needs to be very skillful in how he approaches Obama.

Obama, as the incumbent, needs to make his case that if he has four more years with his policies that he has put in place, the country will truly prosper again. Since he inherited such a bad situation, he needed more than just four years to turn it around. If he is able to do that, and look as presidential as he did in 2008, he will have a very good chance of winning the upcoming debates.

The American people don’t want another mud slinging match that was so common in the republi-can presidential debates just a few months ago. They want serious questions, with the candidates bringing forth serious solutions. Each candidate needs to make his case to the American people. Attacking, blaming, and criticizing will not work anymore. Answers, solutions, and problem solving is the only way to get the country back on track. Each candidate will have to make his case that he has the best way of getting it done.

Preparing for the debates

BY MICHAEL [email protected]

When I lived in Europe, I was amazed at the amount of integra-tion between different European countries. It seemed that everyone had spent a year or more abroad studying in another country. In Spain, I met Irish, English, Bel-gians, French, Germans, Italians, and many more Europeans com-ing to Spain. In England, it was the same, with Europeans from all over studying abroad. This allowed Europeans a unique expe-rience that many of us Canadians and Americans don’t have. They get a chance to learn a new culture, a new language, a new education experience. This is why Europe-ans are able to learn so many lan-guages. They not only learn in their schools, but get the chance to prac-tice in complete immersion. When I moved from Canada to Duluth, I started to think, why can’t we do it too?

I propose a quasi union between Canada and the United States. A common currency and economy has caused a nightmare in the European Union. We can do it better. We can create a union that would eliminate the economic headaches involved in complete integration. We can leave our national institutions untouched. Finally, we can offer workers and students new opportunities, new experiences, new cultures. Some-one from Duluth could go abroad to Quebec, study in English, and learn French in complete immer-sion. A Canadian can come work in New York, without the stress of the visa process. But how?

An enlightened example for us to follow would be the agreement between Australia and New Zea-land. The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement allows for citizens of either country to move freely between the two countries. An Australian can work or study in New Zealand and pay domestic fees, and vice versa. The Australia-New Zealand example works due to its similarity of the Canadian-American proposal. Both coun-

tries share a common language, history, and culture.

My personal experience in the United States, and especially in Minnesota, has been an easy tran-sition. Whereas my living experi-ences in Europe had elements of culture shock, I’ve felt completely at home here from the start. I watch the same TV shows as back home, my accent is the same as many Americans (although I do say “Eh” a lot), and my life seems relatively uninterrupted by the so called drastic change. Minnesotans love hockey, experience brutal winter, and have a kind demeanor. Minne-sota feels like it’s a part of Canada.

Americans would benefit great-ly from such an arrangement. In terms of education, tuition fees are on average, lower than in the Unit-ed States. American citizens could receive a relatively equal education for a lower cost. Canadians too would be able to attend U.S. col-leges, which might offer a special-ization not available in Canada, at domestic rates. To be honest, Canadians have a much easier pro-cess entering an American college than other international students. However, non-resident fees cause tuition to rise enormously. Ameri-cans studying in Canada would have the same problem as I did. If we had an agreement, both Cana-dians and Americans would be able to study at the university they

choose, without paying interna-tional tuition. This is how it works in Australia and New Zealand. I’m confident we could do it. This would offer an enormous variety of education opportunities and prices.

In terms of working, our coun-tries have restricted how much a student can work once they are accepted across the border. What if this changed? Americans study-ing in my home province of Ontar-io would then be able to work in Canada as a resident, earning (at the very least), the much higher minimum wage rate of $10.25/hour. This could also help out-of-work Americans find jobs in Can-ada and vice versa.

Instead of celebrating our simi-larities and broadening cultural ties, we’ve gone backwards. When I was younger, my family and I could drive through the United States with a driver’s license. Now, we need a passport. It seems like a minor inconvenience, but there’s a symbolic message. We’re tighten-ing the borders and building fenc-es between each other. How can we change this?

The United States could try what many other Western countries are doing and start offering work holiday visas. Canada already has agreements with many other countries, which allow someone (usually under the age of 35), to

experience another culture by giv-ing them a visa for a year. This visa allows you to travel and work in another country. Canadians can now go to Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and many other coun-tries around the world for a year and work there. Can Canadians do the same with their neighbor to the south? No. It’s easier for an Ontarian to move across the world to Japan than to move to Minne-sota (unless they wanted to study). A United States-Canada work-ing holiday visa treaty would be a small step in testing to see how a co-operative system would work.

It might be difficult to get non-resident fees waived, especially since provinces and states do this to each other. Nonetheless, perhaps a two-tier system would work, offering Canadians and Americans a fee between domestic and international fees. This would serve as both as mutually benefi-tial in attracting students and as another testing point for a broader policy.

In the end, it’s up to us. I hope we choose to celebrate our similarities rather than exaggerate our differ-ences. I hope that both Americans and Canadians can experience a more welcoming North America, with more opportunities for all.

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BY KARA [email protected]

On Friday, the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame will grow to 109 members as five new individuals are inducted. The 15th enshrine-ment ceremony will celebrate athletes and coaches from UMD participating in men’s hockey, bas-ketball, golf, volleyball, softball and football. The ceremony for these inductees will be held at the Lake Superior Ballroom in downtown Duluth Friday evening.

George Fisher is being inducted into the UMD Hall of Fame for accomplishments in coaching both basketball and golf. Starting at UMD in 1978, Fisher built the best winning percentage in UMD Bull-dogs basketball history (.710 off a 121-49 record). Fisher brought UMD to three Northern Intercol-legiate Conference championships and set a school record in 1984 for single-season victories (25-5). With UMD golf, Fisher also earned two NIC titles and four NAIA Dis-trict 13 crowns. The Bulldogs also qualified for five NCAA Division II National Championships. The golf team also placed fifth at the 1980 NCAA II national golf event. At the time, this was the highest national placement of any UMD athletic team.

Inductee Dick Fisher is being honored as a starter for both hockey and football. Fisher played from 1961-65 as a linebacker and

fullback as well as a defenseman on the ice. He lettered four times in track as a discus thrower and javelin. Fisher was named the foot-ball team’s Most Valuable Player in 1964. That same year, he was admitted to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence Team. Through the hockey team, Fisher gathered 40 points, 14 goals and 26 assists in 99 games. Fisher received UMD’s Top Senior Scholar-Athlete Award for his senior year.

In his time at UMD, Jim Johnson skated in 174 of 175 hockey games – more than any Bulldog at the time or since then. As a defense-man from 1981-85, Johnson helped bring UMD to its second straight WCHA regular season and playoff title as well as its second NCAA Frozen Four appearance. At UMD, Johnson racked up 13 goals and 70 assists as well as 193 penalties resulting in 402 minutes, which still remain records for the Bull-dogs. Johnson was a member of the All-DECC Team in 2010 and went on to begin a 13-year NHL campaign that included the Pitts-burgh Penguins, Minnesota/Dal-las Stars, Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes. Johnson retired from the NHL in 1998 and also represented the United States in IIHF World Championship play four times. Most recently, John-son was hired as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks.

Renee (Fluegge) Voltin spent

her collegiate years contributing to the Bulldogs for both softball and volleyball. Chosen as UMD’s Outstanding Female Senior Ath-lete in 1988, Voltin left UMD own-ing every single-season and career pitching record. Voltin also built an earned run average of 0.82, a record to which no one in UMD softball history has come close. During her senior season, Voltin earned All-Northern Sun Confer-ence accreditation after setting Bulldog season-single marks for innings pitched (180) and saves (6). In volleyball, Voltin matched NSC with 27 solo blocks and 92 block assists.

Inductee David Thompson played in 122 basketball games at UMD, scoring 1,281 points, which ranked him 11th on the school’s all-time scoring chart. He accumulat-ed 626 rebounds and finished sec-ond in blocked shots. Thompson earned the NIC Player of the Year during his final season in 1987-88 and helped lead UMD to its fourth NAIA National Tournament appearance and third conference title in a row. Thompson was cho-sen to the 75th Anniversary All-UMD team in 2006 and went on to play professionally in Gothenburg, Sweden. Most recently, Thompson was named the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Class A Boy’s Coach of the year in 2009, where he is currently serving as the head coach of the Herman-town Hawks.

BY TOM OLSEN [email protected]

It wasn’t easy, but a shorthand-ed UMD women’s hockey team rolled to a pair of exhibition victories to open the season Friday and Saturday against the Minne-sota Whitecaps at Amsoil Arena.

The Bulldogs, playing with only two defensemen, took home 5-3 and 5-2 victories over the White-caps, a professional team that plays in the Western Women’s Hockey League.

“I thought we would get killed,” said UMD head coach Shan-non Miller when asked about the defensive conundrum. “I thought if we couldn’t get the puck to for-wards, we’d stand no chance.”

But the Bulldogs found a way both nights, using forwards like Hannah Bramm and Shara Jasper on the blue line.

The first game of the season Fri-day brought a tight game for the No. 7/8 Bulldogs, who pulled out the 5-3 victory.

UMD got two goals from senior Audrey Cournoyer and one each from junior Pernilla Winberg, freshman Alivia Del Basso and freshman Bramm.

FootballMinnesota State-MoorheadMalosky StadiumSaturday, 6 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Cross-CountryDan Huston InvitationalWaverly, IowaSaturday, 10:45 a.m.

SoccerUniversity of MaryMalosky StadiumSaturday, 1 p.m.

Minot StateMalosky StadiumSunday, 1 p.m.

Women’s HockeyOhio StateAmsoil ArenaFriday, 7 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.

VolleyballUniversity of MaryBismark, N.D.Friday, 7 p.m.

Minot StateMinot, N.D.Saturday, 3 p.m.

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A look at the week aheadfor UMD Athletics.

All events are subject to change.BY BILL [email protected]

A devastating loss in the final seconds of Saturday’s game in St Cloud left the Bulldogs in unfa-miliar territory, having sustained their first loss of the season 51-49 to the Huskies.

“This is a tough one to swallow because of the way it ended,” said senior quarterback Chase Vogler. “There is a lot of room for improve-ment obviously.”

The contest was an offensive showcase defined by prolific quar-terback play form both teams. Vogler was central to the success of the Bulldog offense – leading with command, delivering ample scoring power and 367 yards from scrimmage.

UMD struck first on a 33-yard connection from Vogler to receiv-er Zach Zweifel during the open-ing drive of the game.

The Bulldogs paved the way offensively and attained a comfort-able 18-point lead heading into halftime.

FOOTBALL SUFFERS SETBACK AGAINST ST. CLOUD STATE

BULLDOGS SINK WHITECAPS IN OPENING SERIES

Athletic Hall of Fame adds five new members

Sikorski overcomes injuries and finds the spotlight

SPORTS BRIEFS

Cross-CountryThe UMD Bulldogs cross-coun-

try teams competed last weekend at the prestigious Ray Griak Invi-tational at the University of Min-nesota. The UMD women had a strong showing, placing seventh in the field of 38 teams. Freshman Kaelyn Williams again led the way, finishing 13th out of the 413 run-ners. On the men’s side, the Bull-dogs came home with a 20th place finish out of the 36 teams that com-peted. Sophomore D a n Nielsen led the pack , finish in 30th o u t of 430 racers. T h e University of Colorado-Colorado S p r i n g s won both the men’s and wom-en’s titles for Division II.

SoccerThe UMD soccer team went on

a long road trip this weekend and came home with two ties. The Bulldogs earned a 1-1 draw with Augustana Saturday and a 2-2 split with Wayne State Sunday. UMD sophomore Maureen Stor-mont delivered the lone strike for the Bulldogs in Saturday’s game with a shot off Kelli Klun rebound in the 75th minute. On Sunday, UMD got on the board early with a goal from Ashley Brown. But the teams traded goals the rest of the way, with Stormont netting another in the second half. The Bulldogs are now 3-4-2 overall and 2-3-2 in the NSIC.

1. George Fisher, Basketball and Golf Coach, 1978-84

2. Dick Fisher, Hockey and Foot-ball, 1961-65

3. Jim Johnson, Hockey, 1981-85

4. David Thompson, Basketball, 1984-88

5. Renee (Fluegge) Voltin, Soft-ball and Volleyball, 1984-88

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BY CALAHAN [email protected]

You’re not supposed to be scor-ing touchdowns less than a year after serious knee and hamstring injury, but don’t tell that to UMD’s standout running back Austin Sikorski.

The redshirt sophomore, envi-ronmental sustainability major from Plover, Wisc., is nothing short of a pure inspiration for those try-ing to persevere through athletic injury.

After the Bulldogs’ 2008 cham-pionship, all Sikorski was sure of was that it was going to be an honor to play football at UMD. Unfor-tunately, coming into camp as a freshman, he had broken his foot and actually didn’t practice for the entire year.

Going into his second season,

having broken his foot twice and after three surgeries, Sikorski had some doubts.

“As I practiced for the first time my second year, part of me doubted that my foot would ever be in the condition to play again,” he said.

However, as fall camp went by and the first game rolled around, he had no doubt he was ready. What followed would be a very success-ful first five games where Sikorski emerged as the tough and shifty back the team could rely on.

It was in the sixth game, home-coming against Northern State, where injury struck again. During the second drive of the game, while running towards the end zone, a Northern State defender went to tackle Sikorski.

“I took a helmet to the knee, as soon as it happened, I knew it was the end of my season,” he said.

The play did in fact knock Sikor-ski out for the remainder of the year, as he had to deal with the injury to his knee, PCL and LCL, and hamstring.

Being used to watching from the sidelines made the process no easier.

“The first couple weeks were hard,” Sikorski said, “The doctors just kept saying it needs more time and I started to have my doubts once again.”

Coach of the YearUMD football head coach Bob

Nielson is once again nominated for Liberty Mutual Coach Divi-sion II Coach of the Year Award. Nielson already has one award to his name, having won it in 2010. The award is presented annually to the top coach in each of the four NCAA divisions. If Nielson wins, Liberty Mutual will donate $50,000 to the charities of his choice and the UMD Alumni Association will receive $20,000. Fans can visit coachoftheyear.com and vote once a day via Twit-ter through Dec. 1. Finalists will then be announced, and the win-ner will be determined by further fan voting, media members and a selection committee.

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The Bulldogs had a 4-0 lead late in the second period, but the Whitecaps mounted a rally to make the game close. A late sec-ond-period goal from Amy Stech and two early third-period goals from Allie Thunstrom and Jessica Tyra put the Whitecaps back in the game.

Freshman goalies Kayla Black and Sofia Carlstrom, who are bat-tling for the starting spot, split time in the net for the Bulldogs. Black stopped all 12 shots she faced before being relieved by Carlstrom, who allowed three goals on 14 shots.

Saturday brought a repeat of Friday. Again, the Bulldogs took a big lead early and again the White-caps rebounded to make the game close.

UMD spread around scoring again, netting goals from junior Jamie Kenyon, Winberg and junior Katie Wilson.

But UMD’s early 3-0 lead didn’t last long. Minnesota’s Thunstrom proved to be a pest to the Bulldogs again, scoring two goals in the final 10 minutes of the second period.

However, the final goal of the

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Hockey:game went to UMD’s Zoe Hickel and the Bulldogs pulled out the win.

The Bulldogs easily outpaced the Whitecaps in shots, 33-24. Black minded the net for the first two periods, allowing two goals on 10 shots. She was relieved in the third by Carlstrom, who stopped all 12 shots she faced.

“Kayla played the majority of the game yesterday and had a much stronger performance, so she played the majority of today for that reason,” Miller said Saturday. “But Sofia came in and played very well too.”

The game got a little chippy at the end, with several body checks resulting in penalties for both teams. Jenna McParland left the game after a hit into the boards in the third and did not return.

But the Bulldogs didn’t seem worse for the wear and were happy with the weekend sweep.

“We’re happy to have two wins, but we don’t really focus much on whether we win or lose these games. It’s really truly about play-ing everyone,” Miller said. “We give everyone some basic things to do and hope they can be consistent and do that, so you have a founda-tion to build off of next weekend.”

The Bulldogs will get their first big test next weekend when they host WCHA rival Ohio State in a pair of games at Amsoil Arena.

Despite continuing to play well enough to win on offense, the UMD defense was exposed in the second half. The secondary was challenged outside and gave up big plays in the passing game as a result of not getting pressure up front on the passer. To their credit, an explosive St Cloud offense was a huge challenge to defend.

Vogler put in a valiant effort, arguably one of the most impres-sive showings of his Bulldog career – throwing two touchdowns pass-

es and running in for four.To suffer a loss after a stellar per-

formance from the leader of the team is sobering.

“We want to be playing our best football at the end of the year, so we need to build on this game, be more assignment sharp and limit negative plays offensively and lim-it big plays defensively,” he said. “We can continue to get better on both sides of the ball as well as on special teams.”

Knowing now what they can work on, the Bulldogs will turn their focus to Minnesota State-Moorhead, which comes to Dulu-th this weekend for a night game Saturday.

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Football:

With the help of teammates Nate Zuk and Joe Akey, who both had also suffered multiple knee injuries over the course of their careers, Sikorski found a way to stay positive and focused.

“Zuk was the type of guy that would get under your skin to make you work harder,” Sikorski said. “Joe is more of the typical motiva-tor, but I can’t thank those guys enough.”

Through the combination of teammate encouragement and months of rehab, Sikorski entered his third season as a Bulldog with the knee giving him very little problems. In fact, he now labels his knee as “strong as ever”. Any-one who has taken the time to watch the running back through the first five games of the Bulldogs’ young season, would have to say it looks that way as well.

Usually rotating between two or three runners throughout the game, Sikorski has been split-

ting the majority of the reps with standout redshirt freshman Logan Lauters. Through healthy compe-tition and cohesiveness the two backs have developed a solid rela-tionship.

“Logan and I have a lot of respect for each other,” Sikorski said. “We have similar abilities and he’s a talented runner. As the season progresses our relationship has as well.”

The same goes for the rest of the running back core.

“Our entire running back core is pretty close and we like to joke around with each other during practice,” he said.

Leading the team in both rush-ing yards and touchdowns, Sikor-ski has put the effects of hard work, dedication and persistence on display for all UMD fans to see. When asked about the future goals for him and the team mov-ing forward, Sikorski put it very shortly, “Win conference, win the natty, and stay healthy.”

Coming from a player with such a complicated and tested young career, the simplicity of that state-ment couldn’t sound much sweet-er.

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Sikorski:

BY EVAN [email protected]

After dropping their first game of the season, the Bulldogs came out firing on all cylinders, taking two important wins in compel-ling fashion and showcasing their dominance.

The Bulldogs responded after coming off a rough defeat.

“It was a great response by them coming off a tough lost on the road,” said head coach Jim Boos. “We certainly didn’t play very well in the second half of that match. We had a great week of practice and we came out with the intensity we needed.”

In the opening set against the No. 4 Golden Bears, with the score tied at nine a piece, the Bulldogs pulled ahead on a 9-1 run and took control of the set. Concordia sparked a mini rally of their own, but it was too late. The Bulldogs won the first set 25-20, taking a 1-0 lead.

Then the Golden Bears made things interesting, squaring the match at one all after two.

Coming out of break, the Bull-dogs took command in the third set. With Julie Rainey serving at 10-9, the Bulldogs opened a slight edge to lead by six points but Con-cordia would claw back and tie it at 19. After trading points, Rainey would soon serve again and get the Bulldogs to set point, where Mon-ica Turner blasted a shot through Concordia defenders to end the set.

In the fourth set, the Bulldogs used the energy from the previous set to put the hammer down on

Concordia. They jumped out to an early lead and never trailed. UMD won the final set 25-17 with 4-0 runs three separate times. They took the match 3-1.

“It’s an amazing feeling to come out and beat Concordia, espe-cially after the loss on the road,” senior Kalli Lochner said. “That was probably the best game we have ever played against Concor-dia. They are a great team and we played an excellent game.”

UMD turned around the next day to beat No. 10 Minnesota State University, Mankato.

The Mavericks would give the Bulldogs problems. The Mavericks played nearly error-free ball, elimi-nating a seven-point lead and play-ing extra points. Despite the 10 Bulldogs errors, UMD won 26-24.

UMD trailed the first half of the second set before the serving game of the Bulldogs gave the Maver-icks trouble. UMD used Katie Ledwell’s serve to go on a 6-0 run to take a slim 15-13 lead. The Bull-dogs eventually won the second set as both teams traded points.

Finally, the Bulldogs awoke and stormed out of the final set. With Rainey behind the line serving, the Dogs went on runs of seven and nine to close out the Maver-icks.

“We did a great job of serving this weekend,” said Lochner when asked about the job Rainey and others did from the serving line. “We were able to make it difficult for (our opponents) to execute their offense.”

With Southwest Minnesota State handing them their first loss of the season the previous week, the pair of home victories helped

the Bulldogs rebound into the top five of the American Volley-ball Coaches Association (AVCA) Poll.

The AVCA released their latest poll slotting the Bulldogs at num-ber three overall. Nebraska-Kear-ney, who is undefeated so far this season (15-0), holds the top spot receiving 31 out of 32 first-place votes.

The race for the NSIC title is in full swing with just over half the conference schedule remaining.

The Bulldogs are 6-1 in confer-ence play and are currently in a three-way tie for second place with Southwest Minnesota State and Wayne State. Seven teams are all within two games of each other.

“We can’t get too carried away,” said Boos. “It is still very early in the season and in the next follow-ing weeks we have some long road trips. You can’t take anything for granted. We have to take the ener-gy and apply it on the road.”

The captain of the Bulldogs also stressed how important it is to win games on the road.

“We would love to continue this kind of play and win the game we should and win the NSIC title and host regionals here,” said Lochner. “We need to go into these games with a lot of determination and energy and get the other team to play our game.”

The Bulldogs will travel to North Dakota to take on two NSIC oppo-nents this weekend. They will face Minot State Friday night. It will be the first ever meeting between Minot and UMD. Then, they will turn around and battle the Univer-sity of Mary on Saturday.

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Imagine being out on a bike excursion all day. You have miles and miles of riding ahead of you through the rugged terrain of the north woods. It’s just you against the wild.

This past weekend, Duluth played host to the fourth annual Heck of the North gravel bike race.

“Gravel racing introduces some-thing different. It is a new sport that is not familiar to this area,” said Dan Glisczinski, a professor at UMD who rides in these gravel races. “At first, I was like, ‘Why would I want to ride gravel?’ But after one race, it rocked.”

The Heck of the North, held for the last four years in Duluth, is the second to last in a series of eight gravel races all throughout Minnesota. UMD professors John Hatcher and Glisczinski both ride in these gravel races. The season kicks off in April with the Ragn-arok in Red Wing, Minn., and con-tinues through late October, end-ing the season with “The Dirt Bag” in St. Cloud.

Jeremy Kershaw has put on the Heck of the North (most just refer to it as the Heck) for the last four years. The event was inspired by other gravel races, like the Almon-zo 100 and the Ragnarok 105, that take place in the southern part of the state.

“I was completely re-inspired to do something like it in the Duluth area,” said Kershaw. “So I ordered county maps and started scouring … and realized that we had the potential for something like that up here.”

The Heck starts just outside of Duluth and traverses some 50 miles north to Brimson before it returns to Duluth. All told, the race course encompasses about 100 miles. Most of the race is on gravel back roads, but some sec-tions include doubletrack trails and snowmobile trails. The infa-mous Brimson snowmobile trail actually forces riders to cross a wet and muddy bog.

“You never know what you are going to expect. Mile 40 to 70 just sucks,” Hatcher said. “The whole time all you can think about is how much your legs hurt and why you are doing this.”

Training for these events is cru-cial. Glisczinski is all about wak-ing up and being healthy. He said his training routine starts off right away in the morning by doing core and going for a ride before break-fast. He exercises every day and mixes it up by hitting it hard a cou-ple times a week and using other days as balance fat-burn mainte-nance days.

“The preparation is one of the best parts of these races because it promotes living a good healthy life,” said Glisczinski.

Hatcher said, “You prepare by riding as much as possible, like every day. They say it’s good to do a mix of long and short days and dif-ferent levels of exertion so the body can recover.”

The twist to these races is that you are completely self-sufficient. There are no food stops or any kind of support along the way. As a rid-er, whatever you pack for the day’s journey is all you have. If you hap-pen to have mechanical difficul-ties with your bike, you must fix it yourself.

The idea of the races may seem intimidating, but you can count on your competitors to get you through the day. Though different riders with different experiences, Hatcher and Glisczinski both agreed that the environment of the gravel races supports a great sense of camaraderie. In the mountain or road races they have ridden in, they say the other riders care more about who has the most cutting-edge equipment and focus purely on the competition aspect. In gravel races, the riders will mingle amongst themselves and help each other out while racing, and do it more for the overall experience.

“The races provide expressions of opportunity to mature in the way you compete,” said Glisczin-ski. “You compete with each other compared to against each other.”

In the days of some amateur bike races reaching into the hundreds of dollars just to enter, the entrance fee for the Heck is just a postcard. It costs no money to enter and the prizes are simple medals or donated goods. Kershaw looks to provide a unique experience more than anything else.

“To give T-shirts or water bot-tles, people’s closets are full of that stuff,” said Kershaw, “I’m looking to provide an event that is an amaz-ing experience.”

The elite riders tackled the race in about 5 hours 30 minutes,

although for others it took up to 10 hours to roll across the finish line.

Cold beverages awaited those who crossed the finish line. Soon, the exhuastion of the race was replaced by the feeling of accom-plishing something difficult and the wincing faces of riders were replaced by smiles and tales from the race.

“The mind has such a good way of filtering out the good in these events that you forget about the bad,” said Hatcher.

*Parts of this story were contrib-uted by Eric Lemke.

Riders ferry their bikes over a creek during the Heck of the North. JEREMY KERSHAW/SUBMITTED

JEREMY KERSHAW/SUBMITTEDRiders forge ahead on a Duluth back road during the Heck of the North.

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The UMD Department of The-atre is trying something different this semester with its Stage II stu-dent-run theatre program. The first production of its kind, “Smoke and Mirrors,” is a collection of seven 10-minute plays all written and directed by UMD students.

“It’s an idea I’ve been thinking about since January,” said Joshua Stenvick, director of the produc-tion. “I just kind of thought about it and then April came around and I submitted my idea of a short play festival.”

Stenvick started putting this production in motion at the end of spring semester 2012.

Over the summer he started working on the scripts and prepar-ing for rehearsals, which started the second week of classes this semester. This was Stenvick’s first time directing a show. He found having seven different plays did present a challenge, with not only directing but also choosing which plays to run.

“I just put out a blanket submis-sion email to the department,” Stenvick said. “And from there I got a few and read through them all. There were a lot of great plays that were submitted that would have been really fun to do, but I wanted to find a general theme, something that linked the plays together.”

All seven acts in the produc-tion deal with truth and things

not always being how they appear. Stenvick set up separate time to meet with each of the seven play-wrights to discuss their plays, and what they thought about charac-ters and themes. He strove to know what each playwright’s vision was.

“He wanted all the playwrights to give input and make sugges-tions,” said Rick McLean, a UMD senior and one of the seven play-wrights. “He really worked with the playwrights and wanted us to be as involved as possible.”

Stage II puts on a few produc-tions each year, giving students an opportunity to get involved with a part of theatre they may not have much experience in. This is the first time Stage II has done a pro-duction like “Smoke and Mirrors.”

“This was a great opportunity

because it kind of just fell into my hands,” McLean said. “It’s like, here’s a great opportunity to see some of your work put on stage and read by actors.”

Stenvick has a background in acting, but this is his first time directing.

“The big reason I felt I wanted to do the 10-minute play is it’s something not a lot of people know about,” Stenvick said. “It’s the starting point for a lot of the train-ing that playwrights and actors go through when they take playwrit-ing classes.”

In the 10-minute play you learn about structure, theme and char-acter development. Every aspect of playwriting must be crammed into the small amount of time.

“The material is usually packed

with conflict and drama,” Stenvick said. “You don’t have the time to build things up. Information needs to get to the audience quickly.”

Although the experience has been a whirlwind, Stenvick says it has been a lot of fun and a chal-lenging experience.

“The people who deserve the most credit are the designers and the actors,” Stenvick said. “We’re in Weber Music Hall. Normally we’re in an actual theatre, our own comfort zone. Our designers know what they can and cannot do, but in the Weber there were so many restrictions, so many things that we can’t do, that the designers real-ly stepped up.”

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]Endazhi-gikinoo’amaading[Dear Alex,

As of late, I have a new love inter-est in my life. She is smart, witty, and beautiful. We have hung out a couple times and it seemed like she really may dig me, although I can’t get a straight answer out of her. One day it seems like her heart is melt-ing for me, other days it seems cold and steely like a Duluth November sky. I’m starting to get fed up with getting my heart strings tugged on. I need to know if I should dump this lovely lady by the way side and move on with my life or stick it out in hopes of finding true love.

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Dear Handsome Heartthrob,

Slow down Shakespeare and try to relax. It seems like I’m not getting the full story from you but I’ll try my best to help put your dramatic love life back on the right track. My last week’s column briefly dis-

cussed communication, which is key for any relationship to contin-ue in the direction you desire. How many times have you two hung out? Did your time together seem to be engaging or did it feel like pulling teeth? There can be many factors for these swings in emotions that you’re seeing. It could have been a bad week for her; a busy schedule or she just didn’t know how to react to your advances. Whatever the case may be, don’t become discour-aged and give up so easily. If you truly like this girl, make it known. Over analyzing facial expressions or looking for deeper meanings in something you or she said can drive you crazy. Quit the anxiety-ridden worries and cut to the chase with her. Tell her that you like her and the potential you two might have together. This gets directly to the problem and will open up the line of communication between you two. If she doesn’t feel the same way, you’ve got some options. You can either try to maintain a healthy friendship, leaving a chance open for the future or you can jump ship. Rejection can be tough but don’t beat yourself up. You can’t make someone like you and you shouldn’t try to tailor yourself to what she is looking for as well. Don’t think of things you did wrong or could have said differently. Look upon this as a building experience, regardless of the outcome. Hope things work out for the best.

Alex Leone

DANIEL BADHWA/STATESMAN DANIEL BADHWA/STATESMANBrittany Mingo and Bailey Boots turn on the emotionsin “Facing The Bear.” The play touched upon thedifficulties of a mother daughter relationship.

Jared Walz shouts at an embarrassing friend duringone of the rehearsals for one of the seven plays atWeber Music Hall. The productions were partof the Stage II group.


Anyone who has ever read the signs around campus has prob-ably noticed the impossible-to-pronounce name of the Endazi-gikinoo’amaading Building. Most students just skip even attempting to pronounce the name, calling it the Education Building instead.

Completed in October of 1981, the building was used as a Social Science Building. It also housed the School of Business and Eco-

nomics until 2008 when the Labo-vitz School of Business and Eco-nomics was built. The Education Department was then moved to this location after renovations in 2009 and was renamed Endazi-gikinoo’amaading.

The name means “The place of teaching and learning together” in the Native Ojibwe language. In the Ojibwe language and culture, education is conceptualized as a tradition of reciprocal teaching and learning.

(Ayn duh zhi-gi kin oo uh maw ding)

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Since their last release "Veckatimist", Grizzly Bear has not only soared in terms of popularity and song writing but have been under pressure to follow up with as much of bang. Their latest album entitled "Shields" shows us that a rise of fame does nothing to hinder them in terms of creativity and overall musicianship. They are incredible musicians, all who sing with very enriching and engrossing melodies. They create harmonies and instrumentation that give out their unique baroque vibe while still innovating their old sound. "Shields" also gives out more intense composition, instrumentation and even more of their choral harmonies and sonic guitar. The opening track "Sleeping Ute" starts literally with a bang with a intense guitar ri�, psychedelic synths and a marching drum and bass. It then ends with the whimper of the solo acoustic guitar and singer and guitarist Daniel Rossen singing over and over "And I can't help myself". The track "Speak in Rounds" is very reminiscent on their opener of their last album "Southern Point" with the very upbeat acoustic guitar and �owing synths with the fast beat behind it. Overall this album doesn't necessarily give us the newest sound from the band but rather the most re�ned and complex version they could ever give. With songs just as melancholic, instruments just as dark and harmonies as holy sounding as ever. This latest installment from the band is a welcome return for them and a great listening experience.

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Maybe you have a story like this: you’re walking down the hall. Per-haps you’re on your way to a class or to the bus stop. While walking you happen to stride by a conver-sation that’s been going on for a bit. You happen to overhear some-thing, often out of context, that just makes you go “Wait, what?” But time gets the best of you, and you’re unable to gain that context. This is what leads to interesting stories, and this is what led to the Overheard at UMD Facebook page.

The group supports “listening to other people’s conversations around campus.” Overheard at UMD has found a unique audi-ence. Sitting at over 4,700 mem-bers, Overheard has become quite a sensation. Overheard at UMD is a Facebook page where students can post and share the random

comments they hear around cam-pus. The page was created by Brian Miller and Jake Disanto during their freshman year.

“It didn’t take off right away and we kind of joked about it,” Miller, a senior here at UMD, said.

Miller said that the idea came from a story he was telling his friends. He overheard someone in the hallway saying something ridiculous. At first Miller and Dis-anto put the comment on Face-book as a sort of joke. Neither of them expected it to take off as much as it did, especially Disanto.

“I didn’t think anyone would even like it,” Disanto said.

It was not until the page hit the 1,000-member mark and they overheard people talking about the page around campus that they realized how big it had become. Miller estimates it was about a year and a half since the page’s original inception when it hit the big time.

When asked what their favorite

thing about Overheard is, neither Disanto nor Miller could really say. Miller said that it is probably “the whole thing in general.” He said that they have made so many memories with the page over the years that he can’t pick just one thing. For Disanto it is roughly the same story.

“Probably just the random vid-eos and pictures people post that just happen,” Disanto said.

Both of them talk highly of the memories they have made, and how they hope the page continues after they graduate.

So where does Overheard go from here? Miller said he would like to see the page passed on to new owners after he and Disanto graduate, preferably to fresh-men who can monitor the page throughout their college careers.

Miller plans on making a post on the page explaining the plan to pass it along and hopes to see inter-est for the page’s future.

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