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Welcome Back! RockStars, RAs help ease transition for new students

Policy created by stu-dents and faculty also prohibits use of commer-cial tobacco

BY AISLING DOHENYStatesman Correspondent

This past Thursday, over 2,500 new students found their new home at UMD. Excited and confused faces flooded the hallways, and cars were backed up all the way down East 21st Avenue.

Resident advisors, RockStars, Greek Life, athletes and orienta-tion teams alike all contributed to helping freshmen move in to their dorms. There was frustration and excitement, smiles and tears. The ambiance was one that could only exist on a day like freshmen move-in day.

“There was this feeling of excite-ment and anticipation,” Aaron Knowlton, apartment resident advisor, said regarding the gen-eral atmosphere surrounding the new students. “You know it was the beginning of the next stage of their life.”

As a resident advisor (RA), Knowlton lives in the same area as his residents and serves as a resource for new students during their new beginning.

A new beginning means new adventure and excitement, but all of this excitement can lead to risky behavior. Thus, the influence of upperclassmen on new students is somewhat necessary. The Students in Transition (SIT) office, who hosts Bulldog Welcome Week every year, works hard to find and hire good rockstars that can make a positive impact on anyone’s freshmen year.

“RockStars, essentially, help alle-viate the stress of the start of fresh-man year,” Sadie Oswald, rock-star team leader, said. “Bulldog Welcome Week and rockstars are important in setting the tone of how

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Running back Sikorski stabbed in August

Sikorski was allegedly involved in an alterca-tion in early August. UMD ATHLETICS

Students pack the hallway outside of Bohannon Hall as the school year begins. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

New non-smoking signs are posted around campus. The new policy was put in place to promote student health. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN

BY SAM STROMNews Editor

Of all the changes that happened at UMD over the summer, none will affect students’ health more than the new tobacco policy.

Since July 1, UMD has been a commercial tobacco free campus, a ban that covers the use of cigarettes, chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes. According to BreAnn Graber, chair of the Smoke/Tobacco Task Force, the changes to the policy focus on respect for students and the campus.

“This policy is really all about respect,” Gra-

ber said. “Respect for people, health and prop-erty.”

Last year, Chancellor Lendley Black put a one-year ban on e-cigarette use on campus until a permanent decision could be made about them. At the time, not much was known about e-cigarettes, prompting the temporary ban until more research could be done on the new form of cigarette.

According to Graber, part of the reason that the Smoke/Tobacco Task Force — which is made up of faculty, staff and students — perma-nently banned e-cig-arettes is the fact that

there are still too many unknowns surrounding it.

“We don’t know much about it and that’s why we couldn’t make a clear distinction,” Gra-

ber said. She added that e-cigarettes are not necessarily a healthier alternative to cigarettes because there are many unregulated chemicals that can be put into

e-cigarettes. While cigarette use

on campus has been banned for years and the ban on e-cigarettes fol-lowed more recently, up until this year students

have been allowed to use chewing tobacco on school grounds. Graber said

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Tobacco policy bans use of e-cigs on campus

BY SAM STROMNews Editor

UMD running back Aus-tin Sikorski has rejoined the football team after a stab-bing incident in August.

Sikorski, 22, was the vic-tim of a stabbing outside of the Flame Night Club in the early morning of Aug. 1.

Police were sent to the corner of Lake Avenue and Superior Street at around 1:54 a.m. that day, accord-

ing to a police report. Sikor-ski was found to have a stab wound in his lower right abdomen.

The report states that Sikorski was drunk, not able to communicate very well and in a lot of pain when police arrived.

Police spoke to multiple witnesses in the area, who were also reportedly drunk, and learned that Sikorski was in a fistfight with a male near the Flame Night Club.

It was also reported that Sikorski ran from the Flame and was chased by a group of black males.

Sikorski returned to meet his friends at Lake Avenue and Superior Street where he collapsed. He was brought to St. Luke’s and rushed into surgery as his vitals were dropping.

The Duluth Police Depart-ment is making progress and following leads.

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Buy any necessary supplies.

Find a study spot.

Settle into that new dorm or apartment.

Do a class run through.

Remember to keep the receipts for tax purposes or to return books after last-minute cancellations.

Midterms are not for a few weeks, but it’s never too early to stake out the best environment for learning on (or off) campus.

Those boxes won’t unpack themselves—especially when a pizza run is calling.

Those boxes won’t unpack themselves—especially when a pizza run is calling.

No classes, no meetings: just the sun and some friends to relax with while there’s still time.

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that the decision to ban chewing tobacco was made with the health of students in mind.

“We really want to emphasize and protect the well-being of our students, and help them make healthy choices,” Graber said. She add-ed that since smoking was already prohibited on campus, the deci-sion to extend the ban to chewing tobacco and other commercial forms of tobacco was an easy one.

However, there are exceptions to the new regulations. Students may use commercial tobacco in their vehi-

cles on campus, but not in university vehi-cles. Other exceptions include research pur-poses, theatrical per-formances and Native American ceremonies.

Students who are found in violation of the new policy will be reported to student conduct and required to take an education-al module through Moodle, according to Graber. Faculty and staff will be reported to human resources for punishment.

To promote the new policy and spread awareness, the Smoke/Tobacco Task Force will be passing out UMD Respect Buttons all over campus at the

beginning of the year. Students who wear the buttons around school will have a chance to win prizes such as can-dy, coupons or even a $100 gift card.

All this is being done for the students and is what the Smoke/Tobacco Task Force has deemed best for the school, Graber said

“We don’t want to make people feel unwelcome to come to campus if they are smokers or tobacco users,” Graber said. “We just want them to refrain from doing it on campus.”

BY SAM STROMNews Editor

At 10:41 p.m. on Aug. 28, UMDPD responded to a medical call at 509 Niagara Court. One stu-dent was transported to the hospital. Tickets were handed out for underage consumption, possession of marijuana and posses-sion of a fraudulent ID.

On the morning of Aug. 29, UMDPD responded to suicide threat calls that came from 513 Niagara Court. The party was trans-ported to and from the hospital.

That night, officers responded to an intoxi-cated party at 1140 Junc-tion Ave. The party was cited for underage con-

sumption.At 11:27 p.m., UMD-

PD assisted a party with a courtesy ride to 1120 Kirby Drive.

Ten minutes later, officers responded to a report of intoxicated par-ties. Underage consump-tion tickets were issued.

On the morning of Aug. 31, UMDPD responded to a report of an intoxicated party at 513 Niagara Court. The party was cited for underage consumption.

Less than a half hour later, UMDPD was called back to 513 Niag-ara Court and issued another underage con-sumption citation.

At 12:25 a.m. on Sept. 1, officers responded to an unwanted person outside of 508 Niagara

Court. The party was cited for underage con-sumption.

At 11:11 a.m. on Sept. 1, officers responded to a report of property dam-age at 1125 Village Lane. The party cited refused to yield, and received a citation for property damage and resisting arrest.

All in all, UMDPD issued 10 underage con-sumption citations over Labor Day Weekend. Two people were brought to the hospital. A male student was cited for pro-viding false information to an officer and was sent to jail. One disorderly conduct ticket and one possession of fraudulent identification ticket were also issued. One student was sent to detox.

Tobacco BY SAM STROM

News Editor

According to the Duluth News Tribune, about 25 members of the UMD Football team were cited for underage drinking on Sunday night.

“I am very disappointed to be dealing with this issue at any point throughout the year,” UMD football’s head coach Curt Wiese said.

As for punishment,

Wiese said that players involved will be subject to team policies, as well as campus conduct policies.

“We will have multiple players suspended and losing a percentage of their athletic aid, as well as loss of captaincy of two young men,” Wiese said. “We have taken this matter very seriously and are going to learn from this as a team.”

RockStarsThe doors to the Ven Den remain closed for the time being. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

college is. It’s okay to be weird, it’s okay to try every club and activity out there, but you also have to remember to take education seriously.”

UMD has many resources to help new students all around cam-pus, such as over 250 individual clubs students can join. When students are bored, however, it becomes an issue. Bored students are the ones who end up cited for underage drinking.

“Listen to your RA,”

Logan Halliday, former rockstar and current resi-dent advisor, said. “Stu-dents shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help.”

When they begin college, students are strongly encouraged to keep an open mind, join clubs, focus on academ-ics and meet new people. Rockstars are an impor-tant part of this process. Throughout the year, resident advisors will work individually with students in helping them make friends, engage in

activities, keep up with academics, and stay out of trouble: Don’t end up in the crime beat section of the UMD Statesman this year.

“In order to have a successful year, students need to get involved,” rockstar Stephanie Geller said. “It’s all about getting out of your com-fort zone, you just have to put your bold and friend-ly on.”

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BY APRILL EMIGStudent Life Editor

My name is Aprill Emig and I’m a Super Senior.

I’m not ashamed to admit this, but I would be naive to think that there isn’t a stigma attached to the title. Images of perpetually drunk frat boys come to mind — a ste-reotype that may have its roots in reality but that is highly out of date and limited. There are many members in the honorable Super Senior class, and not all of us are here because of ignorance.

There is a student — we’ll call him Mark — who has constant-ly switched majors. People pity Mark, offering inspired advice like “ just pick something!” But Mark may be in this situation for one of two reasons. The first is that his heart just isn’t in college. He went because he felt like he had to. What he really wants to major in is traveling the world, interpretive dance, starting a business, street music or bungee jumping. We can feel bad for Mark — not because he doesn’t want to do the “right” thing by going to college, but because he’s here against his own volition. If he doesn’t just drop out to pursue his passion and utilize his talents, Mark will choose a “practical” major like account-ing, leading him to an ill-fitting job that will cause a mid-life cri-sis in which he leaves his wife and pursues what he wanted to do all along.

The second reason Mark could be in this situation is because he has so many interests and can’t settle on just one. Some people think he’s flaky, but he knows he’s just passionate. In order to feel satisfied with his education — not to mention personally fulfilled — he will choose to triple major: art history, biology and English. It’ll take him nearly six years, but he

will be satisfied knowing he didn’t just settle.

Other students, like Theresa, are in their fifth year because of situations outside their control. They had to take care of a sick family member, or they went through a significant illness of their own. Most people are com-fortable with this excuse, but that doesn’t alleviate the shame The-resa feels as she watches her class-mates graduate without her.

Then there are students like Karl — a first generation college student who has to work his way through his schooling. Karl works anywhere from 25 to 40 hours a week for the duration of his col-lege career. He maintains a full course load, but could choose to go part-time like some of his peers. Karl will inevitably fail a few classes his freshman year as he gets accustomed to the rigors of full-time work and school. At 18, he will be paying for rent (as he commutes to the local commu-nity college for generals; a much more cost-effective approach), bills and other necessities while his more well-off peers spend $80 on a weekend of partying. Karl will miss out on the typical college experience, but he will benefit from taking his schoolwork more seriously because he is acutely aware of the cost of each class. And graduation with a loaded resume won’t hurt, either.

Finally, there are students who just love school. For Rory, there is nothing more exciting than walking through the aisles of the library. Rory is frequently accused of wanting to avoid the “real world”, but she knows this is not the case. She has had many jobs and internships that she enjoyed, but nothing compared to the feel-ing of starting a new class — a world of knowledge at her finger-tips as she opens a new book. She

doesn’t want to stay in school and earn her Ph.D just because she can’t hold down a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job, but because she would rather pursue a life of intellect.

Of course, most students in their fifth year are like Aprill: a combination of these. Aprill is passionate about many subjects, like Mark. She obtained her A.A. in creative writing and is now double-majoring in women’s stud-ies and philosophy with a minor in sociology. Like Rory, she plans on continuing her education. Especially because, like Karl, she is a first generation college student who has been working full-time and going to school full-time for the past four years; it’s only the latter that continues to excite her.

But it ultimately doesn’t matter why we’re taking longer than the mythical four-year track. Accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Education, it will take the average student six years and four months to get their bachelor’s degree. Most of us are well aware of the financial cost but have decided that the extra loans are worth the peace of mind afforded us when we complete the degree(s) we real-ly want to.

Though it can be hard to watch my peers graduate before me and realize I will never have the typi-cal college experience, I am sat-isfied with my education. We all come to college with very differ-ent backgrounds and it’s ridicu-lous to think we’ll all experience it the same way.

We need to expand our idea of what a typical college experience is. I, for one, will even be back next year for my final semester; it will take me 5.5 years to graduate and I will not hesitate to refer to myself as a Super Duper Senior. I encourage others to the same in order to do away with the shame, once and for all.

BY CINDY VUColumnist

Waking up and choosing clothes via a computer program that allows you to put together a whole outfit without the effort of trying anything on is probably the dream. It’s also one of my favor-ite scenes from Clueless. Cher Horowitz makes a grand entrance to school, usually all clad in plaid, with either matching tops and bottoms (that famous mustard yellow ensemble) or color coor-dinated outfits and accessories. I recently had the time to finally sit down during summer break and finish the classic movie that has always been recommended to me. The dramatic teenage slang was somewhat lame but the fashion was definitely a statement back then — and it still is today.

You can see why. Fashion is everywhere in this movie. Just as carefully as Cher picked out the perfect school outfit in the morn-ing, there was just as much atten-tion that went into going to gym class. There, all of the girls wore black and white crop tops and high-waisted shorts in the scene at the fence. I absolutely loved every single quirky outfit showcased in this comedic 90s film. All things classic eventually comes back into our lives; fashion and movies are no exception.

The schoolgirl look is coming

back. As made famous by Cher, plaid skirts and matching ensem-bles aren’t just for the privileged prep school students anymore. More and more girls in various age groups have adopted this trend and turned it into a norm for their wardrobe. Whether it’s the knee-high socks or sweaters with emblems, it’s safe to say that many of us have gone down that route.

This style is made more inter-esting because it’s actually a uni-versal trend. The school uniform defined different eras in many countries. Just a few decades ago, the skirt’s hem length was regulat-ed to be strictly below knee length and the schoolgirl outfits then showed long pleated skirts with the blouses. School uniforms were the first uniforms to be embraced by women and turned into some-thing more feminine. As the rules loosened, people found more ways to implement their own person-alities into their clothes — and the time period. Now, skirts are shorter, and the ensembles more colorful and varied.

We’ve seen television shows and movies glamorizing school uni-forms or the school girl style, like the infamous scene from “Mean Girls” with Regina and her posse sporting the pink outfits. Pop cul-ture is definitely following in its lead, with Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Taylor Swift’s school-girl sig-

nature style. School girl fashion is commonly

perceived with a negative stigma. People often think of it in ways that will make them look tacky and too matchy-matchy — and let’s not forget its popular usage in Halloween parties. But the key point is subtlety. We don’t have to compromise anything that we already own or don’t have. Even for the college students who think they are way past the uniform days, there are ways to make it work without looking overly juve-nile.

Show some school spirit by pairing a maroon pullover with a white collar shirt tucking out at the neckline. Understated details can also work really well, like tying a small yellow ribbon around a high ponytail. It can even be mixed in with a sporty vibe by pairing a varsity t-shirt with a skirt. Any matching sets will look great with monochromatic colors without overdoing it. My favorite thing about the uniform style is the lady-like charm that it could have. The really great thing about this style is that there is a distinct line of femininity. Adding that flair to any outfit amplifies the girly feel, and it automatically makes an outfit feel classic. Though it’s a classic style people have always been influenced by, now’s a per-fect opportunity to embrace it a little more.

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SPORTS B1WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

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FOOTBALL: Sept. 6th vs. Concordia-St. Paul, James S. Malosky Stadium, 6:05 p.m.

This Saturday, the Bulldog football program opens their 2014 season against the Golden Bears.

The last time the two teams met was in September of 2012, when UMD dominated the game in a 70-24 win. Bulldog running back Austin Sikorski, now a senior, was credited with two touchdowns in the contest, but will not be playing this weekend due to injury. The team will look to Logan Lauters as the starting running back while Sikorski sits out.

VOLLEYBALL: Sept. 4th vs. Northern Michigan, Marquette, Michigan, 7 p.m.

The Bulldogs first match of the year will take place against the Wildcats as a part of the Keweenaw Classic.

Bulldog fans should look for returning seniors such as Julie Rainey, Katie Ledwell and Maddy Sirion to lead this years team through the Classic and into the regu-lar season.

VOLLEYBALL: Sept. 19th vs. Southwest Minnesota State, Romano Gymnasium, 7 p.m.

UMD will have to wait roughly two weeks after their season opens to take on an opponent on the friendly Romano floor.

The Bulldogs, who went 33-3 last year, recorded only one loss on home turf in 2013, winning their other 12 home contests. In their match against SMSU last season, the Bulldogs took home a dominating victory as they routed the Mustangs in straight sets.

This year, SMSU is ranked No. 7 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll and will be stiff competition for the Bulldogs.

SOCCER: Sept. 28th vs. Winona State, Marquette, Michi-gan, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL: Oct. 4th vs. Minne-sota State-Moorhead, James S. Malosky Stadium, 6:05 p.m.

SOCCER: Oct. 5th vs. Southwest Minnesota State, James S. Malosky Stadium, 1 p.m.

FOOTBALL: Oct. 11th vs. St. Cloud State, Husky Stadium, 1 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL: Oct. 11th vs. Concordia-St. Paul, Romano Gymnasium, 4 p.m.

FOOTBALL: Oct. 18th vs. Northern State, James S. Malosky, 1:05 p.m.

SOCCER: Oct. 24th vs. Min-nesota State-Mankato, James S. Malosky Stadium, 6 p.m.

Football back in actionBY ERIC HILDESTAD AND JIMMY GILLIGANStatesman Correspondents

On Sept. 6, the Bulldog football team kicks off their 82nd year of competition under the lights of James S. Malosky Stadium versus Concordia University-St. Paul. UMD was tough to beat in last season’s campaign, amassing an 11-2 record and falling in the second round of the playoffs to eventual champion Northwest Missouri State.

UMD enters this season near the top of the polls, receiving preseason rank-ings of No. 2, 3, and 4 in the Bennett Rank Division II, American Football Coaches Association Division II and the D2.football.com polls respectively. The Bulldogs finished fall camp with an August 26 scrimmage, bringing an end to a successful offseason.

“We were pleased with our guys’ fall camp,” head coach Curt Wiese said. “They came off a summer that they had all worked hard and put themselves in a position to become better individually. I can’t pick out one guy from the rest of the team as far as being improved. They have all made strides in the right direc-tion.”

Forty-three lettermen return to the team, including 14 seniors and 13 start-ers. 22 players graduated from last year’s team.

Offensively, the Bulldogs retain seven starters and several vital pieces from the 2013 season. Wiese hands the offen-sive reigns to quarterback Drew Bauer, who excelled after earning the starting job last season, passing for 1579 yards and 17 touchdowns. He is reunited with senior wide receiver and captain Zach Zweifel, who has been an annual placeholder at the top of the Bulldog reception charts since 2011. Bauer finds another veteran target in senior receiver and return specialist Aaron Roth, who was given a place on the 2014 preseason All-American second team, by the USA College Football and College Develop-ment Football League.

Another cornerstone of the offense, star running back Austin Sikorski, will likely miss the opening week versus Concordia St. Paul after being stabbed in an August altercation in downtown Duluth. The incident kept Sikorski in the hospital for nearly a week, and it will keep him off of the field for far lon-ger. Sikorski led the rushing attack for UMD in 2013, tallying over 1200 yards and 16 touchdowns. In his absence, UMD will look for junior Logan Laut-ers, who ran for three 100-yard rushing games last season to carry the bulk of the load.

“Lauters will return at running back,” Wiese said. “He and Austin had

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The Bulldogs and Warriors saw plenty of each other during their three matches last season, and will face off again come late September.

UMD took home victories in all three of their contests last year, including a 1-0 victory in the NCAA Division II Postseason Tournament thanks to a goal by senior Dani Potter. Potter is the only player from last year’s roster who graduated; the Warriors lost seven 2013 starters to graduation.

Current Bulldog senior Maureen Stormont scored four

goals between the two regular season matchups, completing two of her six multi-goal games against Winona State.

The Mustangs were another team taken

out by the Bulldogs in the 2013 NCAA Division II Postseason Tournament. UMD pushed past SMSU with a score of 2-0.

Stormont registered both Bulldog tallies while goaltender Marissa Rosa shut the door on the Mustangs to keep her team on the winning side. UMD had previously lost their single regular season bout to the Mustangs.

The Bulldogs will take on NSIC rival St. Cloud State Hus-kies for an afternoon matchup.

Last year, during UMD’s homecoming weekend, the Bulldogs defeated the Huskies for a final score of 34-7. Logan Lauters and Austin Sikorksi were credited with two touch-downs each in the contest.

The Huskies come into the season ranked No. 15 by the American Football Coaches Association for Division II, while the Bulldogs pull rank at No. 3 to start the year.

UMD’s match up against the Dragons will serve as Military Appreciation Night and the Bulldogs final home night game of the sea-son. The Bulldogs will don camou-flage jerseys for the occasion.

Last season, Moorhead gave UMD a run for its money in their regular sea-son contest before the Bulldogs bat-tled back for a 69-45 win. Lauters and Sikorski each registered three touch-downs for the Bulldogs in the match up while quarterback Drew Bauer threw for 178 yards total.

The Bull-dogs will take on the Wolves as a part of UMD’s h o m e c o m -ing festivities.

Last year, UMD beat the Wolves with a commanding 39-7 score. The game also falls during UMD’s parent weekend, so fans should be advised to get tickets early: the homecoming game is a sellout nearly every year.

Last season the Bulldogs were taken out of post-season action by the Golden Bears, who continue into this season as one of UMD’s strongest competitors.

The Bulldogs fell 3-1 in the final matchup last season but took their first bout in five sets, com-ing out on top 3-2. The Bulldogs will have to look for scoring from new faces in this rival bout after losing Kate Lange to graduation.

The Bulldogs will have some unfinished business to attend to when the Mavericks come into town. Last year, Mankato defeat-ed the Bulldogs in penalty kicks during the Northern Sun Inter-collegiate Conference after the match ended in a tie.

Both Bulldog goals came from returning senior Stormont, so fans should look for her and the rest of the Bulldogs to avenge that close loss this season.

UMD soccer starts its 2014 season this Friday against Southwest Baptist as a part of the Central Missouri Opener. The Bulldogs will return with all but one player this season. Kelly Klune (pictured) is one of ten seniors this season who will be expected to build off last season’s successes. UMD ATHLETICS/ SUBMITTEDsee FOOTBALL, B2

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split time the last two seasons with Austin being the starter. Logan is ready to get a start on Saturday.”

Even without their star running back, UMD has enough talent to recreate last season’s explosive offensive effort that averaged 41.5 points per game. However, since much of the offensive attack comes on the ground, the Bulldogs will eagerly await Sikorski’s return.

Just five starters return to a Bulldogs defensive unit that allowed 78.8 rushing yards per game, earning the fifth best among all NCAA Division II teams last year. In order to maintain this impressive mark, UMD will need to fill several spots vacated by graduating players; this includes defensive lineman Chris Vandervest, who led the Bulldogs in 2013 with five sacks.

Additional losses for the Bulldog defense include linebackers Colby Ring and Nate Zuk, and defensive back Kenny Chowa, who collaborated for 177 tackles last season.

Although these losses leave the Bulldog defense without significant depth or experience at several positions, there are capable players ready to step up and fill these roles. UMD looks to an experienced transfer to lead the secondary in Senior Daryl Brown, a University of North Dakota transfer, Brown

will make his Bulldog debut in the Sept. 6 season opener. He brings three years of NCAA Division I-AA starting experience to UMD. Joining him in the secondary is Darion Fletcher, a junior defensive back with three interceptions from last season.

The linebackers, led by Senior captain Yusef Hassan, possess the most positional depth on defense. Defensive coordinator John Steger has 10 different linebackers at his disposal, including experienced upperclassmen and young talent.

“Gavin Grady, Hunter Malberg, Dave Boegel, Darion Fletcher, Tyler Smrcina and Nate Zibolski, all return with a lot of experience,” Wiese said.

Over their last four meetings, the Bulldogs are 4-0 against Concordia St. Paul, outscoring them 197- 34. UMD has won their last 14 season openers, but Wiese does not take any matchup lightly.

“Our expectation is to win (and) to get better each week, which hopefully, at the end of the season, will put us in a position to compete in the national playoffs. Right now we focus on game one,” Wiese said.

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UMD Volleyball starts its quest to get back to the NCAA Tournament on Thursday as they take on Northern Michigan. The Bulldogs will be moving on without Kate Lange, who broke the UMD kill record last season with a career total of 2,078. Maddy Sirion (left) and Sydnie Mauch (right) will help lead the Bulldogs. UMD ATHLETICS/SUBMITTED

Women’s cross country ranked No. 1 in coaches poll

BY NICOLE BRODZIKSports Editor

The UMD women’s cross-country team comes in at No. 1 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Coun-try Coaches Association preseason rankings. They took first with a com-manding 14 of 15 first-place votes.

Last year, the women took home the NCAA Division II Central Regional title. With 14 letter winners returning, they’re primed for a repeat. They also return six of the seven runners who competed in the NCAA Division II Championships last fall.

Sophomore Samantha Rivard was

picked as the NSIC Preseason Ath-lete of the Year. En-route to winning UMD’s first ever NCAA Division II Central Regional title, Rivard also took fourth at the NSIC Champion-ships. She then continued her personal success by finishing eighth out of 244 runners at NCAA Division II Champi-onships, earning an All-American title as a result.

The cross-country team will com-pete in the St. Olaf Invitational on September 20 as they try to live up to the preseason expectation.

The Bulldogs take to the field this Saturday to start the 2014 season at home against the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears. UMD ATHLETICS/ SUBMITTED

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Buy any necessary supplies.

Find a study spot.

Settle into that new dorm or apartment.

Do a class run through.

Remember to keep the receipts for tax purposes or to return books after last-minute cancellations.

Midterms are not for a few weeks, but it’s never too early to stake out the best environment for learning on (or off) campus.

Those boxes won’t unpack themselves—especially when a pizza run is calling.

The day before school begins is the perfect time to find the best path between classes.

No classes, no meetings: just the sun and some friends to relax with while there’s still time.

A new year is here,

and that means getting into

the swing of things after

summer vacation. Here’s a

simple to-do list to jump

start your semester.

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Enjoy the last few days of summer.

Signs welcome new freshman into the Bulldog family. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

Notebook shortages at the book-store can only signal one thing: back to school time. UMD’s Wel-come Week wrapped up on Mon-day as students settled into new dorm rooms and apartments.

Bulldogs come from all over the world, but their hearts are here at UMD. It’s time for a great new year!

WELCOMEHOME

What was the best thing you did this summer?

Lines form at the UMD Bookstore as students pick up textbooks and supplies for their fall semester classes. Some will only need two or three, while others carry stacks of 10. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

Students crowd hallways that were empty a few days ago as they walk to their classes on the first day of school. A new welcome sign hangs in the Kirby Lounge. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

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“Getting together with all the volunteers for freshman move-in day! It was exciting to see it all happen — there were so many volunteers!” — Eva Gallegos-Perez, Spanish education major.

“I went to the RSOP Fun and Adventure Day Camp, which was with kids ages five to 12. One little kid came running up to me with his bright red cheeks and yells, ‘this is way better than school!’” — Cecelia Lechner-Riehle, chemi-cal engineering major.

“I went to Warped Tour. My favorite act was Watski; I’ve been listening to him for a long time. I even got to meet him! I had to stand in line for a while but it was totally worth it.” — Afro Lassard, graphic design major.

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