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THE STATESMAN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014

UMDPD readies for homecoming weekend Extra officers on campus, patrols in nearby neighborhoods planned BY SAM STROM News Editor

Homecoming week is a time for former students and faculty to come back to the campus they once called home. It’s also a time when current students tend to party like there is no tomorrow. UMDPD Chief Scott Drewlo compares homecoming week to Bulldog Welcome Week, in that there is extra traffic on campus compared to a normal week. Along with extra traffic, Drewlo expects there will be more partying. “A few more parties,” Drewlo said. “Everybody is kind of in a celebratory mood.” Because of this, the UMDPD will have more officers on campus and will patrol nearby neighborhoods

more this week and weekend. Extra enforcement will come from the Duluth Police Department, community liaison officers and officers working overtime. Drewlo said that at any time there could be four to six officers on campus, and there could be up to 10 to 12 in the area around UMD. A majority of the officers will be patrolling areas around UMD. Drewlo said that College Street, Mississippi Street and Brainerd Street have all been party hot spots in the past. “Historically, they have been a little more active,” Drewlo said. Drewlo added that houses that have had officers called there before or have built a reputation with UMDPD as a party house may receive extra attention, and even a knock on the see HOMECOMING, A3

A UMDPD squad car parked outside of the Sports and Health Center earlier this year. Extra patrols will be out for homecoming weekend. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

Tasteful renovations

Save and win Students asked to conserve energy for Duluth-wide contest BY MAKAILA MILLER Staff Reporter

A student makes a salad at the salad bar in the Dining Center. While nothing is set in stone, the focal points of the new DC blueprint includes knocking down interior walls, redesigning the entry and offering more food variety. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN

The Dining Center is getting a facelift this spring that will address congestion issues and includes new tables

BY AISLING DOHENY Staff Reporter

Over the last couple of years, discussions have been made and rumors have been afloat about a possible facelift regarding the UMD Dining Center. This year, though, is the year these ideas and whispers come to life. Students, faculty and staff alike can expect major changes in the DC over the next few months. The DC project is a campus-wide project with a strong emphasis on student life. UMD Dining Services and Student Life board members made the dining center project a priority within the last year. The project is a completely self-

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funded project through Dining Services. Dining Services and Student Life hired interior designers and marketers from Architectural Resources Inc. and Ricca Design Studios to make some big changes. Both ARI and Ricca have plenty of experience working in culinary design. The current layout of the DC has existed since the 1970s, and has not gone under any big revisions since then. “The aesthetics are just a bit outdated,” Katie Hildenbrand, certified interior designer of ARI, said. The project is still in the preliminary stages. ARI, Ricca and UMD Dining Services are closely working together in

designing concepts and physical layouts that will benefit the needs of the students the most. “There is no desire for the DC to win a design contest,” Corbin Smyth, UMD Vice Chancellor for Student Life, said. “We are redefining the whole program and redesigning the whole food service experience for students.” Over the past few weeks, ARI and Ricca spent time in the DC working with staff and gathering student feedback. “Major concerns involve traffic and congestion during dining hours,” Hildenbrand said. To combat traffic and congestion in the DC, Dining Services and Student Life are looking at other universities,

Opinion: A5 - A6 | Sports: B1 - B2

| Student Life: B3 - B5

mall food courts, hospital cafeterias and other restaurants for design inspiration. Though nothing is completely definitive, focal points of the new DC blueprint include knocking out the interior walls, redesigning the entry, changing the tables from circles to squares, offering more of a food variety, and making more made-to-order stations. “We have to make food fast,” Smyth said. “But at the same time, students can expect a more made-on-demand, fresher experience.” Renovations will also include updating electrical, plumbing see RENOVATIONS, A3

Most people don’t think about energy use. In the United States, 86 percent of all energy generated is wasted. But now the pressure is on for Duluth residents to conserve energy and possibly win a $5 million prize. Due to the efforts of Jodi Slick, the founder and chief executive of Ecolibrium3 — an organization aimed at achieving a sustainable future through environmental and economic solutions — the city of Duluth has been nominated to participate in the Georgetown University Energy Prize. Over the next 2 years, Duluth will compete with 51 other cities in the United States, including Madison, Wisc.; Berkley, Calif.; and Fairbanks, Alaska, to create and implement long term energy-efficiency plans to reduce their residential and utility-supplied energy consumption. In 2017, a board of experts at Georgetown University will compare the amount of energy used in the residential and municipal sectors see ENERGY, A4


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