It’s Monday night in Minnesota. What to do? Go to a hockey game!

Last night I brought my sister to a Minnesota Wild game. It was my first Wild game this season — hopefully it will not be my last. At the game, I ran into one of my Fraternity associates (neé pledges), Tim, which was cool. Despite our 1 – 2 loss, the game was a lot of fun. It’s remarkable how different a Gophers game is versus a Wild game — each has a unique crowd dynamic. The Wild game features a bunch of high-tech entertainment gizmos and whiz-bangs, whereas the Gophers game features a crowd of fervid fans. Not to say that the Wild fans lack enthusiasm; there is simply more fan involvement at Gophers games.

Either way, Minnesotans love watching hockey. The Wild have sold out every home game in the history of the team. The waiting list for Gophers season tickets is over 1500 names long. Hockey is part of the Minnesota identity. We will fight to make certain that we never lose an NHL team again (Dallas stole the North Stars back in the early 1990s).

On a completely different topic, I just received my term grades for Fall quarter at Rose-Hulman. I’m happy to say that I got a “four-point” for the term. Duff Man says, “Oh yeah!”