On-Campus Apartments

If you are looking to live on campus but don't want to be in the dorms, UMD offers 3
different on campus apartments for students to live in. In each of the 3 apartments there
are bedrooms, bathroom, basic cable TV services, and wifi for students to use. Also in
each of the apartment buildings there are study lounges and free laundry. Listed below is
what each apartment building has.

Junction Apartments:2 Bedrooms, 4 Students per room, 74 Men, 74 Women, Study Lounges, Free Laundry, Basic cable TV services & WiFi.

Oakland Apartments:2 Bedrooms, 4 Students per room, 246 Men, 246 Women, Study Lounges, Free Laundry, Basic cable TV services, WiFi & Outdoor Volleyball court.

Stadium Apartments:3 Bedrooms, 4 Students per room, 152 Men, 156 Women, Study Lounges, Free Laundry, Basic cable TV services, WiFi & Outdoor Volleyball court.

Pros to living in the apartments include:
Students are on campus.
Students don't have to worry about getting a parking pass.
Everyone in the apartments are UMD students

Great way to meet new people.
Free laundry.
More room then in the dorms.
Free cable TV.
Free Wifi.

Cons to living in the apartments include:
Still have to walk outside on those cold winter days.
The DC meal plan costs you more then it would if you lived in the dorms.
It can be difficult to find a quiet place to study in the apartment building.

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On-Campus Dorms

There are both good and bad things about living on the UMD campus in the dorm rooms. Most freshmen find, however, that the good weighs out the bad.

Pros:
It’s relatively close to all your classes
You never have to go outside into the freezing cold weather because the dorms are connected to every other building on campus except the apartments.
Furniture is provided for you. That means not spending a bunch of extra money.
Access to the food plans for the Dining Center, which is only available to on-campus students.

Cons:
You might have a roommate you don’t like or that doesn’t like you.
Because you’re in a single room, you don’t really get your own space.
Neighbors may be loud by playing loud music or running around or people may cause noise..
There isn’t wireless Internet in the dorms.

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There are a variety of different activities that are at UMD. There are sororities and fraternities, history clubs, science clubs, and basically anything you want. If they don’t have a club or activity that you like, you can always start up a new group.  I would recommend that students get involved in student activities because they get you involved on campus and are a good way to form a group of friends that are interested in the same things as you are. Also doing an activity forces you to get out of your dorm and not just do homework and go to classes. There are many pros and cons to joining student activities, most of them being pros. The pros of student activities are that you meet new people, you get involved in the school, it can look good on your resume, you could be considered a well-rounded student, and you are also considered to be active. A con of student activities is that we are already paying a lot of money for student tuition, so the cost for these activities to cause a problem. Other cons are that it could require too much work, could cause a lot of stress, of simply the activities could just be boring.

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Entertainment

There are many enjoyable and pleasurable activities within Duluth, Minnesota. If your looking for a good concert or intimate show to see, you have came to the right place. There are many venues in Duluth that list weekly shows for viewers to attend. A few venues are the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, Pizza Luce Concerts, Weber Music Hall, and the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center DECC. If you’re interested in looking to go to a play or a ballet, The Renegade Theater Company, The Duluth Playhouse and The Minnesota Ballet are all located in Duluth! While being in Duluth, there are tons of little shops and stores that offer an assortment of goods. Going to the movies has always been a popular activity. Within Duluth, the Duluth OMNIMAX Theatre offers IMAX and regular motion pictures. Other great attractions in Duluth are the Great Lakes Aquarium, Lake Superior Zoo, Tweed Museum of Art, Glensheen Mansion, and the Aerial Lift Bridge. Before visiting these great places you may need a quick bite to eat. Duluth has a large amount of diverse restaurants. A few worth checking out are Pizza Luce, Grandmas Saloon and Grill, Bellisios and Little Angies. Overall, this great city located on the north shore has something to offer for every person!

 

Living In Duluth's Environment

The Pros:

Lake Superior: the largest of the fiver great lakes wraps around Duluth Minnesota. It is a beautiful view to look out at all the boats that come in on the lake.
Gooseberry Falls: A nice place to go and look at Waterfalls. It is located in North Shore.

Rose Garden: A nice scenic look on Lake Walk of many different flowers and a beautiful garden.

Spirit Mountain: A wonderful place to go if you love to Ski or Snowboard. Has camping activities to do as well. Sprit Mountain

Chester Park: is one of 23 major creek ravines in the City of Duluth. There is a lot of exploring you can do there and lots of things you will see along the way.

Lester Park Golf Course: It faces the great views of Lake Superior and it is located on North Shore and is said to have the prettiest view of the Lake from here.

The Cons:

Climate /weather: The weather in Duluth Minnesota typically is very cold and mostly rainy during fall. Duluth gets higher inches of snow and typically is very windy as well. During the spring it is beautiful outside, but still you also have windy days.

Roads (hills, streets etc.): The roads in Duluth are very hilly and have many potholes within those hills. Especially during the winter season it is especially hard for cars to make it up some of those hills.