Danger Zone

I'm sure most of the students at Minnesota will agree that building a stadium for the football team on campus would be a good idea. Sure it will cost a lot of money and a lot of hours of work, but in the end the outcome will be for the best. It is easy to look at something like this and say "that’s a good idea", it will bring more students to the games and more people to the U. The problem is not with the Gophers moving out of the Metrodome, the problem its that not only do the Vikings also want a new stadium, but the Twins do too. Now the idea is not all bad, if the Vikings stay in the Metrodome they are projected to fall $11 million below the leagues average revenue. However, the team should quit complaining because it could be worse. For example; they could have had their stadium and city destroyed by a hurricane. Also maybe the lack of revenue is not only to be blamed on the Metrodome, maybe it's just me but I think the fact that they have not done very well in a long time has a part to play in the lack of revenue. As for the twin’s new stadium, it also has its pros and cons. It’s almost a sure thing that they will get it in the near future. They have been diligently raising funds of a long time, from various financers and the tax payers of MN.
(Not me I'm from Wisconsin Whoo Hoo!) So if the Twins are getting a new stadium, than the Vikings lose one of their biggest arguments (that they don't want to share the Metrodome). I am not from this area so mine is an outsiders opinion which is good and bad, I also don't have to pay for the new stadiums, so it ultimately comes down to the MN tax payer, I just think they should be better informed than what they here from the teams that will only tell the reasons why building the stadiums is a good idea.

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I visited the Midtown market this past Monday, and it was totally fricking sweet. As I walked up to the rather large building for the area it was in I had no idea of what to expect or what I was doing. As I walked in the main entrance I felt like I was entering a market place like the kind you would expect to see in the movies, except it felt very modern. I was welcomed my bright welcoming sculptures, statues, and a security table that said steel and you'll be caught. I went later in the day at around 3 P.M. so it was not very busy. This was awesome because I could see how each individual reacted as they entered the markets environment. One example was when a man and a woman walked in together. As they walked in together the man went straight to the food, and the women went straight to the little women things (bracelets, rings, figurines, ext.....). To define the energy of the market in one bold statement just would not work. Some of the many different kinds of energy felt when in the Midtown market are visible as soon as you walk in. Most of the stands are decorated with bright colors that attract you to want to come see what is there. There is also a lot of energy felt from the noises from all the crazy yelling people. There were also many ways energy was created and exchanged in the market, for example the food that is sold is all physical energy. Also people possess huge amounts of energy, and are constantly exchanging it when they interact with each other. I think that this was a great project and after completing it I feel like it was time well spent.

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