By Nikky Farmakes
Managing Editor

Starting school for the spring term has been a little odd for me.  As usual the new routine of where I’m going for classes will take some getting used to, but it is the routine I have outside of class that is really going to take some more adjustment time.  With the Yellowjacket Union finally open, finally using the new names and just taking in the new experience with my fellow students my routine feels like it is from a different life.  Luckily there is a plethora of things to do around campus to keep me from getting too turned around. Here is what you missed on the Digest this week.

Pink the Rink
For those of you who know what this is, great! For those of you who don’t, Pink the Rink is a Breast Cancer awareness/fundraiser put on by the Women’s and Men’s hockey team.  The players wear a pink jersey during the game, and then are auctioned off after the game is done.  There are also t-shirts, beanie hats, sweatshirts and other apparel.  The money raised by the sale of the jerseys goes to SMDC Superior’s Cancer Research and Development Center. The women’s game is this Saturday, the 23 at 2pm in Wessman Arena.  The men will Pink the Rink February 6 at 4pm in Wessman.

Block 3 Intramurals
A new semester means a new start to intramural sports.  Sign-ups for this block’s sports is due by January 28 at 10pm at the HWC. The sports offered this block are Basketball (5 v 5), Broomball (5 v 5), Dodgeball (6 v 6), and Kickball (9 v 9).  The leagues can be Men, Women, or CoEd. There is also Extramural Bowling available starting February 1. 

Want to Learn CPR and First Aid?
In some way or another, everyone has witnessed some sort of medical emergency.  Many emergencies happen when there is no one around who knows what to do or is qualified to do so. Could you recognize when someone needs help treating a basic injury? Could you help an ill person until the paramedics or advanced medical personnel arrive? If someone can’t breathe, do you know the proper way to administer CPR? Campus Recreation wants to help you say “yes” by offering an adult CPR/AED & First Aid training course.  The course will be held this Saturday, January 23 from 9am-4pm in the HWC for those who don’t want to be caught off-guard when these kinds of situations arise. The course costs $50, but students, faculty and staff can receive $10 off.

Other things you might want to check out:
-Parking Permit forms available on the UWS webpage. Permits cost $65
-6th Annual Climbing Competition. Kids 12pm-1:30pm Adults 2pm-6pm January 24 in HWC.  $15 before competition, $20 at competition.
-Duluth Emily Program speaker (Presented by Chi Sigma Iota) January 26, 7pm in the YU