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The metropolitan location of the University makes accessible the resources of the many cultural and recreational facilities in the area such as parks, beaches, art centers, museums, libraries, and zoos. There are many excellent shopping centers and a wide variety of restaurants.
Professional entertainment is provided by the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera, The Guthrie Theatre, the University Theater, and a host of small professional theater and music groups. In the realm of sports, the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins now play in the Metrodome stadium near the West Bank campus and the Timberwolves basketball team plays in the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.
The University, through the department of recreational sports, provides gymnasiums and swimming pools for men and women on both Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses for individual participation in sports. Baseball and softball diamonds, an ice-skating rink, tennis courts, and an 18-hole and a 9-hole par 3 golf course are also available for student use at the university. Statistics graduate students often field softball, volleyball and soccer teams in the intramural sports program and have been remarkably successful. Cross-country and downhill skiing is available in nearby suburban areas. There is an extensive network of excellent paths for running and walking along the Mississippi River and at the St. Paul and Minneapolis lakes and parks. The Gophers Sports also gives a lot of information about sport activities on campus.
The Coffman Memorial Union operates three facilities, one in
St. Paul and one on each of the banks of the Minneapolis campus.
The student unions present a wide variety of social, recreational,
and cultural facilities. Services and programs include films,
concerts, dances, exhibits, listening centers, arts and craft
studios, student stores, post offices, newsstands, game areas,
bowling alleys, and eating facilities.
Here are some pretty interesting sites, to search around the Twin
Cities for fun stuffs:
Questions about the School of Statistics? Email to info@stat.umn.edu.
Last updated, July 19, 2000 by setodji@stat.umn.edu .