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FEMALES TO THE FRONT FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH | PG. 04 UMD WELCOMES NEW FRATERNITY | PG. 06 #FREETHEGROWLER, OTHER RELIEF LEGISLATION AWAIT PROGRESS IN MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE | PG. 08 VOICES: SHOULD YOU WEAR MASKS IN A DRIVE-THRU | PG. 10 SCAN WITH YOUR CAMERA!

COMING SOON: THE BARK E-NEWSLETTER!

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By Heidi Stang We here at The Bark are excited to announce our upcoming e-newsletter! For our readers near and far we want to be able to stay in touch and stay connected.

Included in this newsletter will be a few stories from the past week and our new podcast! Starting a new podcast and a newsletter at the same time may be a little ambitious but we are so excited for the future of our organization.

Other information to look out for in the newsletter will include: bio’s on current Bark staff, a place to submit ideas and more. We want to keep you all informed on the latest events around campus and sports updates too. If you’re in an

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organization please reach out to us. The more we can share, the more involved and informed our community will become.

We know the pandemic has left us all feeling a little lost at sea.

The Bark has felt the impacts of the pandemic too. We want to try to pull back together some of that Bulldog Country spirit.

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Females to the Front for Women’s History Month

#FreeTheGrowler, Other Relief Legislation Await Progress in Minnesota Legislature

06 UMD Welcomes New Fraternity

07 Women’s Hockey Team Glided Through Refular Season

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10 Voices: Should You Wear Masks in a Drive-Thru

11 Monthly Comic

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By Izabella Zadra

FEMALES TO THE FRONT FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Believe it or not, it used to be a man’s world. Women couldn’t vote, couldn’t speak out of turn and sometimes couldn’t even be out in public unaccompanied by a gentleman. Once women were able to actually live their lives, there was still a box around them that restricted them from doing everything they deserved and wanted. In honor of Women’s History Month in March, it is time to highlight some of the great female musicians and singers who kicked that box’s teeth in and created their own rules that paved the way for women today to live their lives any way they want.

Billie Holiday — Years active: 1933-1959 After a hard and obstacle-filled childhood, Billie Holiday started to sing in small Harlem nightclubs to ease her nerves. Many people have pulled inspiration from her voice and vocal range when writing their own symphony orchestras because her voice is just that beautiful. She always used to tell people when she sang, she wanted it to sound just like an instrument. Throughout her career, she perfected that dream. Holiday has won four Grammys and lives forever in the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame.

PHOTO FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1947

Aretha Franklin — Years active: 1960-2017 Franklin might have started off singing in a small church in Detroit, but by the end of the 1960s, she was known as the Queen of Soul.

As her career continued to escalate, she won 18 Grammys, The National Medal of Art and The Presidential Medal of Freedom — she was also the first woman to ever be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As a Black woman herself, Franklin is also known for being an activist for women and civil rights.

She created songs such as “Respect” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” to make a statement for social change.

PHOTO FROM BILLBOARD 1978

Barbra Streisand — Years active: 1960-present Being on her own since the age of 16, Streisand is the definition of a woman who has done it all. Her mother was very disapproving of the so-called “Gypsy lifestyle” Streisand was living, and it was her goal to show not just her mother but everyone that she would be a star. She started off her music career in the theaters of Broadway and the nightclubs of New York. People loved watching her perform, not just because of her voice, but because she knew how to keep a crowd entertained. She is known for not only her music, but for representing Jewish actresses in her roles from iconic films such as “Funny Girl”, “A Star is Born” and “Hello Dolly!”

Streisand has strongly represented the role that Jewish women can play in the world of entertainment and proved to everyone she is a true star.

PHOTO FROM GETTY IMAGES

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Tina Turner — Years active: 1962-2020 Tina Turner. The Proud Mary. The Queen of Rock N’Roll. Turner revolutionized the world of rock and roll for women and Black artists everywhere. As her career started to escalate, she took more and more physical and sexual abuse from her then-husband Ike Turner.

After 16 years, Turner filed for divorce to start her new life as a middleaged Black woman ready to show the world that with or without Ike, she could keep on turning. She has 12 Grammys, stars on both the Hollywood and St. Louis walks of fame and was the first Black artist and first female to ever make it on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.

PHOTO BY VERA TAMMEN

Cher — Years active: 1963-present Cher is known as being one of the most iconic women not just in music history, but in women’s history. Cher started off singing with her husband Sonny Bono on the “Sonny and Cher Show,” which was very popular.

When she and Sonny split, her career skyrocketed and got bigger than ever. Cher is the only artist to have a number-one single on the Billboard chart each of the last six decades. She is very passionate about giving back and is a proud supporter of Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Helmet and the Children’s Craniofacial Association. Cher is a role model for women around the world and at the age of 74, she is just getting started.

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Stevie Nicks — Years active: 1966-present If you haven’t heard of Stevie Nicks….you have at least heard Stevie Nicks in her original musical project Fleetwood Mac. You think Taylor Swift is the queen of writing songs about ex-boyfriends, but Nicks not only wrote the songs, but toured, performed and traveled with her ex for years on end. Not only does her music do her justice, but through her career, she has worked with other female artists on following their dreams of becoming the next rock and roll queen. “I think every band should have a girl in it, because it’s always going to make for cooler stuff going on than if it’s just a bunch of guys,” Nicks said in an interview with Danielle Sepulveres. She has been an icon since day one and it doesn’t look like she’s stopping anytime soon.

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Debbie Harry (Blondie) — Years active: 1974-present It is hard to believe that one of the mothers of punk rock and new wave started off her career as a Playboy Bunny who performed in a folk band on the side. Blondie came a long way to show the boys that girls have just as much right on the rock and roll stage as they do. Harry and her band were known for pairing all different types of sound with their rock and roll.

Well-known songs like, “Heart of Glass” and “The Tide is High” mix tones of disco, reggae and punk rock into two amazing songs that both hit the top of the U.K. charts. Debbie Harry was one of the first women that broke through into the hardcore punk/new wave scene that was happening in New York opening a door that no women had ever been able to walk into before.

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UMD WELCOMES NEW FRATERNITY

By Heidi Stang

This spring, the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) welcomed their first multicultural Greeklettered organization — expanding to a total of ten fraternities and sororities. Pi Delta Psi is a multicultural Asian interest fraternity.

The organization is open to any interested students.

Director of Expansion, Twin Cities student Tyler Vongphachanh, explains that the cultural aspect is really what drew him and so many others to this organization in particular.

“I ended up really enjoying being around other Asian-American men that were in higher

education and working towards a bigger purpose” Vongphachanh said.

While recruitment is different in the COVID times, Vongphachanh is hopeful of the interest at UMD. Near the end of February and into March, members from the Twin Cities chapter visited UMD to spread the word.

“As Asian-Americans sometimes, or maybe even oftentimes, we’re the first ones in our family [to go to college],” Vongphanchanh said. “Being able to rely on and create community with other people that are going through similar experiences is really helpful.”

MEMBERS OF THE TWIN CITIES CHAPTER OF PI DELTA PSI PHOTO COURTESY OF TYLER VONGPHACHANH

While Pi Delta Psi is an asian-interest organization, anyone is welcome to join.

One of their goals is to have a collaborative club with students of color and other interested students.

With a chapter at the Twin Cities campus, there is always a chance to connect with other brothers just down the highway. Events this spring included hanging out virtually with Twin Cities members and learning about the pillars of the organization.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TYLER VONGPHACHANH

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According to the Pi Delta Psi national website, their mission is to

help individuals grow through, “academic achievement, cultural awareness, righteous, and friendship and loyalty while fostering ethical behavior, leadership, and philanthropy.”

Any one who is curious about the new organization is encouraged to reach out to Greek Life at UMD. Leaders say that membership numbers may be low at first, but they are excited to work with Duluth’s campus community and continue building a chapter at UMD.

By Hunter Dunteman

The UMD women’s hockey team had a season like no other this year. Though the team is used to success, a season plagued with uncertainty and postponements didn’t slow the Bulldogs down.

In addition to boasting a second-place finish in the WCHA conference, the women’s team had multiple players atop conference leaderboards and even earned a selection to the NCAA championship.

Senior Anna Klein and junior Gabbie Hughes ranked in the top four of the conference in goals and points, both scoring over 10 goals on the season. WCHA Goalie of the Year Emma Söderberg led the conference with the highest save percentage (.941) and fewest goals against (26).

WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM GLIDED THROUGH REGULAR SEASON

REDSHIRT JUNIOR NAOMI ROGGE AND OHIO STATE’S JEN GARDINER MOVE FOR THE PUCK AS IT SPLITS THE TWO, MARCH 6, 2021.

THE UMD WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM LINES UP FOR TEAM INTRODUCTIONS IN THE WCHA WOMEN’S FINAL FACEOFF SEMIFINAL AGAINST OHIO STATE, MARCH 6, 2021.

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FRESHMAN FORWARD CLARA VAN WIEREN CHARGES THE PUCK UP THE ICE AFTER THE BULLDOGS WIN A FACEOFF AGAINST OHIO STATE, MARCH 6, 2021.

JUNIOR DEFENDER LIZI NORTON AND SOPHOMORE FORWARD MANNON MCMAHON FIGHT TWO OHIO STATE PLAYERS FOR THE PUCK IN A TIGHT SPOT AGAINST THE WALL, MARCH 6, 2021.

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PHOTO BY HUNTER DUNTEMAN

WCHA WOMEN’S GOALIE OF THE YEAR EMMA SÖDERBERG KEEPS A TIGHT WINDOW TO THE GOAL AS AN OHIO STATE FORWARD ADVANCES THE PUCK, MARCH 6, 2021.

JUNIOR FORWARD MCKENZIE HEWETT SHOOTS UP ICE BEHIND HER OWN GOAL TO CHASE THE PUCK AGAINST OHIO STATE, MARCH 6, 2021.

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PHOTO BY HUNTER DUNTEMAN

Though the Bulldogs were eliminated by Ohio State in the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinals, the NCAA Selection Committee tapped UMD to compete in the NCAA Championship bracket.

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By Michael King

New bills in the Minnesota legislature could potentially be of great significance to the sales and operations of breweries all around the state.

The Drink Local Economic Recovery Package and the #FreeTheGrowler proposal introduced by Rep. Jim Nash (R-Waconia) present legislation that would change various Minnesota liquor laws.

With the growth of the Minnesota craft beer industry, the state raised the cap on the sale of growlers in 2013 to breweries that surpass an annual production clip of 20,000 barrels.

This law, which has not been revisited since, is an effort to protect liquor stores and other various beverage distributors with the notion that the sale of growlers at breweries and taprooms takes away from their sales.

Five Minnesota breweries have since met this 20,000 barrel limit and are now prohibited from selling growlers: Summit Brewing Company, Surly Brewing Company, Schell’s Brewery, Fulton Brewing and Castle Danger Brewing.

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#FREETHEGROWLER, OTHER RELIEF LEGISLATION AWAIT PROGRESS IN MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE Lon Larson, vice president and co-owner of Castle Danger Brewing, said Castle Danger reached the 20,000 barrel limit in 2019, resulting in a 30% loss in sales. Their struggles deepened when their taproom was forced to close its doors twice due to the pandemic.

Since its founding in 2011, Castle Danger and its hometown of Two Harbors have seen a measurable level of success.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CASTLE DANGER

“Part of that success story has been driven by the growth of the craft brewing industry, and specifically, I would make a case that growlers are a big part of that,” Larson said. “90% of our visitors are tourists … the growler allows an opportunity for people to buy a souvenir, take something with them … that really created the opportunity for exposure, and that exposure is really what helped lead a smalltown brewery to be the fifth largest in the state.”

Pepin Young, taproom manager at Bent Paddle Brewing Co. in Duluth, talked about his perspective on the growler ban, and the broader Drink Local Economic Recovery Package.

“If the ban were to go into effect today (for Bent Paddle), we would stand to lose $275,000 in sales over this year,” Young said. “Everybody should get something out of a change like this … I think it’s important that whatever comes across … that it doesn’t negatively impact anybody.”

The Drink Local Economic Recovery Package includes several amendments to Minnesota liquor laws to ideally benefit all facets of the liquor industry. These changes include permanent sellto-go alcohol rights for restaurants, and allowing

on-site sale of full-size bottles at distilleries.

Young stated his strong support for Bent Paddle’s business partners, citing that 50% of Bent Paddle’s business goes through bars and restaurants.

“We’ve always tried to do as much as we can to make our product accessible and easy to navigate for our wholesale partners,” Young said. “We hope that our partners would see the ability to sell crowlers and growlers at wholesale locations.”

He also stated that the Drink Local Economic Recovery Package has the support of several relevant organizations such as the Minnesota Farm Winery Association and the Minnesota Restaurant Association.

Larson laid out the three main groups, or the “three tier system,” of the supplier, distributor and retailer, and where the opposition of the #FreeTheGrowler bill lies.

“The opposition to basically any change in the liquor store industry comes from the group called the Liquor Coalition,” Larson said.

fight,” Larson said. “Only a few of the distributors have teamsters. The vast majority don’t.”

The entity of opposition in the retailer entity of the three-tier system is the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association (MLBA).

“Minnesota is behind the times in beer laws,” Larson said. “Minnesota is behind every other state.”

“Minnesota is behind the times in beer laws, Minnesota is behind every other state.”

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The Liquor Coalition includes the distributor and retailer entities of the three-tier system, the distributors in opposition being the teamsters.

“The teamsters, I struggle to see why they feel that they have a dog in the

A BENT PADDLE PILSENER LAGER. PHOTO BY MICHAEL KING

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Despite any political involvement, Larson stressed Castle Danger’s undying commitment to their partners.

“We wholly support our business partners of distributors and retailers, and will always go the extra mile to ensure their success,” Larson said.

The MLBA was unavailable for comment on the situation.

“I asked multiple liquor store owners if they’d be willing to do an interview with [The Bark], and they said ‘Lon, I don’t care if you sell growlers, but I will not go on the record,’” Larson said.

A STOCKED WAREHOUSE AT BERNICK’S OF DULUTH, A LOCAL BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTOR. PHOTO COURTESY OF BERNICK’S OF DULUTH

“I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll see some movement this year,” Larson said. “I support the broader issue, but there’s so many moving parts. In liquor, nothing moves fast.”

Young shared his feelings on the possibility of things not going their way.

“It’s important that if we don’t see change through this legislature that we don’t close the door,” Young said.

If the passing of liquor legislation in the past is any indication, the state is in for a long, arduous process.

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By Madison Hunter

There are many different reasons people wear masks in the drive-thru. Some people wear them because they want to be cautious about COVID-19.

Some wear it as a courtesy for the workers in the drive-thru, to keep them safe. Some choose not to wear a mask because they are in their own car. Some don’t think it is necessary at all, no matter where they are. But some don’t even know wearing a mask in a drive-thru is a thing.

But should you wear a mask in the drive-thru?

That is the big question.

As a person who works at a drive-thru, I see a mixture of masks, no masks and wearing masks around the chin, for some reason.

There is a lot of negative connotation around not wearing masks in public places. I have had nice customers who wear masks, I have had troublesome customers who wear masks. I have also had nice customers who don’t wear masks, and troublesome customers who don’t wear masks.

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VOICES: SHOULD YOU WEAR MASKS IN A DRIVE-THRU? I don’t believe that wearing a mask or not makes you a good or bad person, but I do believe that it’s a courteous thing to do.But I do believe that wearing a mask in a drive-thru is the courteous thing to do.

Drive-thru workers have to deal with some really stressful and negative situations — and that’s putting it lightly.

Restaurant work is hard, sweaty and stressful. We have to wear masks at all times, for upward to eight hours a day multiple days a week. It’s refreshing to see customers show respect for us by wearing masks.

By wearing a mask in the drive-thru, it makes me feel the customer cares about protecting my coworkers and I from the virus, even if it’s unlikely to contract it through the drive-thru. A lot of the time, I feel like customers treat me like I’m a robot just there to give them their food.

Yet, I don’t judge someone whether they wear a mask in the drive-thru or not. Some of my favorite customers don’t wear masks — and they’re great!

Wearing a mask isn’t a judge of character, it’s just a nice thing to do in the drive thru. I understand why people don’t want to wear a mask in a drive thru, it’s your car.

But a drive-thru is a public place, a lot of the time you’re not six feet away. With a deadly pandemic, you should always

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err on the side of caution, and it’s cautious to wear a mask in the drive-thru.

I decided to ask my followers on social media what they thought. I posted polls on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. On all platforms I got a resounding “yes” to my question — nearly 80%.

“A one foot slice of outside air does not change anything, and is certainly not social distancing.”

One follower responded to my question with a good point, “people who work in drive-thrus are just like any other service worker you come in contact with throughout your day and you should wear a mask,” she said. “A one foot slice of outside air does not change anything, and is certainly not social distancing. Food workers in drive-thrus are human just as much as the rest of them so we should treat them the same.”

This perfectly explains how I feel in my drive-thru. Drive-thru workers are human, working for a living, coming in contact with hundreds of people a day, we deserve to be protected too.

Just like everyone else in the world during this pandemic.

MONTHLY COMIC ILLUSTRATION: Karley Graves Instagram: @KurlyFry_Design

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