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10 Signs You Go to Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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SMUMN is a small school in a small town ... like really small school. No, it's not the Saint Mary's in Indiana; it's the other Saint Mary's in small town Winona, Minnesota. Our pride and joy is the one and only John McDonough, the president and CEO of the Chicago Blackhawks. At SMU, you learn quickly that you have to make your own fun because there are very minimal activities in town, like going for a hike through the bluffs or a walk around the lake. But SMU is really one of a kind. Here are 10 signs you go to SMUMN and love every minute of it:

1. You've gone for a hike up to "the rock" (or you at least know what it is).

Hardest hike of your college career, but the view is definitely worth it.

2. You know who "Campus Safety Don" is and have befriended that kind, gentle soul.

Donny is the just best. No question.

3. You've suffered the fight after flight of stairs up to fourth floor Mary's.


Longest 45 seconds of your whole life. You are sweaty, full of regret and your teacher even commented on how winded you are in front of the whole class.

4. You get overwhelmingly excited when there are corn dogs or chicken nuggets in the caf.

Finally! Something edible!

5. Towny Tour is your favorite holiday.


12 hours of meeting new people, Kwik Trip corn dogs, playing football in the streets and making memories.

6. You have been to the Rubio’s truck outside Gabby’s.


Best quesadilla or burrito you will ever eat in Winona at 1:30 a.m.

7. You have no idea what the Ek Family Village or Residencia Santiago Miller are, but you know the Old and the New.

And you didn't find out that the Old and New weren't the real names of these housing villages until your sophomore or junior year at SMU.

8. You LOVE going to baseball games in the spring.


Nothing better than sun, baseball and great times with great friends … except maybe the occasional night game at Winona State.

9. You have no idea who Christopher Kendall is, but you get 50+ emails from him a day.

So. Many. Emails. We get it, okay? There's an internship panel today.

10. Getting a hug from Alice makes your week.


There is nothing better than getting a hug from that sweet woman when you're having a rough day.


Saint Mary's University of Minnesota may not be the biggest or best school in the MIAC (or even Winona ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) but the friends we meet and memories we make here are incomparable.

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