We Can Ride participant Sam Galles gets excited riding Mel, a therapy horse, with volunteers by his side at Barenscheer Arena in St. Paul.

Outside hitter Katherine Harms spikes the ball against Perdue on Saturday night at the Sport Pavilion.

Outside hitter Ashley Wittman spikes the ball against Purdue on Saturday night at the Sports Pavilion.

Dr. Jill Biden speaks to canvassers about the importance of getting people to vote at the Obama Campaign's Minneapolis office.

Joyce Lyon, co-curator of the “shadows traces undercurrents” exhibit and a University associate professor, reflects on her work.

Banh mi, a French-Vietnamese sandwich, from Trung Nam French Bakery. The bakery is also well-known in the metro area for its croissants.

Political science senior Gina Bussman expresses her concerns about University students and faculty’s knowledge of white privilege.

This crepe and caramelized banana recipe is one of Martha Stewart’s “Everyday Living” Pinterest recipes.

George Metzler hangs up a poster for his son, Chris Metzler, for whom he was walking at Out of the Darkness on Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. (Bridget Bennett)

Grant Horvath and Robert Bohn reflect on their time with Logan Rafnson, whom they walked for at Out of the Darkness in St. Paul, Minn. (Bridget Bennett)

Out of the Darkness Community Walk participants view posters hung in memory of friends and family Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. (Bridget Bennett)

Pumpkin seeds fresh out of a pumpkin and pumpkin puree make up these festive fall recipes for Spicy Pumpkin Seeds and Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies.

Fisheries and wildlife senior Jade Thomason works on homework Tuesday at the Natural Resources Library

Dan Gaarder, guitarist and vocalist, preforms with Trailer Trash at a wedding in Edina, Minn. Trailer Trash has been performing together since the ’90s.

Sophomore speech-language-hearing sciences major Lauren Shibley does an improv warm-up exercise with the rest of the MinnProv teammates during their first meeting of the year at Coffman Union.

Chemistry junior Billy Ogden assists graduate student Kate McGarry on Friday in a lab in Kolthoff Hall. McGarry is one of the graduate students leading a safety effort.

Designer Oskar Ly displays one of her vibrant pieces at her studio in St. Paul. The skirt she has the traditional vibrant colors of Hmong culture. Ly will be displaying her looks with other designers at...

University Apple Breeding and Cultivar Development Research Scientist David Bedford cuts a piece of apple to taste at his office Friday at the Horticultural Research Center in Excelsior, Minn. Bedford...

University Apple Breeding and Cultivar Development Research Scientist David Bedford tags a tree with orange spray paint at Friday the Horticultural Research Center in Excelsior, Minn. The trees with apples...

University Apple Breeding and Cultivar Development Research Scientist David Bedford samples a fruit Friday at the Horticultural Research Center in Excelsior, Minn.

Minnesota libero Lindsey Lawmaster plays against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 1 at the Sports Pavilion. Lawmaster earned the starting libero position with Minnesota as a freshman and has played all 38 sets so...

Minnesota libero Kalysta White serves during a match against North Dakota State on Sept. 10 at the Sports Pavilion. White started her volleyball career in eighth grade and is mainly a serving and defensive...

A calf waits for food at Buck's farm Saturday. "When they get older, they want to socialize just like you do when you go off to school," Ann Buck explains to her granddaughter.

Dave Buck's wife, Ann, feeds the farm’s newest calf Saturday. Dave Buck estimates that the calf was born five weeks premature.

A few of Buck's cows have lunch at his farm Saturday in Goodhue, Minn. Buck said they typically feed six times a day.

Dairy farmer Dave Buck admires a newborn calf at his dairy farm Saturday in Goodhue, Minn. The calf was born earlier that day.

Mahmoud El-Kati, left, and Walt Jacobs, right, reminisce about their hometowns during a short break at the Huntley House's, a living learning community for african american males located in Sanford Hall,...

Mahmoud El-Kati, left, and Walt Jacobs, right, reminisce about their hometowns during a short break at the Huntley House's, a living learning community for african american males located in Sanford Hall,...

Block party organizer Jake Heinitz laughs while he chips brush off the wall of a parking lot that borders Nomad World Pub, where the block party will be held.

Chali Ahmed primes the wall of a parking lot that borders Nomad World Pub.

Jordan Hamilton, local community artist and advocate for the mural project, explained the proper way to use the tools to prep the wall of a parking lot that borders Nomad World Pub, where the block party...

Minnesota libero Kalysta White spikes the ball during the second match of the night.

Central Senior High School senior Annamarie Rutledge, and PSEO student, hang sout behind Coffman with other PSEO students, and discus their first event this year happening on Friday. Rutledge is a board...

Maggie Houghton, Austin Zyvoloski and Rachel Blair relax to watch the Video Music Awards after a long day of classes Thursday in Comstock Hall. Lavender House, a GLBTA living-learning community, is one...

Minnesota head coach Hugh McCutcheon watches his team play against Miami on Saturday at the Sports Pavilion.

Peppermint Park CEO and founder Jessie Conners readies bags for display in her store Sunday morning in Dinky Town. Conners had been at work since 4:00 a.m. prepping the store to open the following day.

Doctoral candidate Allison Dzubak runs nuclear magnetic resonance tests at the Nanoporous Materials Genome Center office Friday in Smith Hall. The group recently received a $8.1 million research grant...