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\u2018WE DO!\u2019 yelled fans by the hundreds, as the UND Homecoming Pep Rally came to a raucous finish in Town Square<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Green and white were the fall colors on Sept. 28 in downtown Grand Forks, as the giant paddle wheel arch welcomed fans to the UND Homecoming Pep Rally in Town Square. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Town and Gown in Grand Forks stood up to cheer on Thursday, as the Pride of the North Band, the UND football team and dozens of other varsity athletes paraded into a fan-packed Town Square to launch the first-ever downtown UND Homecoming Pep Rally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you all so much for coming!\u201d shouted UND Football Coach Bubba Schweigert from the bandstand to the crowd of about 400.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have got to make this an annual event!\u201d Schweigert continued. \u201cI want to thank the Downtown Development Association for putting this together, and how about a big hand for the Pride of the North Marching Band!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bubba Schweigert, UND\u2019s head football coach, revved up the crowd at the UND Homecoming Pep Rally in Town Square in advance of Saturday\u2019s football game against Missouri State. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UND President Andy Armacost added his thanks to the DDA, the UND Alumni Association & Foundation and others who\u2019d worked hard to plan and produce the pep rally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the year of gratitude,\u201d Armacost said. \u201cThis is a year in which we should thank everyone for everything they do to make UND such a great place, with such a great sense of community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the best way we can show our thanks for all the student athletes this week is to come out and cheer them on!\u201d the president said as the crowd cheered on in agreement.<\/p>\n

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Fans can be seen wearing green and white on Thursday as the crowd begins to gather in advance of the UND Homecoming Pep Rally in Town Square. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Green and white balloons by the dozens bedecked the signature paddle wheel arch at the entrance to Town Square, and those UND colors also showed up on signs, banners, pom-poms and other displays.<\/p>\n

A new mural on the wall adjacent to Town Square heightened the community spirit. Painted over the past few months by The Three Brushketeers (local artists Becca Cruger, Senta Grzadzielewski and Jamie Sebby) \u2014 and commissioned by the DDA and the University \u2014 the mural showcases UND, Grand Forks Air Force Base, the Smiley water tower and other civic themes.<\/p>\n

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UND President Andy Armacost stands with his wife, Kathy, at the new mural next to Grand Forks\u2019 Town Square. The mural, which incorporates some UND themes, was commissioned by the Downtown Development Association and UND and was completed in time for Thursday\u2019s UND Homecoming Pep Rally in Town Square. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other enhancements the Town Square has received over the past few months also were on display. Local youth competed against UND football players at the park\u2019s new cornhole set, while visitors tried out the new workout equipment, challenged each other in outdoor chess and warmed their palms over the portable fire pit.<\/p>\n

The enhancements came thanks to a $100,000 Lowe\u2019s Hometown grant that the Downtown Development Association had won, the Grand Forks Herald reported earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Said Blue Weber, president and CEO of the DDA, to the Herald at the time, \u201cWe like to say everybody loves it (Town Square) 10 percent of the time when there are farmers\u2019 markets and concerts and a skating rink.\u201d But the other 90 percent of the time, the park could seem less welcoming; and that\u2019s why the enhancements, the mural and the Pep Rally itself came about, to make Town Square a more family-friendly and usable space.<\/p>\n

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A giant \u201ctumble tower\u201d was among the attractions for fans on Thursday at the UND Homecoming Pep Rally in Town Square. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mission accomplished, the speakers, the athletes, the fans and the hundreds of others at Thursday\u2019s event seemed to agree. \u201cWhat a great way to kick off Homecoming!\u201d said DeAnna Carlson Zink, CEO of the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, from the bandstand.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love seeing all this UND green downtown and having a communitywide UND celebration. \u2026 So, I need some crowd participation to get us all warmed up for Saturday\u2019s game! Who loves the University of North Dakota?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWE DO!\u201d the fans in Town Square yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho loves the University of North Dakota?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWE DO!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho loves the University of North Dakota?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWE DO!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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