Participate in events and promotions and get rewards for participating in the Daily Action Team. These online and offline challenges aim to get you more engaged in news and the University of Minnesota community. Sure campus is big, but you can make it small by becoming more active in the issues that impact you, your fellow students, faculty and the surroundng community. It's all about being in the know and why not get some rewards while you're at it. Get started by checking out some of the challenges below or submit one of your own.

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  • Daily Focus Grouo
    Earn 600 pts

    Come in to the Daily's office on Thursday, December 10 from 4:00-5:00pm or Friday, December 11 from 1:00-2:00 to participate in our focus group. This one hour sessions will consist of free subs from Erbert & Gerbert's, a short discussion, and a brief survey. Those who attend will earn 600 points!

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  • Get Letter to the Editor Published
    Earn 300 pts

    If a Letter to the Editor that you submitted gets published in The Minnesota Daily, we will give you 300 points. Just submit a screen shot of the letter on our mndaily.com site.

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  • Submit a Letter to the Editor
    Earn 200 pts

    Submit a Letter to the Editor on a campus issue you feel strongly about for publication in The Minnesota Daily. Then send us your draft.

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  • New Website!
    Earn 200 pts

    www.mndaily.com is new and improved! Go to the website and pick out 10 things that are new with the website and e-mail them to marketing@mndaily.com If you are one of the first 4 people to do this, you will win 2 tickets to the Renaissance Festival and 200 points!

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  • Twitpic Yourself Reading the Daily
    Earn 150 pts

    Take a picture of yourself reading the Daily and share it on Twitter with Twitpic. Then submit a link to your photo on Twitpic.

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  • Add App Tab to Your Profile
    Earn 100 pts

    Add the Minnesota Daily application tab to your Facebook profile so your friends can see what you've been up to. Then send us a screenshot of the tab on your profile!

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  • Follow Minnesota Daily on Twitter
    Earn 100 pts

    Follow Minnesota Daily on Twitter here. Send us your Twitter name so we can confirm.

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  • Get Network Entry Published
    Earn 100 pts

    Submit an entry to Network at http://www.mndaily.com/contact/network. Then provide a link to your published entry from http://www.mndaily.com/backtalk/network.

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  • Add profile box to your wall
    Earn 100 pts

    To add the profile box to your profile, visit settings -> application settings, then Edit Settings for ".SITE_TITLE.". Click the Profile tab and "add" next to Box to add the profile box to your profile. Then, move the profile box to your wall page. (If you don't see the button, you may have already added this.) Send us a screenshot (file size under 2mb) of the box on your profile! (Don't know how to take a screenshot? Hit up the FAQ.)


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  • Follow MNDaily A&E
    Earn 100 pts

    Go to twitter and follow mndailya&e Once you click follow, come back and submit your twitter name so we can confirm!

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  • Follow Minnesota Daily Promos on Twitter
    Earn 100 pts

    Follow Minnesota Daily Promotions (mndailypromos) on Twitter here. Submit us your Twitter name so we can confirm that you are following.

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  • Daily Polls
    Earn 75 pts

    Take part in a Daily Poll on the Daily's New Website. There are polls on the main page, the sports page, and the A&E page. After completing the poll send us the title of the poll that you took part in at marketing@mndaily.com. If you are one of the first 4 people to do this, you will win 2 tickets to the Renaissance Festival and 200 points!

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  • Blog about Minnesota Daily
    Earn 75 pts

    Forget blogging about what you had for lunch. We know you love Minnesota Daily -- so why not write a post about it on your blog and send us the link?

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  • Create Forum Topic
    Earn 50 pts

    Create a new forum topic at http://www.mndaily.com/community/forum. Then provide a link to your new topic.

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  • Daily Focus Grouo
    Earn 600 pts

    Come in to the Daily's office on Thursday, December 10 from 4:00-5:00pm or Friday, December 11 from 1:00-2:00 to participate in our focus group. This one hour sessions will consist of free subs fr...

  • Daily Polls
    Earn 75 pts

    Take part in a Daily Poll on the Daily's New Website. There are polls on the main page, the sports page, and the A&E page. After completing the poll send us the title of the poll that you took part i...

  • New Website!
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    www.mndaily.com is new and improved! Go to the website and pick out 10 things that are new with the website and e-mail them to marketing@mndaily.com If you are one of the first 4 people to do this,...

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