In this revamped column, photographer Madison Novacek talks with campus passersby about anything and everything. 

Julie Lachowitzer

“I love meeting all the different people, the students especially. You see them day after day after day getting their coffee. Then one day, all of a sudden … they’re gone. They’ve graduated, they’ve moved on. And they still stick in your mind and you’re like ‘OK, where did you go?’ The students make it for me; summers are just boring. You all are gone, and the energy you bring back to this campus in August is … it’s a loss of words.”

Ashley Vangerud: Senior

“I am meeting with my classmates for a group assignment. I brought donuts from Sandy’s because I forgot to do my part.”

Aaron Webber: Senior

“The NO BARLEY NO BEER sticker is my favorite. I’m an agriculture communication major so I think it’s really important that we communicate to people where your food comes from and that when you buy your milk, it doesn’t come from the grocery store — it comes from a producer somewhere in rural North Dakota, and supporting your local producers is important. I think my stickers help spread the messages I believe in and they start a lot of conversations.”