According to senior Amber Tran, the Wooddale bridge improvements help traffic flow better than before. “It looks really nice and will make things go along smoother, but the stop signs are kind of annoying. I like that there are more lanes so things go by quicker,” Tran said. Senior engineering project manager Jack Sullivan said the construction is mostly complete except for a few minor details. “The bridge construction is substantially complete. There is just a few minor landscaping and pavement markings that need to be completed within the next week or two,” Sullivan said. Tran said the changes will make it better but didn’t notice the bridge needing to be changed. “I didn't really see anything wrong with it before, but I guess it looks better,” Tran said. According...

After placing fourth at State for the last few years, captain Hope Cassman was excited when the team won third place her senior year. “I would say getting third overall was our biggest accomplishment because the last few years we got fourth, so we were really trying to beat forest lake to gain our third spot back,” Cassman said. Due to construction at the University of Minnesota pool, where State is normally held, this year’s competition took place in Rochester. “Being at the Rochester pool versus the U of M pool was a big change,” Cassman said. “Their pool was a lot different from normal and the set up was completely different. Their sound system was not meant for synchro competitions, so that was a challenge for us, being able to hear the music.” According to assistant...