By: Mary Reller

Good spelling sometimes has another incentive: B-E-E-R.

Trivia Mafia — the largest trivia company in Minnesota — started Sunday night trivia nights at the 331 Club years ago.

After a spelling bee event moved from the 331 Club to a new location in 2011, bar owners asked members of Trivia Mafia if they wanted to make their own version of the bee. Since then, Trivia Mafia has been hosting the Drinking Spelling Bee at the club.

“It’s nerdy on paper, but in life it’s not,” said Trivia Mafia co-owner Sean McPherson.

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By: Micaela Resh

Part-time jobs are a part of the college experience — working as a barista in a coffee shop or an assistant in a research lab — but for some, it’s a little less typical.

They’re working it in the classroom and on the runway.

Ignite Models and University of Minnesota students Emily Gernes, Meghan Rook and Gabby VandenAvond explain their experience breaking into the industry, the job’s stressors and what they hope to pursue in the future.

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