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The best of 2011

Marquette Magazine readers love seeing photos of recently wedded alumni, like this shot of Ryan Austin, Bus Ad '01, and Heather Frank, Comm '02, who tied the knot on Oct. 1. Photo courtesy of Edward Fox.

Apparently, Marquette Magazine readers can't get enough of wedding photos, Danny Pudi and stories about the freshman class. In case you missed them, here are the most popular magazine stories of 2011, according to online page views.

1. Share the Moment. This online wedding photo gallery debuted just a few months ago and has already skyrocketed to the top. Peruse the happy couples and submit your own pic.

2. 10 things you don't know about Danny Pudi. Think you know the Community cast regular well? Here are a few things Marquette Magazine managed to dig out of the well-loved alum. This story was actually our most popular in 2010, and it continues to hang on to the No. 2 spot.

3. Dorm, sweet dorm. Photos, a video and alumni-submitted advice about this rite of passage: freshman move-in day.

4. Meet the Class of 2015. A look at the statistics behind the new freshman class. You won't believe how many valedictorians we have.

5. The First-year Photo Project. A photo story told through the eyes of eight Marquette freshmen.

6. Send her back. In perhaps our most moving story of the year, an alumna shares how Marquette became a life line during the bleakest time of her life.

7. Bowling with Dwyane Wade. This famous former Golden Eagle came back to campus to show his support for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and scholarship aid.

8. All you need is love. In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked readers to share their favorite gooey stories of campus courtship.

9. Breakout star Danny Pudi was a hit at Marquette first. And this story from the previous year's print edition continues to be a Web traffic hit.

10. Religious illiteracy. How much do you really know about other religions? Or even your own? Marquette's chair of theology explores the importance of religious literacy in this thoughtful essay.